GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q vs GTX 460

Place in performance ranking	558	127
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.97	45.07
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GF104	N18E-G2R
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	12 July 2010 (13 years old)	2 April 2020 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$128 (0.6x MSRP)	$812

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q has 4546% better value for money than GTX 460.

Technical specs

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	2560
Core clock speed	675 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1155 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.80	184.8
Floating-point performance	907.2 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 460 and GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 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.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)	no data
Height	4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 6-pin	None
SLI options	+	no data

Memory

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	11000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	86.4 GB/s	352.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Video outputs and ports

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	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.140
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 460 5.84

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 35.95
+516%

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q outperforms GTX 460 by 516% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 460 2263

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 13925
+515%

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q outperforms GTX 460 by 515% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 460 2570

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 20873
+712%

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q outperforms GTX 460 by 712% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	16−18 −563%	106 +563%
1440p	10−12 −630%	73 +630%
4K	7−8 −571%	47 +571%

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	5.84	35.95
Recency	12 July 2010	2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	80 Watt