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

Median gap+78%GTX 580M faster

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

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

Within 3%0/16games

We have 16 published results where the GTX 460M and the GTX 580M 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 580M is a median 78% faster than the GTX 460M. The GTX 580M 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 580M (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

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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 580M	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	45 FPS	77.8 FPS	GTX 580M +73%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	54 FPS	83 FPS	GTX 580M +54%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	35 FPS	62 FPS	GTX 580M +77%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	10 FPS	17 FPS	GTX 580M +70%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	48 FPS	90 FPS	GTX 580M +88%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Crysis	1080p Ultra	14 FPS	24.3 FPS	GTX 580M +74%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	30 FPS	54 FPS	GTX 580M +80%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	18 FPS	35 FPS	GTX 580M +94%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	72.8 FPS	GTX 580M +73%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	50 FPS	89 FPS	GTX 580M +78%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	43 FPS	81 FPS	GTX 580M +88%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Risen	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	52 FPS	GTX 580M +93%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	53.3 FPS	GTX 580M +27%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
World in Conflict	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	53 FPS	GTX 580M +96%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
TrackMania Nations Forever	1080p Ultra	31.7 FPS	79.3 FPS	GTX 580M +150%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance	1080p Ultra	37.2 FPS	53.4 FPS	GTX 580M +44%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · GTX 580M

16 results in 16 games; FPS as published (10 to 90 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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