GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon HD 6790

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 6790. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 6790. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 460 SE

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 150 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 6790 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 460 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 6790 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6790 is 190 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 650 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 7−8
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6790.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon HD 6790
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF104 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 November 2010 4 April 2011
Pipelines 288 800
Core clock speed 1300 MHz 840 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.2 billion/sec 33.60
Floating-point performance 748.8 gflops 1,344.0 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 198 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 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 122 Mh/s
Number of display connectors 2
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