Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X 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 290X is 1200 days newer than GeForce GTX 460.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 160 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 38% better in Far Cry 6 than GeForce GTX 460 - 84 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 - 4 vs 0.75 GB
Far Cry 6
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 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 460
Desktop • Jul 12th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
9.45 GPixel/s
14%
Texel Fillrate
37.8 GTexel/s
21%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 12th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $549 |
| 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 | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 86.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 675 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
