GeForce RTX 2080 vs GTX 460 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 OEM and GeForce RTX 2080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 460 OEM
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
2.99

RTX 2080 outperforms GTX 460 OEM by a whopping 1533% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking78165
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.59
Power efficiency1.3715.63
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF104TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 October 2010 (14 years ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores3362944
Core clock speed650 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate36.40314.6
Floating-point processing power0.8736 TFLOPS10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs56184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length210 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed850 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth108.8 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.17.5

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 HD8−9
−1700%
144
+1700%
1440p6−7
−1583%
101
+1583%
4K4−5
−1700%
72
+1700%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.85
1440pno data6.92
4Kno data9.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Elden Ring 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+0%
50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 105
+0%
105
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Valorant 249
+0%
249
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 188
+0%
188
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Dota 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Elden Ring 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 193
+0%
193
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 131
+0%
131
+0%
Metro Exodus 88
+0%
88
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 245
+0%
245
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80
+0%
80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 145
+0%
145
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 38
+0%
38
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160
+0%
160
+0%
Valorant 223
+0%
223
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Elden Ring 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 52
+0%
52
+0%
World of Tanks 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 161
+0%
161
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Elden Ring 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 107
+0%
107
+0%
Metro Exodus 39
+0%
39
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 146
+0%
146
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 34
+0%
34
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 107
+0%
107
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 88
+0%
88
+0%

This is how GTX 460 OEM and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 1700% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 1583% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 1700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.99 48.83
Recency 11 October 2010 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 215 Watt

GTX 460 OEM has 43.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080, on the other hand, has a 1533.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 OEM in performance tests.


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