Radeon RX 6600 XT vs GeForce GTX 460 SE
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon RX 6600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6600 XT outperforms GTX 460 SE by a whopping 729% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 633 | 94 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 71 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.04 | 59.36 |
| Power efficiency | 2.34 | 18.22 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 November 2010 (14 years ago) | 30 July 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $160 | $379 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RX 6600 XT has 5608% better value for money than GTX 460 SE.
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 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1968 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2589 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 104 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 31.20 | 331.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7488 TFLOPS | 10.6 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 48 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 210 mm | 190 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1700 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 108.8 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12.0 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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 | 14−16
−814%
| 128
+814%
|
| 1440p | 8−9
−788%
| 71
+788%
|
| 4K | 4−5
−925%
| 41
+925%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 11.43
−286%
| 2.96
+286%
|
| 1440p | 20.00
−275%
| 5.34
+275%
|
| 4K | 40.00
−333%
| 9.24
+333%
|
- RX 6600 XT has 286% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 6600 XT has 275% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX 6600 XT has 333% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 151
+0%
|
151
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 159
+0%
|
159
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 170
+0%
|
170
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 141
+0%
|
141
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 142
+0%
|
142
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 135
+0%
|
135
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 95
+0%
|
95
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 176
+0%
|
176
+0%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 133
+0%
|
133
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 99
+0%
|
99
+0%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 105
+0%
|
105
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 64
+0%
|
64
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 51
+0%
|
51
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
This is how GTX 460 SE and RX 6600 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6600 XT is 814% faster in 1080p
- RX 6600 XT is 788% faster in 1440p
- RX 6600 XT is 925% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.45 | 36.89 |
| Recency | 15 November 2010 | 30 July 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 160 Watt |
GTX 460 SE has 6.7% lower power consumption.
RX 6600 XT, on the other hand, has a 729% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 SE in performance tests.
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