GeForce GTX 460 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 6850 X2, 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 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 460
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
160 Watt
254 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin & 6-pin
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
768 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 58% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 460 has 766 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 460 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 125 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 600 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
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
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
QHD / 1440p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
40−45
45−50
medium / 1080p
20−22
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
190−200
medium / 768p
150−160
160−170
ultra / 1080p
75−80
85−90
QHD / 1440p
45−50
45−50
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
110−120
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
80−85
85−90
ultra / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
4K / 2160p
5−6
5−6
low / 720p
30−33
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p
20−22
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
80−85
85−90
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Fortnite is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p
20−22
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
QHD / 1440p
5−6
7−8
low / 720p
40−45
45−50
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p
70−75
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
65−70
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p
7−8
8−9
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Metro Exodus is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
95−100
95−100
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
20−22
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p
40−45
45−50
medium / 768p
24−27
27−30
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
30−35
high / 768p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in World of Tanks is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 460
Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture
Fermi
TeraScale 2
Code name
GF104
Barts
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
12 July 2010
19 September 2011
Pipelines
336
960
Core clock speed
675 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
37.80
38.40
Floating-point performance
907.2 gflops
2x 1,536.0 gflops
Length
8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600 MHz
4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth
86.4 GB/s
134.4 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.1
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
Bus support
16x PCI-E 2.0
Height
4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
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66 Mh/s
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