GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs GTX 560 Ti

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560 Ti and GeForce GTX 460 v2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 560 Ti
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
7.91
+63.1%

GTX 560 Ti outperforms GTX 460 v2 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking516636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.730.78
Power efficiency3.412.22
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF114GF114
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 January 2011 (13 years ago)24 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560 Ti has 122% better value for money than GTX 460 v2.

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 cores384336
Core clock speed823 MHz779 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate52.6743.62
Floating-point processing power1.263 TFLOPS1.046 TFLOPS
ROPs3224
TMUs6456

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm210 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1002 MHz1002 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.3 GB/s96.19 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.12.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 560 Ti 7.91
+63.1%
GTX 460 v2 4.85

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.

GTX 560 Ti 3049
+63%
GTX 460 v2 1871

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 560 Ti 10717
+36.1%
GTX 460 v2 7872

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 560 Ti 38
+72.7%
GTX 460 v2 22

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:

900p63
+80%
35−40
−80%
Full HD66
+65%
40−45
−65%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+66.7%
27−30
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+66.7%
27−30
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+66.7%
27−30
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

This is how GTX 560 Ti and GTX 460 v2 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 560 Ti is 80% faster in 900p
  • GTX 560 Ti is 65% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.91 4.85
Recency 25 January 2011 24 September 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 160 Watt

GTX 560 Ti has a 63.1% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 460 v2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 6.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 560 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 v2 in performance tests.


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