NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 170 Watt
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 781.734 vs 539.966
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 47.218 vs 35.841
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 75.212 vs 64.308
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 24 September 2011 vs 25 January 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt vs 170 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 781.734 vs 539.966
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 47.218 vs 35.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 75.212 vs 64.308

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

  • Around 6% higher core clock speed: 823 MHz vs 778 MHz
  • Around 21% higher texture fill rate: 52.7 GTexel / s vs 43.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 14% higher pipelines: 384 vs 336
  • Around 21% better floating-point performance: 1,263.4 gflops vs 1,045.6 gflops
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3038 vs 1872
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 425 vs 418
  • Around 40% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11002 vs 7872
  • Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 31.935 vs 22.161
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.344 vs 2.125
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4184 vs 3537
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3683 vs 3398
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3333 vs 3117
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4184 vs 3537
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3683 vs 3398
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3333 vs 3117
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 823 MHz vs 778 MHz
Texture fill rate 52.7 GTexel / s vs 43.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 336
Floating-point performance 1,263.4 gflops vs 1,045.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3038 vs 1872
PassMark - G2D Mark 425 vs 418
Geekbench - OpenCL 11002 vs 7872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 31.935 vs 22.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.344 vs 2.125
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4184 vs 3537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3683 vs 3398
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3333 vs 3117
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4184 vs 3537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3683 vs 3398
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3333 vs 3117

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1872
3038
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
418
425
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
7872
11002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22.161
31.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
781.734
539.966
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.125
2.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
47.218
35.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
75.212
64.308
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3537
4184
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3398
3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3117
3333
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3537
4184
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3398
3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3117
3333
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark 1872 3038
PassMark - G2D Mark 418 425
Geekbench - OpenCL 7872 11002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.161 31.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 781.734 539.966
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.125 2.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 47.218 35.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 75.212 64.308
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3537 4184
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3398 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3117 3333
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3537 4184
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3398 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3117 3333
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 389

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Essentials

Architecture Fermi 2.0 Fermi 2.0
Code name GF114 GF114
Launch date 24 September 2011 25 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $249
Place in performance rating 821 822
Price now $199.99 $138
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 15.01 27.88

Technical info

Core clock speed 778 MHz 823 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,045.6 gflops 1,263.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 336 384
Texture fill rate 43.6 GTexel / s 52.7 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt 170 Watt
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,950 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 210 mm 229 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 96.2 GB / s 128.3 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4008 MHz 4008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5