amd
Brand2GB GDDR5
Memory896
Cores112 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 460
VS
nvidia
Brand2GB GDDR5
Memory1024
Cores112.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
AMD Radeon RX 460
2GB GDDR5 75W $ Aug 2016
Radeon RX 460
$ • Aug 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 960
$199 • Jan 2015
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2GB GDDR5 120W $199 Jan 2015
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 460 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 75 W | 120 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1200 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 112.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 896 | 1024 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 56 | 64 |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 19.2 GPixel/s | 37.7 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 112 GTexel/s | 112.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 2.15 GFLOPS | 2.413 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 1.00 MB |
| Die Size | 123 mm² | 228 mm² |
| Transistors | 3000 Million | 2940 Million |
| Required PSU | 250 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
1667
AMD Radeon RX 460
2183 (+31%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
17802
AMD Radeon RX 460
20370 (+14%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 460
31.1 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
4102
AMD Radeon RX 460
6108 (+49%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Game Benchmarks Comparison (154 benchmarks)
Frostpunk
7.9 2018 • Simulation, Strategy 11 bit studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+95%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+75%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+60%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
FINAL FANTASY XV
7 2018 • RPG Square Enix
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+100%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+88%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+20%)
AVG 6 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 5 FPS
MIN 3 FPS
Winner
Loser
Warhammer Vermintide 2
7.4 2018 • Action, Indie, RPG Fatshark
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+39%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+35%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+22%)
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
METAL GEAR SURVIVE
7.8 2018 • Action, Adventure, Strategy KONAMI
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+58%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+74%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+56%)
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
8 2017 • Action TT Games, Feral Interactive (Mac)
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+57%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+50%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+38%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
Need for Speed Payback
7.7 2020 • Action, Adventure, Racing, Sports, Strategy Ghost Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+28%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+25%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 960 (+18%)
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Radeon RX 460
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Wins!
Based on 154 benchmarks across 52 games
20
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 460
VS
+49.9%
29
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 960
AMD Radeon RX 460
AMD • 2GB GDDR5
1
Wins
20
Avg FPS
16
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA • 2GB GDDR5
152
Wins
29
Avg FPS
24
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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