GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon 520

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon 520, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 460 SE stacks up against Radeon 520, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 460 SE

Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon 520 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon 520 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon 520
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • GeForce GTX 460 SE has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 270 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 550 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 1−2
medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon 520
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF104 Oland
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 15 November 2010 21 March 2017
Pipelines 288 320
Core clock speed 1300 MHz 1030 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.2 billion/sec 20.60
Floating-point performance 748.8 gflops 659.2 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s 16 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.0
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
CUDA cores 288
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Number of display connectors 2
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