GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon HD 7950

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 7950 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 460 SE will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7950 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce GTX 460 SE

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7950 has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7950 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7950 is 259 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon HD 7950
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF104 Tahiti
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 November 2010 31 January 2012
Pipelines 288 1792
Core clock speed 1300 MHz
Boost Clock 1250 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.2 billion/sec 89.60
Floating-point performance 748.8 gflops 2,867 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.56 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 288
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
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 381 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
ZeroCore +
Design reference
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
CrossFire +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.78 Gh/s
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Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 250 Sol/s
Compute units 28
AppAcceleration +
Number of display connectors 2
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