NVIDIA GeForce 930A vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 930A 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce 930A

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 930A

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 37% higher core clock speed: 928 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
4.8x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 160 Watt
2.7x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 768 MB

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 March 2015 vs 12 July 2010
Core clock speed	928 MHz vs 675 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 336
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt vs 160 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 768 MB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3356

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

Around 67% higher texture fill rate: 37.8 GTexel / s vs 22.58 GTexel / s
Around 26% better floating-point performance: 907.2 gflops vs 722.7 gflops
2x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2270 vs 1265
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 387 vs 209
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7852 vs 5317
Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3351 vs 2081
Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3351 vs 2081
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 3192
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 3192

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	37.8 GTexel / s vs 22.58 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	907.2 gflops vs 722.7 gflops
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2270 vs 1265
PassMark - G2D Mark	387 vs 209
Geekbench - OpenCL	7852 vs 5317
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3351 vs 2081
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3351 vs 2081
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 3192
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 3192

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 930A
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1265

2270

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

209

387

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5317

7852

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2081

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2081

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3192

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3192

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3356

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 930A	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
PassMark - G3D Mark	1265	2270
PassMark - G2D Mark	209	387
Geekbench - OpenCL	5317	7852
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2081	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2081	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3192	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3192	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	3356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		21.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		617.847
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		27.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		40.61
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 930A	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Fermi
Code name	GM108	GF104
Launch date	13 March 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	941 MHz
Core clock speed	928 MHz	675 MHz
Floating-point performance	722.7 gflops	907.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	384	336
Texture fill rate	22.58 GTexel / s	37.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt	160 Watt
Transistor count		1,950 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	6-pin & 6-pin
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	768 MB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB / s	86.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI