GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon HD 7790

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 7790. 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 7790. 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 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 460 SE has 76% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 7790 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7790 is 175 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 4300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 16−18
ultra / 1080p 5−6 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 30−35
medium / 1080p 12−14 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Fermi GCN 2.0
Code name GF104 Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 November 2010 22 March 2013
Pipelines 288 896
Core clock speed 1300 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.2 billion/sec 56.00
Floating-point performance 748.8 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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
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Number of display connectors 2
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