Radeon HD 8790M vs Radeon R7 M460
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8790M 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 8790M stacks up against Radeon R7 M460, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8790M and Radeon R7 M460 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 8790M and Radeon R7 M460 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 HD 8790M or Radeon R7 M460 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 8790M
Radeon R7 M460
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 8790M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 M460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 8790M and Radeon R7 M460 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 8790M and Radeon R7 M460 are build with GCN architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M460 is 134 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8790M.
Radeon HD 8790M and Radeon R7 M460 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 2500 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
3−4
2−3
ultra / 1080p
1−2
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
12−14
medium / 1080p
6−7
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
8−9
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
16−18
medium / 1080p
9−10
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Battlefield 5 is 33% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M460 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
95−100
ultra / 1080p
50−55
40−45
QHD / 1440p
24−27
21−24
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
high / 768p
75−80
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 8% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
70−75
65−70
ultra / 1080p
21−24
20−22
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
Radeon HD 8790M and Radeon R7 M460 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
45−50
ultra / 1080p
30−35
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
4−5
2−3
ultra / 1080p
4−5
2−3
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
14−16
10−12
medium / 1080p
6−7
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
12−14
10−11
ultra / 1080p
7−8
5−6
QHD / 1440p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Fortnite is 31% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
8−9
5−6
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Forza Horizon 4 is 18% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
10−11
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
2−3
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
2−3
2−3
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
4−5
medium / 1080p
4−5
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
70−75
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M460 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
7−8
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
8−9
6−7
medium / 1080p
8−9
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
20−22
10−11
medium / 768p
12−14
8−9
high / 1080p
7−8
4−5
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 80% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
75−80
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
high / 768p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 8790M
Radeon R7 M460
Architecture
GCN
GCN
Code name
Mars XTX
Meso
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
16 November 2012
21 February 2016
Pipelines
384
384
Core clock speed
850 MHz
984 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
1125 MHz
Transistor count
950 million
1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
21.60
27.00
Floating-point performance
691.2 gflops
864.0 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
4500 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
14.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
80 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
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