NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
VS
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
VS
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 and NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

459
Place in performance rating
921
11.50
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Fermi 2.0
Architecture
Curie
GF114
Code name
G71
Desktop
Type
Desktop
24 September 2011 (10 years ago)
Release date
9 March 2006 (15 years ago)
$199
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$235 (1.2x MSRP)
Price now
$228
1.61
Value for money
0.04
GF114
GPU code name
G71
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 and NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

336
Pipelines
no data
779 MHz
Core clock speed
650 MHz
1,950 million
Transistor count
278 million
40 nm
Manufacturing process technology
90 nm
160 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
84 Watt
43.62
Texture fill rate
15.60
1,045.6 gflops
Floating-point performance
no data
336
Pipelines / CUDA cores
no data
1,950 million
Number of transistors
278 million
160 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
84 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 and NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX.

PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
210 mm
Length
no data
2x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 and NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR3
1 GB
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
4008 MHz
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
96.19 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
51.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 and NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX, the size and number of monitors.

2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
+
HDMI
no data

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 and NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (11_0)
DirectX
9.0c (9_3)
4.6
OpenGL
2.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 and NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 or NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2

7.54% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (40 nm vs 90 nm)

More memory bandwidth (96.19 GB/s vs 51.2 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX

Cheaper ($228 vs $235 (1.2x MSRP))

Less power consumption (84 Watt vs 160 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (512 MB vs 1 GB)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 or NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 versus NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX performance benchmarks comparison

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