GeForce GTX 460 OEM vs Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

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Aggregated performance score

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
2014
3.04
+0.3%

General info

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

Place in performance ranking725730
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameKaveri SpectreGF104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)11 October 2010 (13 years ago)
Current priceno data$99

Technical specs

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 cores512336
Core clock speed720 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data36.40
Floating-point performanceno data873.6 gflops

Size and 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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin

Memory

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data3400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data108.8 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno data2.1

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:

Full HD18
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+20%
5−6
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

This is how R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and GTX 460 OEM compete in popular games:

  • R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 12.5% faster than GTX 460 OEM in 1080p

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.04 3.03
Recency 14 January 2014 11 October 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and GeForce GTX 460 OEM.


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