GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs Radeon HD 7790

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7790 and GeForce GTX 460 v2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7790
2013
1 GB GDDR5, 85 Watt
8.02
+65%

HD 7790 outperforms GTX 460 v2 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking518638
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.130.86
Power efficiency6.472.08
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameBonaireGF114
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2013 (11 years ago)24 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7790 has 264% better value for money than GTX 460 v2.

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 cores896336
Core clock speed1000 MHz779 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate56.0043.62
Floating-point processing power1.792 TFLOPS1.046 TFLOPS
ROPs1624
TMUs5656

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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length183 mm210 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1002 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s96.19 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.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-2.1

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.

HD 7790 8.02
+65%
GTX 460 v2 4.86

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.

HD 7790 3090
+65.2%
GTX 460 v2 1871

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 8.02 4.86
Recency 22 March 2013 24 September 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 160 Watt

HD 7790 has a 65% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 88.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7790 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 v2 in performance tests.


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