GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs Radeon R7 250X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon R7 250X. 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 v2 and Radeon R7 250X. 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 v2

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 v2 Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R7 250X has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 210 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 v2 is 2383 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 24−27
medium / 1080p 12−14 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 v2 Radeon R7 250X
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GF114 Cape Verde
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 24 September 2011 13 February 2014
Pipelines 336 640
Core clock speed 779 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.62 38.00
Floating-point performance 1,045.6 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 210 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4008 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.19 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 75 Mh/s 152 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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