GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX 460

Place in the ranking	435	14
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.12	14.06
Power efficiency	9.79	12.09
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)	28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 D has 1155% 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	14592
Core clock speed	1090 MHz	2280 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	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	1,149
Floating-point processing power	2.15 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	176
TMUs	56	456
Tensor Cores	no data	456
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	114

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	1,008 GB/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	6.7
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 10.26

RTX 4090 D 71.78
+600%

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 D 28686
+599%

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 −575%	270−280 +575%
1440p	70 −543%	450−500 +543%
4K	21 −567%	140−150 +567%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.15 +175%	5.92 −175%
1440p	1.23 +189%	3.55 −189%
4K	4.10 +179%	11.42 −179%

RX 460 has 175% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 460 has 189% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 460 has 179% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18 −567%	120−130 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −567%	140−150 +567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −586%	240−250 +586%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −550%	130−140 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −567%	140−150 +567%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −598%	300−310 +598%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −567%	180−190 +567%
Metro Exodus	41 −583%	280−290 +583%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −579%	190−200 +579%
Valorant	40−45 −590%	290−300 +590%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −586%	240−250 +586%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −550%	130−140 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −567%	140−150 +567%
Dota 2	24 −567%	160−170 +567%
Far Cry 5	44 −582%	300−310 +582%
Fortnite	60−65 −545%	400−450 +545%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −598%	300−310 +598%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −567%	180−190 +567%
Grand Theft Auto V	35 −586%	240−250 +586%
Metro Exodus	27 −567%	180−190 +567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	51 −586%	350−400 +586%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 −547%	110−120 +547%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −588%	220−230 +588%
Valorant	40−45 −590%	290−300 +590%
World of Tanks	150−160 −595%	1050−1100 +595%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	33 −597%	230−240 +597%
Counter-Strike 2	10 −550%	65−70 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −567%	140−150 +567%
Dota 2	35−40 −584%	260−270 +584%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −598%	300−310 +598%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −598%	300−310 +598%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −567%	180−190 +567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	28 −579%	190−200 +579%
Valorant	40−45 −590%	290−300 +590%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −567%	100−105 +567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −500%	300−310 +500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −567%	60−65 +567%
World of Tanks	75−80 −558%	500−550 +558%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −567%	140−150 +567%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −567%	60−65 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −596%	160−170 +596%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −567%	160−170 +567%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −567%	140−150 +567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Valorant	24−27 −592%	180−190 +592%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Dota 2	21−24 −567%	140−150 +567%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −567%	140−150 +567%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	32 −588%	220−230 +588%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −567%	140−150 +567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −567%	60−65 +567%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Dota 2	21−24 −567%	140−150 +567%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%
Fortnite	10−12 −582%	75−80 +582%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%
Valorant	10−12 −582%	75−80 +582%

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

RTX 4090 D is 575% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 543% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 567% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.26	71.78
Recency	8 August 2016	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	425 Watt

RX 460 has 466.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 599.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D 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.