AMD Radeon HD 7790 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 7790 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7790

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 29% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 778 MHz
  • Around 28% higher texture fill rate: 56 GTexel / s vs 43.6 GTexel / s
  • 2.7x more pipelines: 896 vs 336
  • Around 71% better floating-point performance: 1,792 gflops vs 1,045.6 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 160 Watt
  • Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 4008 MHz
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3090 vs 1872
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 459 vs 418
  • Around 88% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 14832 vs 7872
  • Around 84% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 40.763 vs 22.161
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 828.247 vs 781.734
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.646 vs 2.125
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 63.284 vs 47.218
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 217.744 vs 75.212
  • Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5087 vs 3537
  • Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5087 vs 3537
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 March 2013 vs 24 September 2011
Core clock speed 1000 MHz vs 778 MHz
Texture fill rate 56 GTexel / s vs 43.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 896 vs 336
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops vs 1,045.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 160 Watt
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz vs 4008 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3090 vs 1872
PassMark - G2D Mark 459 vs 418
Geekbench - OpenCL 14832 vs 7872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 40.763 vs 22.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 828.247 vs 781.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.646 vs 2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 63.284 vs 47.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 217.744 vs 75.212
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5087 vs 3537
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5087 vs 3537

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2

  • 3.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3398 vs 988
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3117 vs 2061
  • 3.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3398 vs 988
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3117 vs 2061
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3398 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3117 vs 2061
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3398 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3117 vs 2061

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 7790
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3090
1872
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
459
418
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
14832
7872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
40.763
22.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
828.247
781.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.646
2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
63.284
47.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
217.744
75.212
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5087
3537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
988
3398
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2061
3117
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5087
3537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
988
3398
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2061
3117
Name AMD Radeon HD 7790 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
PassMark - G3D Mark 3090 1872
PassMark - G2D Mark 459 418
Geekbench - OpenCL 14832 7872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 40.763 22.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 828.247 781.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.646 2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 63.284 47.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 217.744 75.212
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5087 3537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 988 3398
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2061 3117
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5087 3537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 988 3398
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2061 3117
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon HD 7790 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 Fermi 2.0
Code name Bonaire GF114
Design AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
Launch date 22 March 2013 24 September 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $149 $199
Place in performance rating 837 840
Price now $134.99 $199.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 29.57 15.01

Technical info

Core clock speed 1000 MHz 778 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops 1,045.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 896 336
Texture fill rate 56 GTexel / s 43.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 160 Watt
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,950 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 183 mm 210 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 96 GB / s 96.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 4008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5