GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon R9 380

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon R9 380 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 R9 380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce GTX 460 SE

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin 2 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 380 has 26% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 380 has 3 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 R9 380 - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 380 is 213 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 730 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.

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 R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon R9 380
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF104 Tonga Pro
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 November 2010 26 June 2015
Pipelines 288 1792
Core clock speed 1300 MHz
Boost Clock 970 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.2 billion/sec 108.6
Floating-point performance 748.8 gflops 3,476 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 221 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.1 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 288
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
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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Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.66 Gh/s
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Compute units 28
Form factor full height / full length / dual slot
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
Number of display connectors 2
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