Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1GB

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1GB
Fermi
Architecture
Midrange
Product Tier
336
Shader Cores
32
ROPs
56
TMUs
No RT
Ray Tracing
1 GB
Memory
GDDR5
Memory Type
115.2 GB/s
Bandwidth
160 W
TDP
GPU Snapshot
Release date:Jul 12, 2010Price at Launch:$229
Type:DesktopArchitecture:Fermi
Generation:GeForce GTX 400 seriesProduct Tier:Midrange
VRAM Capacity:1 GBTotal Board Power:160 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:336TMUs:56
ROPs:32L2 Cache:512 KB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:1 GBMemory Type:GDDR5
Memory Speed:3.6 GbpsMemory Bus:256-bit
Bandwidth:115.2 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:675 MHzFP32 Throughput:0.907 TFLOPs
Ray Tracing:NoProcess Size:40nm
Process Name:TSMC 40nmDie Size:332 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:160 WPower Connectors:2x 6-pin
Bus Interface:PCIe 2.0 x16HDMI Support:HDMI 1.3a
DSC:NoMax Displays:2
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:12Shader Model:5.1
OpenGL Version:4.6

Reviews and Ratings

88

Average Score

Based on 9 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • High performance for its price range
  • High performance with enabled tessellation
  • Significantly faster than Radeon HD 5830
  • Wide range of supported FSAA modes
  • Improved CSAA/TMAA quality
  • Minimal effect of FSAA on performance
  • GTX 460 GPU results in top performance for the price
  • Short enough to fit practically any desktop case
  • Ample overclocking headroom
  • Impressively cool operating temperatures

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • No serious drawbacks
  • GPU changes alter relationship between textures and shading
  • May impact performance in some situations
  • Does not support 3-Way SLI
  • TripleSLI not supported
80

No doubt about it, this is an excellent DirectX 11, mid-range graphics card. Assuredly a very good buy for those who want to do their gaming without overspending. What's more, the various NVIDIA technologies make it an interesting technical...

By DigitalVersus on
100

The fear that used to be attached to running an SLI setup has largely vanished by the wayside over the last year or so. Thanks to maturing driver sets and great mid-range cards, there really has never been a better time to drop in that second card....

By TechRadar on
83

A fast, affordable card that finally mends most of the issues that have plagued Fermi to date...

By PC Pro on
90

The GTX 460 is a big step in the right direction for Nvidia, and is well positioned to help shore up the company's deficit in the market of midrange shoppers. Nvidia will need to come up with solutions...

By ExtremeTech on
90

Looking ahead, we've heard rumors of a possible GeForce GTX 485 sporting the full 512 CUDA cores that Fermi promises, but when quizzed about the likelihood of such a SKU, NVIDIA said they couldn't comment. There's also talk of an even...

By HardwareZone.com on
85

If your a hardcore enthusiast and have been for awhile you'll remember the 8800GT; which was affordable and offered a great price performance ratio and overclocked like mad. That's what the GTX-460 lineup reminds us of. It's not quite...

By Bjorn3D on
90

It took Nvidia a while to take the lead with video cards using its new Fermi architecture, but now the company has—in a big way. This card offers competitive performance and pricing to AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5830....

By PC Mag on
91

Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to ensure that all...

By Benchmark Reviews on

When I stepped up from nVidia's 8-series graphics to a GTX 260 back in July of 2008, the retail price as I recall was almost $400. Although I later regretted jumping on that right at launch, as prices fell 25% within the first 30 days, I was...

By OverClock Intelligence Agency on

We got word late yesterday by a friend at NVIDIA that Best Buy had slipped up and released NVIDIA branded graphics cards on Sunday night. This was a week before they were supposed to hit store shelves as NVIDIA hasn't even released the PR stating...

By Legit Reviews on

Putting together these value comparisons is harder than it looks. Oh, sure, looking at our overall value graphs and making broad generalizations is a lot of fun, but it can be quite misleading. You've gotta keep the hidden variables in mind. If this...

By The Tech Report on

What can we say about the new graphics processor from Nvidia after checking it out in our tests? First off, we can repeat our thought that this GPU is what the GF100 should have been. A relatively inexpensive but comparable to the ATI RV870 Cypress in...

By X-bit Labs on
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