ATI Radeon X1600 XT vs GeForce GTX 460 SE

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking620not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.09no data
Power efficiency2.39no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameGF104RV530
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 November 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$160 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores288no data
Core clock speed650 MHz590 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million157 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt42 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature104 °Cno data
Texture fill rate31.202.360
Floating-point processing power0.7488 TFLOPSno data
ROPs324
TMUs484

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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length210 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1700 MHz690 MHz
Memory bandwidth108.8 GB/s22.08 GB/s

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 connectors2no data
Display Connectors2 x Dual-Link DVI-I1 x Mini HDMI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.12.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 460 SE 1984
+1625%
ATI X1600 XT 115

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 November 2010 1 October 2007
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 42 Watt

GTX 460 SE has an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

ATI X1600 XT, on the other hand, has 257.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon X1600 XT. We've got no test results to judge.


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