Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 460 vs GeForce GTX 960
AMD
Radeon RX 460
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 29 Jun 2016
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 960
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 22 Jan 2015
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Radeon RX 460100%
- GeForce GTX 960128%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 460100%
- GeForce GTX 960110%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 460
- 45 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 960 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 960
- 10% higher gaming performance.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 960
The GeForce GTX 960 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (34 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 460 | GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Baffin (Baffin PRO) | GM206 (GM206-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 123 mm² | 228 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,000 million | 2,940 million |
| Shaders | 896 | 1024 |
| Compute Units | 14 | 8 |
| Core clock | 1090 MHz | 1127 MHz |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 64 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 460 | GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 460 | GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|
| TDP | 75 watts | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Jun 2016 | 22 Jan 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 46019.20 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 96036.10 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 46067.20 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 96072.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 460112.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 960112.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 4602150.40 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 9602308.10 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- Radeon RX 4608080
- GeForce GTX 96010380
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Alien Isolation
DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF
- Radeon RX 46042
- GeForce GTX 96056
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- Radeon RX 46021
- GeForce GTX 96028
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- Radeon RX 46018
- GeForce GTX 96025
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46021
- GeForce GTX 96029
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- Radeon RX 46030
- GeForce GTX 96030
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 46023
- GeForce GTX 96027
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 46032
- GeForce GTX 96037
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- Radeon RX 46027
- GeForce GTX 96025
FPS (higher is better)
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
DX11, Very High Detail
- Radeon RX 46036
- GeForce GTX 96044
FPS (higher is better)
Resident Evil 7
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46034
- GeForce GTX 96018
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46022
- GeForce GTX 96021
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 46021
- GeForce GTX 96027
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- Radeon RX 46027
- GeForce GTX 96029
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- Radeon RX 46020
- GeForce GTX 96030
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Warhammer
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
- Radeon RX 46020
- GeForce GTX 96019
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46014
- GeForce GTX 96020
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- Radeon RX 46031
- GeForce GTX 96046
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- Radeon RX 46027
- GeForce GTX 96034
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46029
- GeForce GTX 96034
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- Radeon RX 46047
- GeForce GTX 96038
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 46034
- GeForce GTX 96042
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 46043
- GeForce GTX 96053
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- Radeon RX 46037
- GeForce GTX 96031
FPS (higher is better)
Resident Evil 7
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46049
- GeForce GTX 96022
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46034
- GeForce GTX 96031
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 46028
- GeForce GTX 96036
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- Radeon RX 46038
- GeForce GTX 96040
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- Radeon RX 46029
- GeForce GTX 96040
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Warhammer
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
- Radeon RX 46035
- GeForce GTX 96025
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46021
- GeForce GTX 96030
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46011
- GeForce GTX 96014
FPS (higher is better)
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
DX11, Very High Detail
- Radeon RX 46018
- GeForce GTX 96022
FPS (higher is better)
Resident Evil 7
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46018
- GeForce GTX 9605
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 4607
- GeForce GTX 9606
FPS (higher is better)