Arc A310 vs GeForce GTX 460M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460M with Arc A310, including specs and performance data.

GTX 460M
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.13

Arc A310 outperforms GTX 460M by a whopping 355% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking747363
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.3413.14
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGF106DG2-128
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 September 2010 (14 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 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 cores192768
Core clock speed675 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2000 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate21.6064.00
Floating-point processing power0.5184 TFLOPS3.072 TFLOPS
ROPs2416
TMUs3232
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data6

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1937 MHz
Memory bandwidth60.0 GB/s124.0 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API with Feature Level 12.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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 3.13
Arc A310 14.23
+355%

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 460M 1207
Arc A310 5492
+355%

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 1623
Arc A310 11915
+634%

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 7507
Arc A310 46839
+524%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 460M 1370
Arc A310 8464
+518%

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:

900p30
−333%
130−140
+333%
Full HD37
−2.7%
38
+2.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−883%
55−60
+883%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−350%
35−40
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−600%
40−45
+600%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−528%
110−120
+528%
Hitman 3 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−267%
85−90
+267%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−513%
45−50
+513%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−354%
55−60
+354%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−115%
85−90
+115%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−883%
55−60
+883%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−350%
35−40
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−600%
40−45
+600%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−528%
110−120
+528%
Hitman 3 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−267%
85−90
+267%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−1140%
60−65
+1140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−513%
45−50
+513%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−400%
65
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−173%
40−45
+173%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−115%
85−90
+115%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−350%
35−40
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−600%
40−45
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−528%
110−120
+528%
Hitman 3 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−267%
85−90
+267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−315%
54
+315%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−93.3%
29
+93.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−115%
85−90
+115%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−513%
45−50
+513%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−467%
30−35
+467%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−900%
20−22
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Hitman 3 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−350%
35−40
+350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−900%
20−22
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
−440%
100−110
+440%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−314%
27−30
+314%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how GTX 460M and Arc A310 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A310 is 333% faster in 900p
  • Arc A310 is 3% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A310 is 2300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A310 is ahead in 57 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.13 14.23
Recency 3 September 2010 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 460M has 50% lower power consumption.

Arc A310, on the other hand, has a 354.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A310 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460M is a notebook card while Arc A310 is a desktop 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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