GeForce GTX 460 768MB vs 560

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Aggregated performance score

GTX 560
2011
1024 MB GDDR5
7.07
+61%

560 outperforms 460 768MB by 61% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking513626
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.64no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF114no data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 May 2011 (12 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$76 (0.4x MSRP)$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores336336
Core clock speed810 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature99 °Cno data
Texture fill rate45.36no data
Floating-point performance1,088.6 gflopsno data

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 x16no data
Length8.25" (21 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinno data
SLI options+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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA+no data

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 560 7.07
+61%
GTX 460 768MB 4.39

560 outperforms 460 768MB by 61% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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 560 3030
+44.8%
GTX 460 768MB 2092

560 outperforms 460 768MB by 45% 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 HD75−80
+59.6%
47
−59.6%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.07 4.39

The GeForce GTX 560 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 768MB in performance tests.


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