Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Radeon RX 460 2GB | GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 82% | 14% |
| Hitman 3 | 137% | 12% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 67% | 21% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 61% | 24% |
| FIFA 21 | 8% | 56% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 156% | 21% |
| Far Cry 6 | 164% | 25% |
| Genshin Impact | 82% | 14% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 161% | 24% |
| Battlefield 6 | 137% | 12% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB are massively better than the AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB.
The RX 460 has a 90 MHz higher core clock speed than the GTX 980 Ti, but the GTX 980 Ti has 120 more Texture Mapping Units than the RX 460. As a result, the GTX 980 Ti exhibits a 115 GTexel/s better Texture Fill Rate than the RX 460. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RX 460 has a 90 MHz higher core clock speed than the GTX 980 Ti, but the GTX 980 Ti has 80 more Render Output Units than the RX 460. As a result, the GTX 980 Ti exhibits a 78.6 GPixel/s better Pixel Fill Rate than the RX 460. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RX 460 was released over a year more recently than the GTX 980 Ti, and so the RX 460 is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the GTX 980 Ti.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GTX 980 Ti has 4096 MB more video memory than the RX 460, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 980 Ti also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 980 Ti has 336.6 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RX 460, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 980 Ti is massively better than the RX 460.
The Radeon RX 460 2GB has 896 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB has 2816. However, the actual shader performance of the RX 460 is 1075 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 980 Ti is 4091. The GTX 980 Ti having 3016 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 980 Ti delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the RX 460.
The RX 460 transistor size technology is 14 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 980 Ti. This means that the RX 460 is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 980 Ti.
The Radeon RX 460 2GB requires 75 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB requires 250 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 350 Watts for the RX 460 and a PSU with at least 600 Watts for the GTX 980 Ti. The GTX 980 Ti requires 175 Watts more than the RX 460 to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 980 Ti may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the RX 460.
| Core Speed | 1090 MHz |  | vs | 1000 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1200 MHz | | vs | 1076 MHz | |
| Architecture | GCN 1.3 Baffin PRO | Maxwell GM200-310-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs |
| Good | |
| Driver Support | - | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 08 Aug 2016 | | vs | 01 Jun 2015 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | - | vs | |
10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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vs | |
10
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| 1920x1080 | 7.9
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vs | |
10
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| 2560x1440 | 5.7
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vs | |
8.5
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| 3840x2160 | 3.7
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vs | |
6.6
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| Memory | N/A | vs | | 6144 MB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | vs | | 1753 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | - | vs | | 384 Bit | |
| Memory Type | - | vs | | GDDR5 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | - | vs | | 336.6GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | vs | |
3072 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 896 | vs | | 2816 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 52% | vs | | 100% | |
| Technology | 14nm | | vs | 28nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 56 | vs | | 176 | |
| Texture Rate | 61 GTexel/s | vs | | 176 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 16 | vs | | 96 | |
| Pixel Rate | 17.4 GPixel/s | vs | | 96 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | 5120x3200 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 1 | vs | | 3 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 75 Watts | | vs | 250 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 350 Watts & 23 Amps | | vs | 600 Watts & 42 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.0 | vs | | 12.1 | |
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| Shader Model | - | vs | | 5.0 | |
| Open GL | - | vs | | 4.5 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | | yes | |
| Dedicated | no | vs | | yes | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz | | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | 16 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1600x900 | vs | | 2560x1600 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview Radeon RX 460 2GB is a middle-class graphics card based on the third revision of the Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture. Note that there is a 4GB version of the RX 460, which should be considered for future proofing. Architecture It equips a GPU codenamed Polaris 10 which is a 1st gen Polaris GPU, offering 896 Shader Processing Units, 48 TMUs and 16 ROPs. Memory The GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 128-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock operates at 1750MHz. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 75W, it requires at least a 350W PSU and relies entirely on the PCI slot for power, meaning no extra connectors are required. Performance This graphics card was designed and marketed towards the competitive MOBO gamers. A light weight, small form factor GPU solution that offers mobility, so that gamers travelling to events can bring a smaller cheaper gaming rig. The Radeon RX 460 2GB can play most modern games at medium graphics selection on a 1600p screen res and expect around 45+FPS System Suggestions Radeon RX 460 2GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1600x900. We recommend a mid range CPU and 8GB of system memory for optimal performance. | Overview GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB is an Enthusiast Graphics Card based on the second revision of the Maxwell architecture. Architecture The Second variant of the Maxwell Architecture, despite being also manufactured with a 28nm technology, has an extremely large L2 Cache and features a Third Generation Delta Color Compression which allows NVIDIA to produce Graphics Cards with relatively small memory data transfer rates, without causing too much impact on the overall performance. Furthermore, the Shaders have been redesigned and are both more powerful and energy efficient. The Second Revision of Maxwell also adds VXGI (Voxel Global Illumination) which makes scenes significantly more lifelike and believable as light interacts more realistically in the game environment and the MFAA technology which provides the same effect as MSAA but at a much lower performance cost. GPU It equips a GPU codenamed GM200-310-A1 which has 22 SM activated and thus 2816 Shader Processing Units, 176 TMUs and 96 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1000MHz and goes up to 1076MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 6GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 384-bit memory interface. The size of the frame buffer is adequate. The Memory Clock Operates at 1753MHz. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 250W, it requires at least a 600W PSU with one available 6-pin and one available 8-pin connectors. Performance Benchmarks Indicate its performance is slightly above AMD's Dual Radeon R9 295X2 at 1920x1080 but at any resolution above that, the latter proves to be faster. As expected, $999 GeForce GTX Titan X is also slightly faster but GeForce GTX 980 is beaten in around 20%. Even so, GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB is not a competitive product because a solution of two GeForce GTX 970 in SLI is still much faster and doesn't come at a much higher cost ($658 against $649). System Suggestions GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560x1600. We recommend a Very Strong Processor and 16GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||