GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs Radeon R9 280X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon R9 280X. 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 v2 and Radeon R9 280X. 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 v2

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 v2 Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280X has 56% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 280X has 2 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 R9 280X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280X is 65 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 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 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 v2 Radeon R9 280X
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN
Code name GF114 Thaiti XTL
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 24 September 2011 8 October 2013
Pipelines 336 2048
Core clock speed 779 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.62 128.0
Floating-point performance 1,045.6 gflops 4,096 gflops
Length 210 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.19 GB/s 288 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 2.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 75 Mh/s 494 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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