Radeon RX 6700 XT vs GeForce GTX 460 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 460 OEM and Radeon RX 6700 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
6700 XT outperforms 460 OEM by a whopping 1573% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 836 | 83 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 47.41 |
| Power efficiency | 1.45 | 15.80 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | Navi 22 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 October 2010 (15 years ago) | 3 March 2021 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $479 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 2321 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2581 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 17,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 230 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 36.40 | 413.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8736 TFLOPS | 13.21 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 56 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 640 KB |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 96 MB |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 108.8 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
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 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
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 | 8−9
−1700%
| 144
+1700%
|
| 1440p | 4−5
−1850%
| 78
+1850%
|
| 4K | 2−3
−2200%
| 46
+2200%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 3.33 |
| 1440p | no data | 6.14 |
| 4K | no data | 10.41 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 349
+0%
|
349
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 119
+0%
|
119
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 257
+0%
|
257
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 347
+0%
|
347
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 99
+0%
|
99
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 178
+0%
|
178
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 224
+0%
|
224
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 206
+0%
|
206
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 175
+0%
|
175
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 169
+0%
|
169
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 200
+0%
|
200
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 161
+0%
|
161
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 119
+0%
|
119
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 223
+0%
|
223
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 139
+0%
|
139
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 159
+0%
|
159
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 127
+0%
|
127
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 126
+0%
|
126
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 102
+0%
|
102
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 71
+0%
|
71
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 137
+0%
|
137
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 102
+0%
|
102
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
| Valorant | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 106
+0%
|
106
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 71
+0%
|
71
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
This is how GTX 460 OEM and RX 6700 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6700 XT is 1700% faster in 1080p
- RX 6700 XT is 1850% faster in 1440p
- RX 6700 XT is 2200% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.82 | 47.19 |
| Recency | 11 October 2010 | 3 March 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 230 Watt |
GTX 460 OEM has 53% lower power consumption.
RX 6700 XT, on the other hand, has a 1573% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 OEM in performance tests.
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