GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon HD 4890

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 4890. 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 4890. 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

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon HD 4890
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4890 has 26% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 4890 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4890 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4890 is 233 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 2200 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 7−8
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 16−18
medium / 1080p 12−14 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4890.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon HD 4890
Architecture Fermi TeraScale
Code name GF104 RV790
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 November 2010 2 April 2009
Pipelines 288 800
Core clock speed 1300 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 959 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 31.2 billion/sec 34.00
Floating-point performance 748.8 gflops 1,360.0 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s 124.8 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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