Radeon E8860 vs Radeon RX 460 mobile

In this comparison between Radeon E8860 and Radeon RX 460 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon E8860 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 460 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 460 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 460 mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX 460 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon E8860 Radeon RX 460 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 460 mobile has 48% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
  • Radeon E8860 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 460 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon E8860.
  • Radeon E8860 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Radeon E8860 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Radeon E8860 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 mobile is 1500 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 16−18
ultra / 1080p 4−5 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 9−10 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

  Radeon E8860 Radeon RX 460 mobile
Architecture GCN 1.0 Polaris
Code name Venus Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 January 2014 8 August 2016
Pipelines 640 896
Core clock speed 575 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 66.08
Floating-point performance 800.0 gflops 2,115 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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