Radeon HD 7790 vs Radeon R7 M460
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7790 and Radeon R7 M460, 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 Radeon HD 7790 stacks up against Radeon R7 M460, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 M460 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 M460 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 R7 M460 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7790
Radeon R7 M460
Power consumption (TDP)
85 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 7790 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 M460 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
Radeon HD 7790 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M460 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7790 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M460 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 16 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M460.
Radeon HD 7790 and Radeon R7 M460 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 4000 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M460.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
2−3
ultra / 1080p
9−10
0−1
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
30−35
12−14
medium / 1080p
20−22
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
21−24
5−6
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
50−55
16−18
medium / 1080p
27−30
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Battlefield 5 is 277% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M460 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7790.
low / 768p
210−220
120−130
medium / 768p
180−190
95−100
ultra / 1080p
100−110
40−45
QHD / 1440p
55−60
21−24
4K / 2160p
30−35
16−18
high / 768p
140−150
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 98% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
55−60
65−70
ultra / 1080p
40−45
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
110−120
75−80
medium / 768p
95−100
45−50
ultra / 1080p
65−70
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Dota 2 is 89% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
18−20
2−3
ultra / 1080p
16−18
2−3
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
2−3
low / 720p
40−45
10−12
medium / 1080p
20−22
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Far Cry 5 is 425% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
24−27
10−11
ultra / 1080p
20−22
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
3−4
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
55−60
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Fortnite is 181% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
27−30
5−6
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
QHD / 1440p
10−11
3−4
4K / 2160p
10−11
2−3
low / 720p
55−60
18−20
medium / 1080p
30−33
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Forza Horizon 4 is 285% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
85−90
45−50
medium / 768p
75−80
−
high / 1080p
30−35
4−5
ultra / 1080p
12−14
2−3
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
10−11
2−3
ultra / 1080p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
4−5
medium / 1080p
12−14
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
110−120
90−95
high / 1080p
−
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
70−75
medium / 1080p
100−110
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Minecraft is 22% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
27−30
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 88% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
30−33
6−7
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 416% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
55−60
10−11
medium / 768p
35−40
8−9
high / 1080p
20−22
4−5
ultra / 1080p
10−12
4−5
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 440% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
100−110
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
35−40
14−16
high / 768p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in World of Tanks is 66% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7790
Radeon R7 M460
Architecture
GCN 2.0
GCN
Code name
Bonaire
Meso
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
22 March 2013
21 February 2016
Pipelines
896
384
Core clock speed
1000 MHz
984 MHz
Boost Clock
1125 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
56.00
27.00
Floating-point performance
1,792 gflops
864.0 gflops
Length
183 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
14.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
6.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
218 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.2 Mh/s
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