GeForce GTX 460 OEM vs Radeon HD 6790

Place in performance ranking	649	738
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.34	no data
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Barts	GF104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 April 2011 (13 years ago)	11 October 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data
Current price	$184 (1.2x MSRP)	$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	800	336
Core clock speed	840 MHz	650 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.60	36.40
Floating-point performance	1,344.0 gflops	873.6 gflops

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	198 mm	210 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	3400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	108.8 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	no data	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:

900p	52 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%
Full HD	57 +42.5%	40−45 −42.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+40%

5−6

−40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
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 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
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 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%

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	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
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	1−2	0−1

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	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
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%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1