GeForce GTX 460 OEM vs Radeon HD 6790

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6790 and GeForce GTX 460 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6790
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
4.20
+40.9%

HD 6790 outperforms GTX 460 OEM by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking684780
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.86no data
Power efficiency1.921.36
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameBartsGF104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 April 2011 (13 years ago)11 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

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 cores800336
Core clock speed840 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate33.6036.40
Floating-point processing power1.344 TFLOPS0.8736 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4056

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
Length198 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 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz850 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s108.8 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 HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-2.1

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:

900p52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Full HD60
+50%
40−45
−50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.48no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

This is how HD 6790 and GTX 460 OEM compete in popular games:

  • HD 6790 is 49% faster in 900p
  • HD 6790 is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.20 2.98
Recency 4 April 2011 11 October 2010

HD 6790 has a 40.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

The Radeon HD 6790 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 OEM in performance tests.


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