NVIDIA GeForce 930A vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 930A and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE 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).

NVIDIA GeForce 930A

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 930A

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 33% higher pipelines: 384 vs 288
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
4.5x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 150 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
Around 6% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1700 MHz
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3108
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3108

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 March 2015 vs 15 November 2010
Pipelines	384 vs 288
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 1700 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3108
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3108

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Around 40% higher core clock speed: 1300 MHz vs 928 MHz
Around 38% higher texture fill rate: 31.2 billion / sec vs 22.58 GTexel / s
Around 4% better floating-point performance: 748.8 gflops vs 722.7 gflops
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1990 vs 1263
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 363 vs 207
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6340 vs 5317
Around 46% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3044 vs 2081
Around 46% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3044 vs 2081
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3491 vs 3192
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3491 vs 3192

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1300 MHz vs 928 MHz
Texture fill rate	31.2 billion / sec vs 22.58 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	748.8 gflops vs 722.7 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1990 vs 1263
PassMark - G2D Mark	363 vs 207
Geekbench - OpenCL	6340 vs 5317
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3044 vs 2081
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3044 vs 2081
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3491 vs 3192
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3491 vs 3192

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1263

1990

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

207

363

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5317

6340

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2081

3044

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2081

3044

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3192

3491

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3192

3491

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3108

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3108

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 930A	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE
PassMark - G3D Mark	1263	1990
PassMark - G2D Mark	207	363
Geekbench - OpenCL	5317	6340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2081	3044
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2081	3044
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3192	3491
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3192	3491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	3108
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	3108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		635.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		24.476
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		48.203

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 930A	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Fermi
Code name	GM108	GF104
Launch date	13 March 2015	15 November 2010
Place in performance rating	913	916
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$160
Price now		$159.99
Value for money (0-100)		15.95
Technical info
Boost clock speed	941 MHz
Core clock speed	928 MHz	1300 MHz
Floating-point performance	722.7 gflops	748.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	384	288
Texture fill rate	22.58 GTexel / s	31.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt	150 Watt
CUDA cores		288
Maximum GPU temperature		104 °C
Transistor count		1,950 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, 2 x Dual-Link DVI-I1 x Mini HDMI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Number of display connectors		2
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	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB / s	108.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1700 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround