GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs Radeon R7 260
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon R7 260, 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 v2 stacks up against Radeon R7 260, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 460 v2
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 460 v2
Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP)
160 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 460 v2 has 39% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
GeForce GTX 460 v2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 260 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 460 v2 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
GeForce GTX 460 v2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
GeForce GTX 460 v2 is 40 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 v2 is 2383 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 38% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Battlefield 5 is 47% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
200−210
medium / 768p
130−140
170−180
ultra / 1080p
70−75
95−100
QHD / 1440p
40−45
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
medium / 768p
70−75
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Dota 2 is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
10−12
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Far Cry 5 is 46% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
95−100
medium / 1080p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Fortnite is 37% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
QHD / 1440p
4−5
9−10
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
75−80
high / 1080p
18−20
27−30
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Grand Theft Auto V is 34% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
5−6
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Minecraft is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
35−40
50−55
medium / 768p
21−24
30−35
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
high / 768p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 460 v2
Radeon R7 260
Architecture
Fermi 2.0
GCN 2.0
Code name
GF114
Bonaire
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
24 September 2011
17 December 2013
Pipelines
336
768
Core clock speed
779 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
43.62
48.00
Floating-point performance
1,045.6 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
210 mm
170 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4008 MHz
1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96.19 GB/s
104 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
2.1
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
75 Mh/s
240 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
DDMA audio
+
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