GeForce GTX 460M SLI vs GTX 650
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 650 with GeForce GTX 460M SLI, including specs and performance data.
GTX 460M SLI outperforms GTX 650 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 656 | 633 |
Place by popularity | 74 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.23 | no data |
Power efficiency | 4.87 | no data |
Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
GPU code name | GK107 | N11E-GS |
Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 6 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 3 September 2010 (14 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 384 | 384 |
Core clock speed | 1058 MHz | 675 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,270 million | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 64 Watt | no data |
Texture fill rate | 33.86 | no data |
Floating-point processing power | 0.8125 TFLOPS | no data |
ROPs | 16 | no data |
TMUs | 32 | no 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 size | no data | large |
Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
Length | 147 mm | no data |
Height | 4.38" (11.1 cm) | no data |
Width | 1-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2x1536 MB |
Memory bus width | 128-bit GDDR5 | 192 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5.0 GB/s | 1250 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 80.0 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI | no data |
Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
HDMI | + | - |
HDCP | + | - |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
3D Gaming | + | - |
3D Vision | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11 |
Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | - |
CUDA | + | + |
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:
900p | 45−50
−15.6%
| 52
+15.6%
|
Full HD | 55−60
−18.2%
| 65
+18.2%
|
Cost per frame, $
1080p | 1.98 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how GTX 650 and GTX 460M SLI compete in popular games:
- GTX 460M SLI is 16% faster in 900p
- GTX 460M SLI is 18% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 68 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 4.54 | 4.96 |
Recency | 6 September 2012 | 3 September 2010 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
GTX 650 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 460M SLI, on the other hand, has a 9.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 650 and GeForce GTX 460M SLI.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 460M SLI 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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