GeForce GTX 460M SLI vs Radeon R9 M280X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M280X and GeForce GTX 460M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M280X
2015
0 MB Not Listed
2.11

GTX 460M SLI outperforms R9 M280X by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking864627
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameSaturnN11E-GS
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 February 2015 (9 years ago)3 September 2010 (14 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 cores896384
Core clock speed1000 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Texture fill rate61.60no data
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs56no 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportNot Listedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeNot ListedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount0 MB2x1536 MB
Memory bus widthNot Listed192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1111
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+-
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.

R9 M280X 2.11
GTX 460M SLI 4.95
+135%

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.

R9 M280X 9222
GTX 460M SLI 14236
+54.4%

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.

R9 M280X 4698
+41.8%
GTX 460M SLI 3313

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:

900p21−24
−148%
52
+148%
Full HD27
−137%
64
+137%
4K18
−122%
40−45
+122%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Battlefield 5 13
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
Hitman 3 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−77.8%
30−35
+77.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−160%
12−14
+160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−27.8%
45−50
+27.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
Hitman 3 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−77.8%
30−35
+77.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−160%
12−14
+160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+117%
18−20
−117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−27.8%
45−50
+27.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
Hitman 3 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−77.8%
30−35
+77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−100%
18−20
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−27.8%
45−50
+27.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−160%
12−14
+160%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Hitman 3 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−158%
30−35
+158%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 4−5
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

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

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how R9 M280X and GTX 460M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 460M SLI is 148% faster in 900p
  • GTX 460M SLI is 137% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 460M SLI is 122% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M280X is 117% faster.
  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 460M SLI is 550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M280X is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • GTX 460M SLI is ahead in 51 test (77%)
  • there's a draw in 13 tests (20%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.11 4.95
Recency 5 February 2015 3 September 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R9 M280X has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 460M SLI, on the other hand, has a 134.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 460M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M280X in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R9 M280X
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M SLI
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