AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) videocard review

AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)

Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) videocard released by AMD; release date: 8 August 2016. At the time of release, the videocard cost $86. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 4.0 microarchitecture codenamed Baffin.

Core clock speed - 1090 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1200 MHz. Texture fill rate - 67.2 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 896. Floating-point performance - 2.2 TFLOPs. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Transistors count - 3,000 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 70 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 128 bit. Memory clock speed - 7000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 112 GB/s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38733
4102
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1306
574
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
352097
17646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
55.048 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
969.655 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
4.655 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
461.690 Frames/s
76.807 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
239.111 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
6821 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
115.400 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36539
1725
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 4102
PassMark - G2D Mark 574
Geekbench - OpenCL 17646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 55.048 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 969.655 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 4.655 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 76.807 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 239.111 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 6821 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 115.400 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1725

Games performance

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023)

Low, 1920x108018.00
Ultra, 1920x10809.72

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

Ultra, 1920x108016.00

Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72041.10
Medium, 1920x108017.80

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1920x1080138.00
High, 1920x1080113.00
Ultra, 1920x108036.40
QHD, 2560x144025.30
4K, 3840x216013.10

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x720148.00
Medium, 1920x108051.40
High, 1920x108036.60
Ultra, 1920x108021.50
QHD, 2560x144014.20

Escape from Tarkov (2020)

Low, 1280x72089.60
Medium, 1920x108043.60
High, 1920x108037.00
Ultra, 1920x108030.10

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x72069.00
Medium, 1920x108034.00
High, 1920x108021.30
Ultra, 1920x108012.90

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 (2019)

Ultra, 1920x108031.70

FIFA 20 (2019)

Ultra, 1920x1080120.00
QHD, 2560x144090.00
4K, 3840x216051.00

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72090.00
Medium, 1920x108037.60
High, 1920x108023.00
Ultra, 1920x108017.40
QHD, 2560x144011.70

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x72083.00
Medium, 1920x108023.80
High, 1920x108016.30

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720120.00
Medium, 1920x108034.70
High, 1920x108021.60
Ultra, 1920x108015.80
4K, 3840x21604.20

League of Legends (2019)

Ultra, 1920x1080213.00
QHD, 2560x1440209.00
4K, 3840x2160133.00

F1 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1920x108065.00
High, 1920x108056.70
Ultra, 1920x108031.20
QHD, 2560x144023.10

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720129.00
Medium, 1920x108045.30
High, 1920x108034.10
Ultra, 1920x108025.50

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Medium, 1920x108062.00
High, 1920x108052.50
Ultra, 1920x108029.10

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x72070.00
Medium, 1920x108040.30
High, 1920x108033.90
Ultra, 1920x108030.40

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x72057.50
Medium, 1920x108029.10
High, 1920x108018.90
Ultra, 1920x108015.80

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x72080.00
Medium, 1920x108041.00
High, 1920x108038.00
Ultra, 1920x108035.00
4K, 3840x216012.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Medium, 1920x108043.80
High, 1920x108036.40
Ultra, 1920x108034.20

Just Cause 4 (2018)

High, 1920x108032.00
Ultra, 1920x108030.60

Darksiders III (2018)

Medium, 1920x108043.60
High, 1920x108033.40
Ultra, 1920x108028.40

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

High, 1920x108052.60
Ultra, 1920x108027.30

Fallout 76 (2018)

Ultra, 1920x108036.60

Hitman 2 (2018)

Ultra, 1920x108033.00

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Ultra, 1920x108043.10
4K, 3840x216012.80

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x72057.00
Medium, 1920x108034.00
High, 1920x108028.00
Ultra, 1920x108017.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720104.00
Medium, 1920x108057.00
High, 1920x108054.00
Ultra, 1920x108041.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x72087.00
Medium, 1920x108034.00
High, 1920x108030.00
Ultra, 1920x108025.00

F1 2018 (2018)

High, 1920x108051.20
Ultra, 1920x108032.80
4K, 3840x216013.70

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x72090.00
Medium, 1920x108040.70
High, 1920x108031.10
Ultra, 1920x108023.90

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1920x108045.70
High, 1920x108041.00
Ultra, 1920x108036.90
4K, 3840x216011.10

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72084.00
Medium, 1920x108040.00
High, 1920x108037.00
Ultra, 1920x108034.00
4K, 3840x216011.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72061.80
Medium, 1920x108049.60
High, 1920x108043.80
4K, 3840x216022.10

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72056.60
Medium, 1920x108028.15
High, 1920x108016.85
QHD15.10
4K, 3840x21607.82

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x720313.00
Medium, 1920x1080116.00
High, 1920x108039.10
Ultra, 1920x108031.00

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

High, 1920x108042.00
Ultra, 1920x108033.30
4K, 3840x21603.90

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108041.30

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108044.20

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72062.00
Medium, 1920x108037.00
High, 1920x108032.00
Ultra, 1920x108027.00
4K, 3840x21608.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x720106.00
Medium, 1920x108035.80
High, 1920x108027.50
Ultra, 1920x108019.60

Dirt 4 (2017)

High, 1920x108051.70
Ultra, 1920x108028.20

Rocket League (2017)

High, 1920x1080102.00
4K, 3840x216032.20

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x720141.00
Medium, 1920x108057.70
High, 1920x108052.20
Ultra, 1920x108049.50
4K, 3840x216013.20

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x720108.00
Medium, 1920x108047.90
High, 1920x108029.30
Ultra, 1920x108026.30
4K, 3840x216011.00

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x72082.00
Medium, 1920x108037.50
High, 1920x108034.00
Ultra, 1920x108017.50

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x720142.00
Medium, 1920x108052.80
High, 1920x108050.60
Ultra, 1920x108035.00

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x720222.00
Medium, 1920x108092.00
High, 1920x108056.50
Ultra, 1920x108025.90
4K, 3840x216014.60

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Medium, 1366x76850.50
High, 1920x108032.50
Ultra, 1920x108031.40
4K, 3840x216013.80

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108050.80
4K, 3840x216022.30

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108047.30
4K, 3840x216014.60

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

High, 1920x1080106.00
Ultra, 1920x108037.60
4K, 3840x216033.20

Civilization VI (2016)

High, 1920x108048.20
Ultra, 1920x108036.10

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x720161.00
Medium, 1366x768107.00
High, 1920x108051.00
Ultra, 1920x108046.60
4K, 3840x216018.80

Mafia 3 (2016)

Low, 1280x72048.40
Medium, 1366x76830.40
High, 1920x108016.20

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72080.00
Medium, 1366x76858.90
High, 1920x108030.30
Ultra, 1920x108014.40
4K, 3840x21609.10

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

High, 1920x108039.70
Ultra, 1920x108034.20
4K, 3840x216012.10

Overwatch (2016)

High, 1920x108094.00
Ultra, 1920x108046.30
4K, 3840x216026.50

Doom (2016)

High, 1920x108047.00
Ultra, 1920x108043.40
4K, 3840x216014.70

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x76854.50
Medium, 1920x108032.80
High, 1920x108028.70

Hitman 2016 (2016)

High, 1920x108030.90
Ultra, 1920x108029.60
4K, 3840x216013.40

The Division (2016)

Medium, 1366x76878.00
High, 1920x108036.50
Ultra, 1920x108027.90
4K, 3840x216012.80

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x720106.00
Medium, 1920x108048.00
High, 1920x108043.00
Ultra, 1920x108029.00
4K, 3840x216013.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720104.00
Medium, 1920x108039.10
High, 1920x108026.40

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Medium, 1366x76869.00
High, 1920x108036.60
Ultra, 1920x108027.90
4K, 3840x216012.90

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768236.00
Medium, 1366x768151.00
High, 1920x108079.00
Ultra, 1920x108064.60
4K, 3840x216022.90

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

High, 1920x108037.90
Ultra, 1920x108014.00
4K, 3840x216011.20

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

High, 1920x108057.80
Ultra, 1920x108048.60
4K, 3840x216017.80

Fallout 4 (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108032.30
4K, 3840x216013.30

Anno 2205 (2015)

High, 1920x108033.30
Ultra, 1920x108013.40
4K, 3840x216012.00

World of Warships (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108025.50
4K, 3840 x 216025.50

The Witcher 3 (2015)

High, 1920x108037.00
Ultra, 1920x108023.00
4K, 3840x216012.00

Dirt Rally (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108042.40
4K, 3840x216033.00

GTA V (2015)

High, 1920x108050.20
Ultra, 1920x108020.70

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Ultra, 1920x108060.90

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Ultra, 1920x108041.20

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Ultra, 1920x108038.60
4K, 3840x216019.20

Metro: Last Light (2013)

High, 1366x76878.00
Ultra, 1920x108037.20

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Ultra, 1920x108055.30

Crysis 3 (2013)

Ultra, 1920x108025.30

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0
Code name Baffin
Design Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 8 August 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $86
Place in performance rating 554
Price now $179.50
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 33.86

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz
Compute units 14
Core clock speed 1090 MHz
Floating-point performance 2.2 TFLOPs
GPU Power 35-48 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 896
Stream Processors 896
Texture fill rate 67.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 170 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 2.0
HDMI 4K Support
PowerTune
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
ZeroCore