GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon HD 4850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 4850, 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 SE stacks up against Radeon HD 4850, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 460 SE

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 460 SE	Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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GeForce GTX 460 SE has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 4850 has 511 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 675 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4850 is 238 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 707 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	1−2
ultra / 1080p	5−6	0−1
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	12−14
medium / 1080p	12−14	3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	16−18	6−7
ultra / 1080p	12−14	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	16−18
medium / 1080p	16−18	6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Battlefield 5 is 137% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 4850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	120−130
medium / 768p	130−140	95−100
ultra / 1080p	65−70	40−45
QHD / 1440p	40−45	21−24
4K / 2160p	27−30	10−11
high / 768p	100−110	65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	55−60	85−90
ultra / 1080p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	90−95	80−85
medium / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	10−12	2−3
ultra / 1080p	10−11	2−3
4K / 2160p	4−5	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	10−12
medium / 1080p	12−14	3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	18−20	10−11
ultra / 1080p	12−14	5−6
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
low / 720p	70−75	50−55
medium / 1080p	30−35	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Fortnite is 70% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	16−18	5−6
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
QHD / 1440p	4−5	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	35−40	16−18
medium / 1080p	18−20	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Forza Horizon 4 is 137% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	65−70	45−50
medium / 768p	55−60	35−40
high / 1080p	18−20	6−7
ultra / 1080p	8−9	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Grand Theft Auto V is 65% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	6−7	1−2
ultra / 1080p	4−5	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	18−20	5−6
medium / 1080p	8−9	3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Metro Exodus is 266% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	40−45	27−30
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 44% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	18−20	5−6
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 280% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	35−40	12−14
medium / 768p	21−24	9−10
high / 1080p	12−14	5−6
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
4K / 2160p	7−8	1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 183% more, than Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p	90−95	65−70
medium / 768p	50−55	35−40
ultra / 1080p	24−27	14−16
high / 768p	40−45	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in World of Tanks is 43% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 460 SE	Radeon HD 4850
Architecture	Fermi	Terascale 1
Code name	GF104	RV770
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 November 2010	25 June 2008
Pipelines	288	800
Core clock speed	1300 MHz	625 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	31.2 billion/sec	25.00
Floating-point performance	748.8 gflops	1,000.0 gflops
Length	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)	246 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz	993 MHz
Memory bandwidth	108.8 GB/s	63.55 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.1	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	288
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0
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)	48 Mh/s
Number of display connectors	2
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GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon HD 4850

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