GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, 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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 460 SE

Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 460 SE	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI

Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 580 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Battlefield 5 is 18% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	140−150
medium / 768p	130−140	110−120
ultra / 1080p	65−70	55−60
QHD / 1440p	40−45	30−35
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
high / 768p	100−110	85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 16% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	10−12	9−10
ultra / 1080p	10−11	8−9
4K / 2160p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	24−27	21−24
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
low / 720p	70−75	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Fortnite is 13% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
QHD / 1440p	4−5	2−3
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Forza Horizon 4 is 28% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	65−70	55−60
medium / 768p	55−60	50−55
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Grand Theft Auto V is 15% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	6−7	5−6
ultra / 1080p	4−5	3−4
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	14−16
medium / 1080p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	90−95	80−85
medium / 1080p	95−100	95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 9% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 18% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	35−40	27−30
medium / 768p	21−24	18−20
high / 1080p	12−14	10−11
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 21% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	50−55	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	21−24
high / 768p	40−45	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 460 SE	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF104	Kaveri Spectre
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 November 2010	14 January 2014
Pipelines	288	512
Core clock speed	1300 MHz	720 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	31.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	748.8 gflops
Length	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	108.8 GB/s
Shared memory		+
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.1
OpenCL	1.1
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

GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

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