GeForce 7900 GS vs GTX 460 768MB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 768MB and GeForce 7900 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 460 768MB
4.35
+559%

GTX 460 768MB outperforms 7900 GS by a whopping 559% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6661181
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.94
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameno dataG71
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 May 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$259

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores336no data
Core clock speed675 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistorsno data278 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data49 Watt
Texture fill rateno data9.000
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data20

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data198 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz660 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data42.24 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX119.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD44
+633%
6−7
−633%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+633%
6−7
−633%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+633%
6−7
−633%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+633%
6−7
−633%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Hitman 3 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 0−1

This is how GTX 460 768MB and 7900 GS compete in popular games:

  • GTX 460 768MB is 633% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.35 0.66

GTX 460 768MB has a 559.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 460 768MB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7900 GS in performance tests.


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