GeForce GT 710 vs GTX 460 SE

Place in performance ranking	582	904
Place by popularity	not in top-100	48
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.28	0.04
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GF104	GK208B
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 November 2010 (13 years ago)	27 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	$34.99
Current price	$350 (2.2x MSRP)	$81 (2.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 460 SE has 600% better value for money than GT 710.

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	288	192
CUDA cores	288	192
Core clock speed	650 MHz	954 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	915 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	104 °C	95 °C
Texture fill rate	31.2 billion/sec	15.26
Floating-point performance	748.8 gflops	366.3 gflops

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).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x8
Length	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 6-pin	None
SLI options	+	no data

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	108.8 GB/s	14.4 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.

Number of display connectors	2	no data
Display Connectors	2 x Dual-Link DVI-I1 x Mini HDMI	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor support	+	3 displays
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision	no data	+
PureVideo	no data	+
PhysX	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.1	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 460 SE 5.19
+218%

GT 710 1.63

GTX 460 SE outperforms GT 710 by 218% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 460 SE 2010
+219%

GT 710 630

GTX 460 SE outperforms GT 710 by 219% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 460 SE 6607
+244%

GT 710 1922

GTX 460 SE outperforms GT 710 by 244% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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	24−27 +200%	8 −200%
1440p	9−10 +200%	3 −200%
4K	21−24 +200%	7 −200%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.19	1.63
Recency	15 November 2010	27 March 2014
Cost	$160	$34.99
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	19 Watt