Radeon RX 640 vs GeForce GTX 460 SE

Place in performance ranking	584	592
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.28	12.59
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	GF104	Polaris 12
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 November 2010 (13 years ago)	12 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	no data
Current price	$350 (2.2x MSRP)	$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 640 has 4396% better value for money than GTX 460 SE.

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	640
CUDA cores	288	no data
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1218 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1218 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	104 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	31.2 billion/sec	38.98
Floating-point performance	748.8 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon RX 640 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	108.8 GB/s	112.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

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 5.18
+2%

RX 640 5.08

GeForce GTX 460 SE outperforms Radeon RX 640 by 2% based on our aggregate 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 2001
+2%

RX 640 1961

GeForce GTX 460 SE outperforms Radeon RX 640 by 2% in Passmark.

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

27−30

−3.7%

28
+3.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
+0%

8−9

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −11.1%	20 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −8.3%	24−27 +8.3%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −8.3%	26 +8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −8.3%	24−27 +8.3%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −11.1%	20 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −8.3%	24−27 +8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −10%	11 +10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+0%

14−16

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Hitman 3	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+0%

9−10

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+0%

6−7

+0%

This is how GTX 460 SE and RX 640 compete in popular games:

RX 640 is 4% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.18	5.08
Recency	15 November 2010	12 August 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt