Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 460 SE v2

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)no data
GPU code nameGF114no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 November 2010 (14 years ago)31 October 2023 (1 year 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 cores28818
Core clock speed650 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,950 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate31.20no data
Floating-point processing power0.7488 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs48no data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount768 MBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed850 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth81.6 GB/sno data
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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA2.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 November 2010 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm

Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU has an age advantage of 12 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 SE v2 and M3 Pro 18-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 SE v2 is a desktop card while Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE v2
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