Radeon HD 7290 vs GeForce GTX 460 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 OEM with Radeon HD 7290, including specs and performance data.

GTX 460 OEM
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
3.01
+938%

GTX 460 OEM outperforms HD 7290 by a whopping 938% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7751335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.401.12
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF104Loveland
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 October 2010 (14 years ago)6 June 2012 (12 years ago)

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 cores33680
Core clock speed650 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data400 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million450 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate36.403.200
Floating-point processing power0.8736 TFLOPS0.064 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs568

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 x16IGP
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed850 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth108.8 GB/sno data
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-HDMINo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1-

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
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3−4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Hitman 3 4−5
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4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
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8−9
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
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4−5
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Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
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Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
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9−10
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Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
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Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
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4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 29 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.01 0.29
Recency 11 October 2010 6 June 2012
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 18 Watt

GTX 460 OEM has a 937.9% higher aggregate performance score.

HD 7290, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 460 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7290 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 OEM is a desktop card while Radeon HD 7290 is a notebook one.


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