NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
VS
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
VS
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460  vs  NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2.

440
Place in performance rating
1032
15.30
Value for money (0-100)
4.17
Fermi
Architecture
Curie
GF104
Code name
G71
Desktop
Type
Desktop
12 July 2010 (11 years ago)
Release date
5 June 2006 (15 years ago)
$199
Launch price (MSRP)
$599
$119 (0.6x MSRP)
Price now
$518 (0.9x MSRP)
3.85
Value for money
no data
GF104
GPU code name
G71
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460  vs  NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

336
Pipelines
no data
675 MHz
Core clock speed
500 MHz
1,950 million
Transistor count
278 million
40 nm
Manufacturing process technology
90 nm
160 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
37.80
Texture fill rate
12.00
907.2 gflops
Floating-point performance
no data
336
Pipelines / CUDA cores
no data
1,950 million
Number of transistors
278 million
160 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
110 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
Length
270 mm
6-pin & 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
+
SLI options
no data
16x PCI-E 2.0
Bus support
no data
4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Height
no data

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR3
768 MB
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
3600 MHz
Memory clock speed
1200 MHz
86.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
38.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2.

Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
+
Multi monitor support
no data
+
HDCP
no data
2048x1536
Maximum VGA resolution
no data
Internal
Audio input for HDMI
no data
+
HDMI
no data

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

+
3D Vision
no data
+
CUDA
no data

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (11_0)
DirectX
9.0c (9_3)
4.1
OpenGL
2.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

9.61% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($119 (0.6x MSRP) vs $518 (0.9x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (40 nm vs 90 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (768 MB vs 512 MB)

More memory bandwidth (86.4 GB/s vs 38.4 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2

Less power consumption (110 Watt vs 160 Watt)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 versus NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

3.6 Out of 93 Hitesti Score
5.0 Out of 1 Hitesti Score