Radeon RX Vega 7 vs GeForce GTX 460 v2

Place in performance ranking	606	503
Place by popularity	not in top-100	10
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.37	10.90
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	GF114	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	24 September 2011 (12 years ago)	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$235 (1.2x MSRP)	$387

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 7 has 2846% better value for money than GTX 460 v2.

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	336	448
Core clock speed	779 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1800 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.62	no data
Floating-point performance	1,045.6 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon RX Vega 7 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.

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	no data
Memory clock speed	4008 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	96.19 GB/s	no data
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.

Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12_1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	2.1	no data

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	14−16 −64.3%	23 +64.3%
1440p	24−27 −54.2%	37 +54.2%
4K	9−10 −66.7%	15 +66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11

−80%

18
+80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −75%	21 +75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −58.3%	19 +58.3%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −57.1%	21−24 +57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −70%	17 +70%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −55.6%	14 +55.6%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −70%	17 +70%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −54.2%	37 +54.2%
Hitman 3	9−10 −55.6%	14 +55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −70.8%	41 +70.8%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −68.8%	27 +68.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −68.8%	27 +68.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −61.1%	29 +61.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −70%	17 +70%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −70%	17 +70%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −66.7%	15 +66.7%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −57.1%	21−24 +57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −80%	18 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −66.7%	10 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −70%	16−18 +70%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −71.4%	35−40 +71.4%
Hitman 3	4−5 −75%	7 +75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −62.2%	73 +62.2%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −66.7%	20 +66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −66.7%	20 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −71.4%	24 +71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −58.3%	19 +58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −60%	80 +60%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −80%	9 +80%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −70%	16−18 +70%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −68.8%	27 +68.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −57.1%	22 +57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −75%	21 +75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −62.5%	13 +62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−80%

18
+80%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Hitman 3	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−62.5%

12−14

+62.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Hitman 3	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%