GeForce RTX 5080 vs GTX 460 OEM

Place in the ranking	788	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.02
Power efficiency	1.38	18.23
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GF104	GB203
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 October 2010 (14 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores	336	10752
Core clock speed	650 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	36.40	879.3
Floating-point processing power	0.8736 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	128
TMUs	56	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	210 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 16-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	850 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	108.8 GB/s	960.0 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	+	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.4
CUDA	2.1	10.1

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 HD	6−7 −3117%	193 +3117%
1440p	4−5 −3750%	154 +3750%
4K	3−4 −3300%	102 +3300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.18
1440p	no data	6.49
4K	no data	9.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

210−220

+0%

210−220

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%
Metro Exodus	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	650−700 +0%	650−700 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Dota 2	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Far Cry 5	157 +0%	157 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%
Metro Exodus	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	650−700 +0%	650−700 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	222 +0%	222 +0%
Far Cry 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	650−700 +0%	650−700 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Dota 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Dota 2	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Valorant	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

This is how GTX 460 OEM and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 3117% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 3750% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 3300% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 45 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.97	94.26
Recency	11 October 2010	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	360 Watt

GTX 460 OEM has 140% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 3073.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 OEM in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.