AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop) videocard review

Radeon RX 460 (Laptop) 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 - 66.08 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

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

345616

65217

3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

36466

1728

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

55.000 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

970.421 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

95.851 Frames/s

4.656 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

530.303 Frames/s

76.881 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

4429.590 mHash/s

237.944 mHash/s

Name	Value
Geekbench - OpenCL	65217
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1728
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	55.000 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	970.421 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	4.656 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	76.881 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	237.944 mHash/s

Games performance

1. F1 2017 (2017)
2. Dirt 4 (2017)
3. Prey (2017)
4. Overwatch (2016)
5. Ashes of the Singularity (2016)
6. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

7. Fallout 4 (2015)
8. The Witcher 3 (2015)
9. Thief (2014)
10. Metro: Last Light (2013)
11. BioShock Infinite (2013)
12. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x720	37.00
Medium, 1920x1080	27.00
High, 1920x1080	24.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.00

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x720	95.40
Medium, 1920x1080	60.70
High, 1920x1080	39.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	22.40

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x720	57.50
Medium, 1920x1080	49.20
High, 1920x1080	36.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	30.30

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720	100.00
High, 1920x1080	79.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	43.00

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Medium, 1920x1080	24.20
High, 1920x1080	21.00

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768	61.50
High, 1920x1080	28.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.70

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x720	55.40
High, 1920x1080	32.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	27.70

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	71.70
High, 1920x1080	29.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	17.20

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x768

24.70

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768	42.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	29.50

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720	96.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	41.40

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768	175.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	48.70

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	770
Price now	$179.50
Type	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	26.72
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	66.08 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size	large
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt
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