GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 4850 X2. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 4850 X2. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 460 SE
Radeon HD 4850 X2

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 4x DVI, 1x S-Video
 
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 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 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 675 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 259 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 290 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 3−4
ultra / 1080p 5−6 2−3
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture Fermi TeraScale
Code name GF104 R700
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 November 2010 7 November 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 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s 63.68 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