NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 5% higher core clock speed: 1300 MHz vs 1242 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
Around 93% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 289 Watt
Around 70% higher memory clock speed: 1700 MHz vs 999 MHz
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1986 vs 1201
3.8x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 360 vs 96
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3491 vs 3443
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3491 vs 3443

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 November 2010 vs 8 January 2009
Core clock speed	1300 MHz vs 1242 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 289 Watt
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1986 vs 1201
PassMark - G2D Mark	360 vs 96
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3491 vs 3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3108 vs 3107
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3491 vs 3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3108 vs 3107

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

3x more texture fill rate: 92.2 billion / sec vs 31.2 billion / sec
Around 67% higher pipelines: 2x 240 vs 288
Around 59% better floating-point performance: 2x 596.2 gflops vs 748.8 gflops
Around 75% higher maximum memory size: 1792 MB vs 1 GB
3.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 21048 vs 6340

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion / sec vs 31.2 billion / sec
Pipelines	2x 240 vs 288
Floating-point performance	2x 596.2 gflops vs 748.8 gflops
Maximum memory size	1792 MB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	21048 vs 6340

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1986

1201

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

360

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6340

21048

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3491

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3108

3107

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3491

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3108

3107

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
PassMark - G3D Mark	1986	1201
PassMark - G2D Mark	360	96
Geekbench - OpenCL	6340	21048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	18.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	635.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.476
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	48.203
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3044
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3491	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3108	3107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3044
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3491	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3108	3107

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GF104	GT200B
Launch date	15 November 2010	8 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	$500
Place in performance rating	944	946
Price now	$159.99	$159.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	15.95	8.53
Technical info
Core clock speed	1300 MHz	1242 MHz
CUDA cores	288	480
Floating-point performance	748.8 gflops	2x 596.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	104 °C	105 °C
Pipelines	288	2x 240
Texture fill rate	31.2 billion / sec	92.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	289 Watt
Transistor count	1,950 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores per GPU		240
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, 2 x Dual-Link DVI-I1 x Mini HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIHDMI
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Number of display connectors	2
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options	2-way	Quad
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 6-pin	6-pin & 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.1	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1792 MB
Memory bandwidth	108.8 GB / s	223.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	896 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz	999 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Memory interface width per GPU		448 Bit
Standard memory config per GPU		896 MB
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)		128bit