AMD Radeon R7 M370 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M370 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M370

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 33% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 675 MHz
  • Around 14% higher pipelines: 384 vs 336
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 5.3x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 768 MB
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 676 vs 383
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.082 vs 27.222
  • Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 70.174 vs 40.61
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 May 2015 vs 12 July 2010
Core clock speed 900 MHz vs 675 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 336
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 768 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 676 vs 383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.082 vs 27.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 70.174 vs 40.61

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

  • Around 64% higher texture fill rate: 37.8 GTexel / s vs 23.04 GTexel / s
  • Around 23% better floating-point performance: 907.2 gflops vs 737.3 gflops
  • 3.6x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2264 vs 1418
  • Around 11% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7712 vs 6968
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.445 vs 17.26
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 617.847 vs 476.075
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.823 vs 1.653
  • Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3351 vs 1747
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 1484
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 2449
  • Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3351 vs 1747
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 1484
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 2449
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 37.8 GTexel / s vs 23.04 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 907.2 gflops vs 737.3 gflops
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2264 vs 1418
Geekbench - OpenCL 7712 vs 6968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.445 vs 17.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 617.847 vs 476.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.823 vs 1.653
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3351 vs 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3716 vs 1484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 2449
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3351 vs 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3716 vs 1484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 2449

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M370
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1418
2264
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
676
383
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6968
7712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17.26
21.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
476.075
617.847
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.653
1.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.082
27.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
70.174
40.61
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1747
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1484
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2449
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1747
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1484
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2449
3356
Name AMD Radeon R7 M370 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
PassMark - G3D Mark 1418 2264
PassMark - G2D Mark 676 383
Geekbench - OpenCL 6968 7712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 17.26 21.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 476.075 617.847
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.653 1.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.082 27.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 70.174 40.61
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1747 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1484 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2449 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1747 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1484 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2449 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 M370 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Litho GF104
Design AMD Radeon R7 300 Series
Launch date 5 May 2015 12 July 2010
Place in performance rating 929 932
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $89.99
Value for money (0-100) 34.71

Technical info

Boost clock speed 960 MHz
Core clock speed 900 MHz 675 MHz
Floating-point performance 737.3 gflops 907.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 384 336
Texture fill rate 23.04 GTexel / s 37.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,950 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Eyefinity
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Height 4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
SLI options 2-way
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4 4.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 768 MB
Memory bandwidth 73.6 GB / s 86.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI