GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 6790
95%
95%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
106%
106%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 is approximately 11% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 6790 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Barts | GF104 |
| CoresDifferent | 800 | 336 |
| TMUsDifferent | 40 | 56 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6790 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Barts | GF104 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Barts LE(215-0798002) | GF104-325-A1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale 2 | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,700 million | 1,950 million |
| DensityDifferent | 6.7M / mm² | 5.9M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 255 mm² | 332 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | HFCBGA-1737 | BGA-1724 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6790 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Apr 4th, 2011 | Jul 12th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | Northern Islands(HD 6700) | GeForce 400 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Evergreen | GeForce 200 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Southern Islands | GeForce 500 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 149 USD | 229 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 37 in our database | 154 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6790 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 840 MHz | 675 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1050 MHz4.2 Gbps effective | 900 MHz3.6 Gbps effective |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1350 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6790 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 134.4 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6790 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 800 | 336 |
| TMUsDifferent | 40 | 56 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 10 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 8 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 7 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6790 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 13.44 GPixel/s | 9.450 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 33.60 GTexel/s | 37.80 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,344.0 GFLOPS | 907.2 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | N/A | 75.60 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6790 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 198 mm7.8 inches | 210 mm8.3 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 150 W | 160 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.3a |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | C220, 109-C22237-00 | P1041 SKU 1 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 6790 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 2.1 |
Comparison Summary
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Detailed Features
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