AMD Radeon RX 460 4GB

The Radeon RX 460 stacks up well enough against Nvidia's year-old budget offerings but its small improvement in efficiency leaves us wondering how it will look beside a budget Pascal GPU. Furthermore, the budget Radeon is only attractive if you end up paying less than $120 for it.
– As reviewed by TechSpot on Aug 2016
GCN 4.0 (Polaris)
Architecture
Entry-level
Product Tier
896
Shader Cores
16
ROPs
56
TMUs
No RT
Ray Tracing
4 GB
Memory
GDDR5
Memory Type
112 GB/s
Bandwidth
75 W
TDP
GPU Snapshot
Release date:Aug 8, 2016Price at Launch:$139
Type:DesktopArchitecture:GCN 4.0 (Polaris)
Generation:RX 400 seriesProduct Tier:Entry-level
VRAM Capacity:4 GBTotal Board Power:75 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:896TMUs:56
ROPs:16L2 Cache:1 MB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:4 GBMemory Type:GDDR5
Memory Speed:7 GbpsMemory Bus:128-bit
Bandwidth:112 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:1.09 GHzBoost Clock:1.2 GHz
FP32 Throughput:2.15 TFLOPsRay Tracing:No
Process Size:14nmProcess Name:GlobalFoundries 14LPP
Die Size:123 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:75 WPower Connectors:None
Bus Interface:PCIe 3.0 x8HDMI Support:HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort Support:DP 1.4aDSC:No
Max Displays:3
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:12Shader Model:6.7
Vulkan Version:1.3OpenGL Version:4.6

Reviews and Ratings

77

Average Score

Based on 10 reviews

8.8

User Score

Based on 286 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Fast enough for 1080p in many games
  • Affordable
  • Power Friendly
  • Matches sub-$150 GPU competition, sometimes it's a fraction faster

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Performance has limits, even at 1080p
  • On par with year-old GTX 950 in terms of performance
  • Doesn't overclock well
70

The Radeon RX 460 stacks up well enough against Nvidia's year-old budget offerings but its small improvement in efficiency leaves us wondering how it will look beside a budget Pascal GPU. Furthermore, the budget Radeon is only attractive if you end up paying less than $120 for it.

By TechSpot on
80

Cheap and cheerful – but...

By Trusted Reviews on
80

The high cost of PC video cards intimidates some into sticking with a console, but AMD’s new Radeon RX 460 can bring console-grade performance to your rig for barely more than a hundred bucks. This video card may convert a few console fans.

By Digital Trends on
80

The XFX Radeon RX 460 4GB Double Dissipation graphics card is a solid entry-level 1080p graphics card that should be a good choice for casual gamers that are okay playing games without all the eye candy cranked up.

By LegitReviews on
80

NVIDIA doesn't have a budget Pascal-based chip available just yet and the Radeon RX 460 offers similar performance, more features, and better power characteristics than the GeForce GTX 950, for less money. It's not going to break any benchmark records, but the Radeon RX 460 is a compelling option at its relatively low-price point.

By HotHardware on
80

AMD has managed to build an exciting lineup of cards, all for under what the competition is offering. The RX 460, while not being a powerhouse still managed to impress. It is a budget card that hits well above its weight class. While I would not recommend it to the hardcore players, anyone that buys it will end up with an accomplished gaming computer, which should be ready for some serious competitive gaming. Just don't expect to be playing 4K or VR anytime soon.

By CGM on
98

Great...

By techteamgb.co.uk on
80

Starting with the Sapphire card, we have a version of the Rx 460 which feels well rounded overall. It is built to a high standard, has a good cooler for this price range and offers framerate performance which sits towards the high end of the market. The...

By HardwareHeaven on
78

AMD's Radeon RX 460 promises entry level gaming for the masses, with pricing starting at $109. We are reviewing the ASUS RX 460 STRIX OC, which comes with 4 GB instead of 2 GB and an additional 6-pin power connector, at a $140 price point.

By techPowerUp! on

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By uk.hardware.info on

All the signs point to the base-level RX 460 offering the best value and fulfilling what we believe must be the original decision brief, and there's the sense that the premium-priced RX 460s have been manufactured in order to fill in a gaping hole in the new Radeon line-up - there's clearly a midway point between the RX 460 and RX 470 where a product with R9 380-level performance with a 4GB framebuffer could do pretty well.

By EuroGamer on

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