ATI FireGL X3-256 vs GeForce GTX 460

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking587not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.16no data
Power efficiency2.54no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code nameGF104R420
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date12 July 2010 (14 years ago)3 August 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $1,099

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 cores336no data
Core clock speed675 MHz491 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million160 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt57 Watt
Texture fill rate37.805.892
Floating-point processing power0.9072 TFLOPSno data
ROPs2412
TMUs5612

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 x16AGP 8x
Length210 mmno data
Height4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x Molex
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 amount2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz454 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s29.06 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.

Display ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
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)9.0b (9_2)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.12.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 July 2010 3 August 2004
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 57 Watt

GTX 460 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.

ATI FireGL X3-256, on the other hand, has 180.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 and FireGL X3-256. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 is a desktop card while FireGL X3-256 is a workstation one.


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