GeForce GTX 465 vs Radeon R7 260X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 465 and Radeon R7 260X, 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 465 stacks up against Radeon R7 260X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 465	Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	115 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pins	1 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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GeForce GTX 465 has 73% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260X.
GeForce GTX 465 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 260X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 465.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 465 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
GeForce GTX 465 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 260X is 161 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 465.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	3−4	4−5
low / 720p	30−33	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	21−24
QHD / 1440p	6−7	8−9
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Battlefield 5 is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 465 and Radeon R7 260X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	210−220
medium / 768p	170−180	180−190
ultra / 1080p	95−100	100−110
QHD / 1440p	50−55	55−60
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−35
high / 768p	130−140	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
medium / 768p	90−95	95−100
ultra / 1080p	60−65	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Dota 2 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Far Cry 5 is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	20−22
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	95−100	100−110
medium / 1080p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Fortnite is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	24−27	27−30
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
QHD / 1440p	8−9	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	27−30	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Forza Horizon 4 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	80−85	85−90
medium / 768p	70−75	75−80
high / 1080p	27−30	30−35
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	9−10	10−11
ultra / 1080p	7−8	8−9
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	30−35
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Metro Exodus is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
GeForce GTX 465 and Radeon R7 260X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	55−60	55−60
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	30−33
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
medium / 768p	30−35	35−40
high / 1080p	18−20	20−22
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 465.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 465	Radeon R7 260X
Architecture	Fermi	GCN 2.0
Code name	GF100	Bonaire
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	31 May 2010	8 October 2013
Pipelines	352	896
Core clock speed	1215 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	26.7 billion/sec	61.60
Floating-point performance	855.4 gflops	1,971 gflops
Length	9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1603 MHz (3206 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	102.6 GB/s	104 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	352
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	64 Mh/s	225 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		5.16 Mh/s
Compute performance	30x
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GeForce GTX 465 vs Radeon R7 260X

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