GeForce 405M vs GTX 760
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 397 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.36 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.05 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 5 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | 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 | 1152 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 980 MHz | 606 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1033 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 14 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 99.07 | 4.848 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.378 TFLOPS | 0.03878 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 73 |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 96 | 8 |
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 support | PCI Express 3.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Minimum recommended system power | 500 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no data |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | Up to 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | Up to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 25.6 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 Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | DisplayPort, HDMI, VGA, Dual Link DVI, Single Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
| 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.
| Blu Ray 3D | + | - |
| 3D Gaming | + | - |
| 3D Vision | + | - |
| PhysX | + | - |
| 3D Vision Live | + | - |
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 API |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 June 2013 | 5 January 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 14 Watt |
GTX 760 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
GeForce 405M, on the other hand, has 1114.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 760 and GeForce 405M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 760 is a desktop card while GeForce 405M 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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