Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce GTX 460 v2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon RX 590, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 590 outperforms 460 v2 by a whopping 362% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 679 | 283 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.87 | 18.06 |
| Power efficiency | 2.31 | 9.78 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF114 | Polaris 30 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 September 2011 (14 years ago) | 15 November 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $279 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RX 590 has 1976% better value for money than GTX 460 v2.
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 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 779 MHz | 1469 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 43.62 | 222.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.046 TFLOPS | 7.119 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 144 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | 384 KB | 2 MB |
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 | 241 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1002 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96.19 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
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.
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 | 21−24
−386%
| 102
+386%
|
| 1440p | 12−14
−400%
| 60
+400%
|
| 4K | 8−9
−375%
| 38
+375%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 9.48
−246%
| 2.74
+246%
|
| 1440p | 16.58
−257%
| 4.65
+257%
|
| 4K | 24.88
−239%
| 7.34
+239%
|
- RX 590 has 246% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 590 has 257% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX 590 has 239% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 133
+0%
|
133
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 139
+0%
|
139
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| Valorant | 301
+0%
|
301
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 111
+0%
|
111
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 138
+0%
|
138
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 113
+0%
|
113
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 108
+0%
|
108
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 88
+0%
|
88
+0%
|
| Valorant | 287
+0%
|
287
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 91
+0%
|
91
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 51
+0%
|
51
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 96
+0%
|
96
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 232
+0%
|
232
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 41
+0%
|
41
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
| Valorant | 113
+0%
|
113
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
This is how GTX 460 v2 and RX 590 compete in popular games:
- RX 590 is 386% faster in 1080p
- RX 590 is 400% faster in 1440p
- RX 590 is 375% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.82 | 22.27 |
| Recency | 24 September 2011 | 15 November 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 175 Watt |
GTX 460 v2 has 9.4% lower power consumption.
RX 590, on the other hand, has a 362% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 v2 in performance tests.
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