GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 vs GTX 460 SE v2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GF114 | TU104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 November 2010 (14 years ago) | 10 January 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $349 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 288 | 1920 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1680 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 31.20 | 201.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7488 TFLOPS | 6.451 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 48 |
| TMUs | 48 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 81.6 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 November 2010 | 10 January 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 160 Watt |
GTX 460 SE v2 has 6.7% lower power consumption.
RTX 2060 TU104, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 SE v2 and GeForce RTX 2060 TU104. We've got no test results to judge.
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