GPU comparison · measured results only

GTX 460M vs GTX 580: measured FPS in 16 games

Median gap+215%GTX 580 faster

GTX 460M ahead0/16games, by more than 3%

GTX 580 ahead16/16games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/16games

We have 16 published results where the GTX 460M and the GTX 580 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 16 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 580 is a median 215% faster than the GTX 460M. The GTX 580 is ahead by more than 3% in 16 of the 16 games and the GTX 460M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 460M (integrated / legacy) and GeForce GTX 580 (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

Published · with sources

Both figures in a row come from the same outlet, game, resolution and preset. Results limited by a game's frame cap are left out. The last column is how much faster the quicker card is in that test.

Game	Setting	GTX 460M	GTX 580	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	45 FPS	121 FPS	GTX 580 +169%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	54 FPS	77 FPS	GTX 580 +43%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	35 FPS	102 FPS	GTX 580 +191%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	10 FPS	34 FPS	GTX 580 +240%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	48 FPS	140.2 FPS	GTX 580 +192%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Crysis	1080p Ultra	14 FPS	54.1 FPS	GTX 580 +286%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	30 FPS	106 FPS	GTX 580 +253%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	18 FPS	68 FPS	GTX 580 +278%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	124.5 FPS	GTX 580 +196%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	50 FPS	162 FPS	GTX 580 +224%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	43 FPS	150 FPS	GTX 580 +249%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Risen	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	83 FPS	GTX 580 +207%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	101.2 FPS	GTX 580 +141%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
World in Conflict	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	93 FPS	GTX 580 +244%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
TrackMania Nations Forever	1080p Ultra	31.7 FPS	110 FPS	GTX 580 +247%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance	1080p Ultra	37.2 FPS	83.4 FPS	GTX 580 +124%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580

16 results in 16 games; FPS as published (10 to 162 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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