GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs Radeon R7 360

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 360 and GeForce GTX 460 v2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 360
2015
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.05
+66%

R7 360 outperforms GTX 460 v2 by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking512631
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.090.78
Power efficiency5.812.19
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameTobagoGF114
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)24 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 360 has 424% 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 cores768336
Core clock speedno data779 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate50.4043.62
Floating-point processing power1.613 TFLOPS1.046 TFLOPS
ROPs1624
TMUs4856

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length165 mm210 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin2x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz1002 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 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, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan+N/A
Mantle+-
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.

R7 360 8.05
+66%
GTX 460 v2 4.85

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.

R7 360 3105
+66%
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 8.05 4.85
Recency 18 June 2015 24 September 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 160 Watt

R7 360 has a 66% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 v2 in performance tests.


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