Radeon R7 M460 vs Tesla K20c

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K20c with Radeon R7 M460, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K20c
2012
5 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
8.92
+222%

Tesla K20c outperforms R7 M460 by a whopping 222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking458763
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.540.11
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameGK110Meso
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date12 November 2012 (11 years ago)21 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,199 no data
Current price$591 (0.2x MSRP)$900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla K20c has 1300% better value for money than R7 M460.

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 cores2496384
Core clock speed706 MHz984 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1125 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Wattno data
Texture fill rate146.827.00
Floating-point performance3,524 gflops864.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla K20c and Radeon R7 M460 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount5 GB2 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5200 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth208.0 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.0
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.5no data

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 HD40−45
+208%
13
−208%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4 0−1
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

This is how Tesla K20c and R7 M460 compete in popular games:

  • Tesla K20c is 208% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.92 2.77
Recency 12 November 2012 21 February 2016
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 2 GB

The Tesla K20c is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M460 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K20c is a workstation card while Radeon R7 M460 is a notebook one.


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