GeForce GTX 460 768MB vs Radeon R9 280X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 768MB and Radeon R9 280X, 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 280X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 460 768MB

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 768MB Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 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 280X - with GCN.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 768MB Radeon R9 280X
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name Thaiti XTL
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date no data 8 October 2013
Pipelines 336 2048
Core clock speed 675 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Texture fill rate 128.0
Floating-point performance 4,096 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 288 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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