GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon RX 460

Place in the ranking	433	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	6
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.12	18.83
Power efficiency	9.82	15.33
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Baffin	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 August 2016 (8 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 1581% 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	896	16384
Core clock speed	1090 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	1,290
Floating-point processing power	2.15 TFLOPS	82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	176
TMUs	56	512
Tensor Cores	no data	512
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	128

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 4.0 x16
Length	170 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	1.01 TB/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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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.

RX 460 10.67

RTX 4090 100.00
+837%

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.

RX 460 4102

RTX 4090 38452
+837%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 460 8597

RTX 4090 104598
+1117%

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.

RX 460 5701

RTX 4090 73447
+1188%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 460 34892

RTX 4090 260357
+646%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 460 307888

RTX 4090 771257
+150%

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	40 −545%	258 +545%
1440p	70 −181%	197 +181%
4K	21 −581%	143 +581%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.15 +188%	6.20 −188%
1440p	1.23 +561%	8.12 −561%
4K	4.10 +173%	11.18 −173%

RX 460 has 188% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 460 has 561% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 460 has 173% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18 −1078%	212 +1078%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −971%	225 +971%
Elden Ring	30−35 −703%	249 +703%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −234%	110−120 +234%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −975%	215 +975%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −429%	111 +429%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −1191%	555 +1191%
Metro Exodus	41 −334%	178 +334%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −457%	150−160 +457%
Valorant	40−45 −1965%	826 +1965%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −234%	110−120 +234%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −895%	199 +895%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −410%	107 +410%
Dota 2	24 −733%	200 +733%
Elden Ring	30−35 −1410%	468 +1410%
Far Cry 5	44 −239%	149 +239%
Fortnite	60−65 −397%	300−350 +397%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −1174%	548 +1174%
Grand Theft Auto V	35 −397%	174 +397%
Metro Exodus	27 −578%	183 +578%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	51 −322%	210−220 +322%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 −818%	150−160 +818%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −444%	170−180 +444%
Valorant	40−45 −1840%	750−800 +1840%
World of Tanks	150−160 −84.8%	270−280 +84.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	33 −255%	110−120 +255%
Counter-Strike 2	10 −1750%	185 +1750%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −400%	105 +400%
Dota 2	35−40 −489%	224 +489%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −398%	210−220 +398%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −1165%	544 +1165%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	28 −668%	210−220 +668%
Valorant	40−45 −1600%	680 +1600%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −1057%	162 +1057%
Elden Ring	14−16 −2187%	343 +2187%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1050%	161 +1050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −250%	170−180 +250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −933%	90−95 +933%
World of Tanks	75−80 −579%	500−550 +579%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −314%	85−90 +314%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1282%	152 +1282%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −863%	77 +863%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −596%	160−170 +596%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −2013%	507 +2013%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −624%	152 +624%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1915%	262 +1915%
Valorant	24−27 −2100%	572 +2100%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −3220%	166 +3220%
Dota 2	21−24 −790%	187 +790%
Elden Ring	7−8 −2729%	198 +2729%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −790%	187 +790%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −2183%	137 +2183%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	32 −553%	200−210 +553%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −814%	60−65 +814%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −790%	187 +790%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −911%	90−95 +911%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −2900%	150−160 +2900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1233%	40 +1233%
Dota 2	21−24 −981%	227 +981%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −708%	100−110 +708%
Fortnite	10−12 −773%	95−100 +773%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1929%	284 +1929%
Valorant	10−12 −3209%	364 +3209%

This is how RX 460 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 545% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 181% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 581% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 3220% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed RX 460 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.67	100.00
Recency	8 August 2016	20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	450 Watt

RX 460 has 500% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 837.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 460 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.