GeForce GTX 460 768MB vs Radeon R9 270X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 768MB and Radeon R9 270X, 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 GeForce GTX 460 768MB stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)
180 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 460 768MB is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
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
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
7−8
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
24−27
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
high / 1080p
18−20
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
QHD / 1440p
3−4
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−12
low / 720p
40−45
80−85
medium / 1080p
21−24
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 120% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
low / 768p
180−190
240−250
medium / 768p
150−160
210−220
ultra / 1080p
80−85
140−150
QHD / 1440p
45−50
110−120
4K / 2160p
30−33
60−65
high / 768p
120−130
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 54% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
medium / 768p
80−85
110−120
ultra / 1080p
50−55
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 37% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
high / 1080p
14−16
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
5−6
10−11
low / 720p
30−35
60−65
medium / 1080p
14−16
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 106% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
high / 1080p
21−24
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
low / 720p
85−90
140−150
medium / 1080p
40−45
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 80% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
high / 1080p
21−24
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
QHD / 1440p
6−7
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
low / 720p
40−45
80−85
medium / 1080p
21−24
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
low / 768p
70−75
110−120
medium / 768p
65−70
100−110
high / 1080p
21−24
50−55
ultra / 1080p
10−11
21−24
QHD / 1440p
1−2
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 79% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
high / 1080p
8−9
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
45−50
medium / 1080p
10−11
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
ultra / 1080p
95−100
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
high / 1080p
20−22
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
80−85
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 73% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
low / 768p
40−45
90−95
medium / 768p
27−30
55−60
high / 1080p
14−16
30−35
ultra / 1080p
9−10
18−20
4K / 2160p
7−8
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 110% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−33
45−50
high / 768p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon R9 270X
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
Curacao XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
no data
8 October 2013
Pipelines
336
1280
Core clock speed
675 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
Texture fill rate
84.00
Floating-point performance
2,688 gflops
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
318 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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