Radeon R6 Kaveri vs Radeon RX 460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R6 Kaveri and Radeon RX 460, 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 R6 Kaveri stacks up against Radeon RX 460, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R6 Kaveri is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 R6 Kaveri here:

Radeon R6 Kaveri Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon R6 Kaveri	Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)		75 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors		None
Memory type		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R6 Kaveri is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 460 - in Desktops.
Radeon R6 Kaveri is build with GCN 1.1 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 557 MHz higher, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
Radeon R6 Kaveri is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	1−2	40−45
medium / 1080p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R6 Kaveri and Radeon RX 460 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	230−240
medium / 768p	27−30	200−210
ultra / 1080p	7−8	120−130
QHD / 1440p	−	95−100
4K / 2160p	−	50−55
high / 768p	16−18	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 560% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon R6 Kaveri and Radeon RX 460 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	100−110
ultra / 1080p	0−1	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 296% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	120−130
medium / 1080p	0−1	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 468% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
low / 768p	18−20	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Minecraft is 62% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 800% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	0−1	75−80
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.

Full Specs

	Radeon R6 Kaveri	Radeon RX 460
Architecture	GCN 1.1	Polaris
Code name	Kaveri	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 June 2014	8 August 2016
Pipelines	384	896
Core clock speed	533 MHz	1090 MHz
Boost Clock	654 MHz	1200 MHz
Transistor count	2410 Million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate		67.20
Floating-point performance		2,150 gflops
Length		170 mm
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed		7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-
DirectX	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0	12 (12_0)
Shader Model		6.4
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		240 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized
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Radeon R6 Kaveri vs Radeon RX 460

Radeon R6 Kaveri is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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