NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
Around 81% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 289 Watt
3.6x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 999 MHz
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2272 vs 1201
4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 388 vs 96
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 3443
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3107
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 3443
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3107

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 July 2010 vs 8 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt vs 289 Watt
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2272 vs 1201
PassMark - G2D Mark	388 vs 96
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3107
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3107

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Around 84% higher core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 675 MHz
2.4x more texture fill rate: 92.2 billion / sec vs 37.8 GTexel / s
Around 43% higher pipelines: 2x 240 vs 336
Around 31% better floating-point performance: 2x 596.2 gflops vs 907.2 gflops
2.3x more maximum memory size: 1792 MB vs 768 MB
2.7x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 21048 vs 7860

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1242 MHz vs 675 MHz
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion / sec vs 37.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 240 vs 336
Floating-point performance	2x 596.2 gflops vs 907.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	1792 MB vs 768 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	21048 vs 7860

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2272

1201

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

388

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

7860

21048

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3107

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3107

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
PassMark - G3D Mark	2272	1201
PassMark - G2D Mark	388	96
Geekbench - OpenCL	7860	21048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	617.847
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	27.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	40.61
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3107
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GF104	GT200B
Launch date	12 July 2010	8 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$500
Place in performance rating	917	920
Price now	$89.99	$159.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	34.71	8.53
Technical info
Core clock speed	675 MHz	1242 MHz
Floating-point performance	907.2 gflops	2x 596.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	336	2x 240
Texture fill rate	37.8 GTexel / s	92.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt	289 Watt
Transistor count	1,950 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores		480
CUDA cores per GPU		240
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIHDMI
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
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	768 MB	1792 MB
Memory bandwidth	86.4 GB / s	223.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 Bit	896 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 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
SLI
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)		128bit