GeForce2 MX 400 vs GeForce GTX 460

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking592not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.16no data
Power efficiency2.54no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameGF104NV11 B2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 July 2010 (14 years ago)3 March 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores336no data
Core clock speed675 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million20 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Wattno data
Texture fill rate37.800.8
Floating-point processing power0.9072 TFLOPSno data
ROPs242
TMUs564

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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 4x
Length210 mmno data
Height4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5SDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB32 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s2.656 GB/s

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI1x DVI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)7.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.11.2
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 July 2010 3 March 2001
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 180 nm

GTX 460 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 and GeForce2 MX 400. We've got no test results to judge.


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