Radeon RX 460 vs GeForce GTX 690

Place in the ranking	367	434
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.48	1.12
Power efficiency	3.28	9.81
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GK104	Baffin
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 May 2012 (12 years ago)	8 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 690 has 32% better value for money than RX 460.

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 cores	3072	896
Core clock speed	915 MHz	1090 MHz
Boost clock speed	1019 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	130.4	67.20
Floating-point processing power	3.13 TFLOPS	2.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	128	56

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 support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	279 mm	170 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	None
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5	2 GB
Memory bus width	512-bit (256-bit per GPU)	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	Two Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	Yes (via dongle)	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	-	+
3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision Live	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	-

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 690 14.28
+33.8%

RX 460 10.67

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 690 5489
+33.8%

RX 460 4102

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.

GTX 690 13160
+131%

RX 460 5701

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	50−55 +25%	40 −25%
1440p	90−95 +28.6%	70 −28.6%
4K	27−30 +28.6%	21 −28.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	19.98 −829%	2.15 +829%
1440p	11.10 −803%	1.23 +803%
4K	37.00 −803%	4.10 +803%

RX 460 has 829% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 460 has 803% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 460 has 803% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18 +0%	18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	41 +0%	41 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	24 +0%	24 +0%
Far Cry 5	44 +0%	44 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	35 +0%	35 +0%
Metro Exodus	27 +0%	27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	51 +0%	51 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +0%	17 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
World of Tanks	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	33 +0%	33 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	28 +0%	28 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	32 +0%	32 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

This is how GTX 690 and RX 460 compete in popular games:

GTX 690 is 25% faster in 1080p
GTX 690 is 29% faster in 1440p
GTX 690 is 29% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.28	10.67
Recency	3 May 2012	8 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	75 Watt