GeForce GT 230 vs Radeon RX 460

Place in performance ranking	401	1102
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.18	0.01
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT	G94B
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 August 2016 (7 years ago)	12 October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	$43.99
Current price	$397 (4.6x MSRP)	$123 (2.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 460 has 11700% better value for money than GT 230.

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	896	48
Core clock speed	1090 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	505 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	15.60
Floating-point performance	2,150 gflops	156 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 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	57.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	no data	1.1

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.

RX 460 10.62
+1164%

GT 230 0.84

Radeon RX 460 outperforms GeForce GT 230 by 1164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 460 4103
+1170%

GT 230 323

Radeon RX 460 outperforms GeForce GT 230 by 1170% in Passmark.

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	42 +1300%	3−4 −1300%
1440p	83 +1283%	6−7 −1283%
4K	20 +1900%	1−2 −1900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

200−210
+1150%

16−18

−1150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	400−450 +1076%	34 −1076%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	200−210 +1150%	16−18 −1150%
Battlefield 5	400−450 +1112%	30−35 −1112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	260−270 +1138%	21−24 −1138%
Cyberpunk 2077	200−210 +1150%	16−18 −1150%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +1100%	24−27 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	350−400 +1067%	30−33 −1067%
Forza Horizon 4	700−750 +1128%	57 −1128%
Hitman 3	250−260 +1150%	20−22 −1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1700−1750 +1132%	138 −1132%
Metro Exodus	550−600 +1150%	44 −1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	350−400 +1067%	30−33 −1067%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +1112%	30−35 −1112%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +1116%	35−40 −1116%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	350−400 +1150%	28 −1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	200−210 +1150%	16−18 −1150%
Battlefield 5	270−280 +1127%	22 −1127%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	260−270 +1138%	21−24 −1138%
Cyberpunk 2077	200−210 +1150%	16−18 −1150%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +1100%	24−27 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	350−400 +1029%	31 −1029%
Forza Horizon 4	600−650 +1076%	50−55 −1076%
Hitman 3	250−260 +1150%	20−22 −1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	550−600 +1150%	40−45 −1150%
Metro Exodus	450−500 +1150%	36 −1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	350−400 +1067%	30−33 −1067%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +1112%	30−35 −1112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	450−500 +1116%	37 −1116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +1116%	35−40 −1116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	210−220 +1135%	17 −1135%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	200−210 +1150%	16−18 −1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	260−270 +1138%	21−24 −1138%
Cyberpunk 2077	200−210 +1150%	16−18 −1150%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +1100%	24−27 −1100%
Forza Horizon 4	500−550 +1120%	41 −1120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	450−500 +1150%	36 −1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +1112%	30−35 −1112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	290−300 +1161%	23 −1161%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +1116%	35−40 −1116%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

350−400
+1067%

30−33

−1067%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	260−270 +1138%	21−24 −1138%
Far Cry New Dawn	220−230 +1122%	18−20 −1122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +1100%	10−11 −1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +1114%	7−8 −1114%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +1131%	12−14 −1131%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +1100%	5−6 −1100%
Far Cry 5	210−220 +1135%	16−18 −1135%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +1150%	20−22 −1150%
Hitman 3	170−180 +1114%	14−16 −1114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−310 +1100%	25 −1100%
Metro Exodus	200−210 +1150%	16−18 −1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	180−190 +1100%	14−16 −1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +1100%	10−11 −1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +1150%	6−7 −1150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

220−230
+1122%

18−20

−1122%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +1131%	13 −1131%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +1150%	8−9 −1150%
Hitman 3	85−90 +1114%	7−8 −1114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +1082%	10−12 −1082%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +1150%	6−7 −1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +1150%	12 −1150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +1150%	6−7 −1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +1100%	5−6 −1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +1100%	5−6 −1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +1150%	6−7 −1150%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +1131%	12−14 −1131%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +1131%	13 −1131%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +1150%	12 −1150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +1150%	4−5 −1150%