GeForce GTX 460 vs Radeon R7 260

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 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 stacks up against Radeon R7 260, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 460	Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	115 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	768 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 460 has 39% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
GeForce GTX 460 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 460 has 766 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 460 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
GeForce GTX 460 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 260 is 162 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 is 1975 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	14−16
ultra / 1080p	6−7	8−9
QHD / 1440p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	24−27	30−35
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 36% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	20−22
QHD / 1440p	2−3	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	50−55
medium / 1080p	20−22	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Battlefield 5 is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	200−210
medium / 768p	150−160	170−180
ultra / 1080p	75−80	95−100
QHD / 1440p	45−50	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	110−120	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 15% 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 R7 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
medium / 768p	80−85	90−95
ultra / 1080p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	30−33	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Far Cry 5 is 26% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	20−22	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	80−85	95−100
medium / 1080p	40−45	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Fortnite is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	20−22	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	20−22
QHD / 1440p	5−6	9−10
low / 720p	40−45	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Forza Horizon 4 is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	70−75	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	75−80
high / 1080p	21−24	27−30
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	7−8	9−10
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−11	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	95−100	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Minecraft is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	20−22	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	40−45	50−55
medium / 768p	24−27	30−35
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	35−40
high / 768p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 460.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 460	Radeon R7 260
Architecture	Fermi	GCN 2.0
Code name	GF104	Bonaire
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 July 2010	17 December 2013
Pipelines	336	768
Core clock speed	675 MHz
Boost Clock		1100 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	37.80	48.00
Floating-point performance	907.2 gflops	1,536 gflops
Length	8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)	170 mm
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth	86.4 GB/s	104 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Height	4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	66 Mh/s	240 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
DDMA audio		+
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GeForce GTX 460 vs Radeon R7 260

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