Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GTX 460 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 1184 days newer than GeForce GTX 460.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 160 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 13% better in Battlefield IV than GeForce GTX 460 - 172 vs 152 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 - 3 vs 1 GB
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 460
Desktop • Jul 12th, 2010
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 460
Desktop • Jul 12th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
9.45 GPixel/s
29.531249999999996%
Texel Fillrate
37.8 GTexel/s
29.531249999999996%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 12th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $299 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 0.75 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 86.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 675 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
