GeForce GTX 460 OEM vs GTX 460 SE
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 460 SE and GeForce GTX 460 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 460 SE outperforms GTX 460 OEM by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 620 | 775 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.09 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.39 | 1.40 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | GF104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 November 2010 (14 years ago) | 11 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $160 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 288 | 336 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 104 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 31.20 | 36.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7488 TFLOPS | 0.8736 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 | 56 |
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).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 210 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1700 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 108.8 GB/s | 108.8 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.
| Number of display connectors | 2 | no data |
| Display Connectors | 2 x Dual-Link DVI-I1 x Mini HDMI | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.14 | 3.01 |
| Recency | 15 November 2010 | 11 October 2010 |
GTX 460 SE has a 70.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 month.
The GeForce GTX 460 SE is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 OEM in performance tests.
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