Radeon R4 (Kaveri) vs GeForce GTX 460 v2

Place in the ranking	681	1208
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.90	no data
Power efficiency	2.35	no data
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code name	GF114	Kaveri
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	24 September 2011 (14 years ago)	4 June 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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	336	192
Core clock speed	779 MHz	533 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	43.62	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.046 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	24	no data
TMUs	56	no data
L1 Cache	448 KB	no data
L2 Cache	384 KB	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	no data
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1002 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	96.19 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

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	no data
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	2.1	-

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

45−50
+463%

−463%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.42

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	13 +0%	13 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how GTX 460 v2 and R4 (Kaveri) compete in popular games:

GTX 460 v2 is 463% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 37 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.89	0.79
Recency	24 September 2011	4 June 2014
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm

GTX 460 v2 has a 519% higher aggregate performance score.

R4 (Kaveri), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 460 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R4 (Kaveri) in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 v2 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R4 (Kaveri) is a notebook one.

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