GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs GTX 460 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 460 OEM and GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3090 Ti outperforms GTX 460 OEM by a whopping 2459% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 738 | 9 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 17.72 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | Ampere GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 October 2010 (13 years ago) | 27 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,999 |
| Current price | $99 | $1251 (0.6x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 336 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1860 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 450 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 36.40 | 625.0 |
| Floating-point performance | 873.6 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 336 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 16-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3400 MHz | 21000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 108.8 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 8.6 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 8−9
−2463%
| 205
+2463%
|
| 1440p | 5−6
−2600%
| 135
+2600%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−3233%
| 100
+3233%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−2638%
|
219
+2638%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−2950%
|
120−130
+2950%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
−2567%
|
160
+2567%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
−2611%
|
240−250
+2611%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−2900%
|
120−130
+2900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−2771%
|
201
+2771%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−2850%
|
110−120
+2850%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
−2643%
|
190−200
+2643%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−2522%
|
230−240
+2522%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−2975%
|
120−130
+2975%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−2617%
|
300−350
+2617%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−2840%
|
140−150
+2840%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−3000%
|
120−130
+3000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
−2514%
|
350−400
+2514%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
−2750%
|
171
+2750%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−2950%
|
120−130
+2950%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
−2660%
|
138
+2660%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
−2611%
|
240−250
+2611%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−2900%
|
120−130
+2900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−2783%
|
173
+2783%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−2850%
|
110−120
+2850%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
−2643%
|
190−200
+2643%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−2522%
|
230−240
+2522%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−2975%
|
120−130
+2975%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−2617%
|
300−350
+2617%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−2840%
|
140−150
+2840%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−3000%
|
120−130
+3000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
−2514%
|
350−400
+2514%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−2714%
|
394
+2714%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
−2720%
|
140−150
+2720%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−2950%
|
120−130
+2950%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−2975%
|
123
+2975%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−2900%
|
120−130
+2900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−2940%
|
152
+2940%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−2850%
|
110−120
+2850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−2522%
|
230−240
+2522%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−2617%
|
300−350
+2617%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
−2514%
|
350−400
+2514%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2657%
|
193
+2657%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
−2500%
|
130
+2500%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−3000%
|
120−130
+3000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−2667%
|
160−170
+2667%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−2780%
|
140−150
+2780%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−2967%
|
90−95
+2967%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−2600%
|
108
+2600%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−2675%
|
110−120
+2675%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2500%
|
104
+2500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−2840%
|
140−150
+2840%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−2657%
|
190−200
+2657%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−2725%
|
110−120
+2725%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−2800%
|
200−210
+2800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−2975%
|
120−130
+2975%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−2750%
|
220−230
+2750%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−2780%
|
140−150
+2780%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5
−2600%
|
108
+2600%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−2950%
|
120−130
+2950%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−2833%
|
85−90
+2833%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−3350%
|
65−70
+3350%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
−3350%
|
65−70
+3350%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
−3000%
|
120−130
+3000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−2550%
|
106
+2550%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−2783%
|
173
+2783%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−3200%
|
65−70
+3200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−3550%
|
73
+3550%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−2500%
|
50−55
+2500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2550%
|
53
+2550%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−2800%
|
140−150
+2800%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
−3000%
|
120−130
+3000%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−3033%
|
90−95
+3033%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−3400%
|
70
+3400%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−2867%
|
85−90
+2867%
|
This is how GTX 460 OEM and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:
- RTX 3090 Ti is 2463% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3090 Ti is 2600% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3090 Ti is 3233% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.01 | 77.03 |
| Recency | 11 October 2010 | 27 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 450 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 OEM in performance tests.
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