Radeon R7 M460 vs GeForce GTX 285M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 285M and Radeon R7 M460, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 285M
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.65

R7 M460 outperforms GTX 285M by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking947799
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.51no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameG92Meso
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2010 (14 years ago)15 May 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores128384
Core clock speed600 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1125 MHz
Number of transistors754 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate38.4027.00
Floating-point processing power0.384 TFLOPS0.864 TFLOPS
Gigaflops576no data
ROPs168
TMUs6424

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8
SLI options2-way-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 1020 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth61 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsSingle Link DVIVGALVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.06.0
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 285M 1.65
R7 M460 2.79
+69.1%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 285M 636
R7 M460 1073
+68.7%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 285M 6498
+22.5%
R7 M460 5304

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p21
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%
Full HD30
+131%
13
−131%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−11.8%
35−40
+11.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−50%
18
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−11.8%
35−40
+11.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−11.8%
35−40
+11.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1

This is how GTX 285M and R7 M460 compete in popular games:

  • R7 M460 is 67% faster in 900p
  • GTX 285M is 131% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R7 M460 is 180% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M460 is ahead in 47 tests (80%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (20%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.65 2.79
Recency 1 February 2010 15 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm

R7 M460 has a 69.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 M460 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M in performance tests.


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