GeForce GTX 460 vs GTX 680

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 680 and GeForce GTX 460, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 680
2012
2048 MB GDDR5, 195 Watt
14.45
+146%

GTX 680 outperforms GTX 460 by a whopping 146% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking361595
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.031.25
Power efficiency5.082.52
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK104GF104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)12 July 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680 has 142% better value for money than GTX 460.

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 cores1536336
Core clock speed1006 MHz675 MHz
Boost clock speed1058 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate135.437.80
Floating-point processing power3.25 TFLOPS0.9072 TFLOPS
ROPs3224
TMUs12856

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 supportPCI Express 3.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length254 mm210 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2048 MB2 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5192 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s86.4 GB/s
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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Multi monitor support4 displays+
HDMI++
HDCP++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 680 14.45
+146%
GTX 460 5.87

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.

GTX 680 5567
+146%
GTX 460 2262

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 680 7587
+195%
GTX 460 2570

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 680 18403
+136%
GTX 460 7786

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 680 54
+100%
GTX 460 27

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

GTX 680 964
+59.3%
GTX 460 605

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:

900p45
+150%
18−20
−150%
Full HD74
+147%
30−35
−147%
4K23
+156%
9−10
−156%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.746.63
4K21.7022.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+161%
18−20
−161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+169%
35−40
−169%
Hitman 3 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+161%
18−20
−161%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+153%
30−33
−153%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+161%
18−20
−161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+169%
35−40
−169%
Hitman 3 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+161%
18−20
−161%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 94
+169%
35−40
−169%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+153%
30−33
−153%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+169%
35−40
−169%
Hitman 3 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+161%
18−20
−161%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+175%
8−9
−175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+153%
30−33
−153%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Hitman 3 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+154%
35−40
−154%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+167%
6−7
−167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%

This is how GTX 680 and GTX 460 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 680 is 150% faster in 900p
  • GTX 680 is 147% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 680 is 156% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.45 5.87
Recency 22 March 2012 12 July 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 160 Watt

GTX 680 has a 146.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 460, on the other hand, has 21.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 680 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 in performance tests.


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