GeForce GTX 460 vs Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS with GeForce GTX 460, including specs and performance data.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS
30 Watt
11.06
+88.7%

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS outperforms GTX 460 by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking422593
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.25
Power efficiency25.712.55
Architectureno dataFermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameno dataGF104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)12 July 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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 cores1536336
Core clock speedno data675 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rateno data37.80
Floating-point processing powerno data0.9072 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data56

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 supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Heightno data4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeLPDDR5xGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data192 Bit
Memory clock speed8448 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data86.4 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 dataTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.1
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.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS 11.06
+88.7%
GTX 460 5.86

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.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS 6294
+145%
GTX 460 2570

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:

Full HD36
+100%
18−20
−100%
1440p17
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data11.06
1440pno data22.11

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.06 5.86
Chip lithography 4 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 160 Watt

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS has a 88.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 in performance tests.

Be aware that Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 460 is a desktop one.


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Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS
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