GeForce GTS 450 vs GTX 460M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460M SLI with GeForce GTS 450, including specs and performance data.

GTX 460M SLI
2010
2x1536 MB GDDR5
4.98
+45.6%

GTX 460M SLI outperforms GTS 450 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking633730
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.66
Power efficiencyno data2.21
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameN11E-GSGF106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 September 2010 (14 years ago)13 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$129

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores384192
Core clock speed675 MHz783 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rateno data25.06
Floating-point processing powerno data0.6013 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x1536 MB1 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidthno data57.7 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 Connectorsno dataMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.2
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
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 460M SLI 4.98
+45.6%
GTS 450 3.42

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 460M SLI 3313
+75.5%
GTS 450 1888

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 460M SLI 14236
+45.9%
GTS 450 9758

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:

900p52
+73.3%
30
−73.3%
Full HD65
+71.1%
38
−71.1%
1200p35−40
+29.6%
27
−29.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.39

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+63.2%
18−20
−63.2%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+28%
24−27
−28%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+12.2%
40−45
−12.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+63.2%
18−20
−63.2%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+28%
24−27
−28%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+12.2%
40−45
−12.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+63.2%
18−20
−63.2%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+28%
24−27
−28%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+12.2%
40−45
−12.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how GTX 460M SLI and GTS 450 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 460M SLI is 73% faster in 900p
  • GTX 460M SLI is 71% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 460M SLI is 30% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 460M SLI is 1000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 460M SLI is ahead in 60 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.98 3.42

GTX 460M SLI has a 45.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 460M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 is a desktop one.


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