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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Graphics processor Released Nov 15, 2010

Video memory: 1 GB
Memory bus: 256 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 108.80 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

157.78^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

142.74^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

141.45^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

83.61^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

52.79^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

65.81^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

83.62^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

71.30^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

117.05^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

96.16^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

121.90^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

107.39^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

196.01^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

222.54^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

229.50^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

171.92^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark1,992^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL5,358^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL6,636^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL5,358^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark359^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark1,974^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark589^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark2,256^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Fermi
Manufacturing process: 40 nm
Process node: 40 nm
GPU cores: 288^*
GPU base clock: 650 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 650 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 850 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Video memory: 1,024 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 332 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 150 W^*
Transistors: 1,950 million^*
Graphics processor: GF104^*
Texture mapping units: 48^*
Raster output units: 32^*
Streaming multiprocessors: 6^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 150 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 450 W^*
External power connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (11_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 1.1^*
CUDA compute capability: 2.1^*
Shader model: 5.1^*
GPU L2 cache: 512 KB^*

GPU configurations

1 GB / GDDR5 / 256-bit / GF104-225-A1
Capacity
1 GB
Rated memory bandwidth
108.80 GB/s
Chip variant
GF104-225-A1
Reference clock
650 MHz
Memory bus
256 bit
Rated power
150 W
Power specification
TDP
Technology
GDDR5

Memory & storage

Memory options: 1,024^*
Video memory: 1 GB
Video memory type: GDDR5
Memory bus: 256 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 108.80 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 150 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 748.8^* GFLOPS
TDP: 150^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
Year: 2010^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 1,950^*
Die size: 332^*
Memory size: 1,024^*
Memory speed: 108.8^*

Specifications 2 · 32 fields

Architecture: Fermi GF104-300-KB-A1^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 512KB^*
Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
Max Power: 150 Watts^*
Memory: 1,024^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 108.8GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 256 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 850^* MHz
Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Name: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
Best Resolution: 1920 x 1080^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 4.5^*
PSU: 450 Watt & 24 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 21 GPixel/s^*
Power Connector: 2x 6-pin^*
Process: 40nm^*
ROPs: 32^*
Release Date: 01-Nov-2010^*
Release Price: $160.00^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 5^*
TMUs: 56^*
Texture Rate: 36 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 0^*
Core Speed: 650^* MHz
DVI Connection: 2^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 12.0^*
HDMI Connection: 1^*

Specifications 3 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
GPU Chip: GF104^*
Released: Nov 15th, 2010^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1024 MB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 650^* MHz
Memory clock: 850^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 288 / 48 / 32^*

Specifications 4 · 12 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 748.8^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 62.4^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2010-11-15^*
Process Size (nm): 40^* nm
TDP (W): 150^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 332^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,950^*
Freq (MHz): 650^* MHz

Specifications 5 · 26 fields

proc transistors: 1,950 million^*
proc die size: 332^* mm²
cores: 288^*
sm count: 6^*
memory clock: 850^*
ram: 1,024^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 256^*
bus interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 108.8^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 0.7488^*
fp64 performance: 0.0624^*
tdp: 150^* W
suggested psu: 450^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
api cuda: 2.1^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 2.61^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Fermi^*
card release date: 2010-11-15^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 40^* nm

Specifications 6 · 36 fields

CUDA compute capability

2.1^*

DirectX / feature level

12 (11_0)^*

OpenCL

1.1^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

5.1^*

Architecture

Fermi^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Memory bus

256^* bit

Reported shader processors

288^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

0.7488^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.0624^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

64 KB (per SM)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

512 KB^*

Reported display outputs

2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

7.800 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

2x 6-pin^*

Reported chip die area

332 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

40 nm^*

Transistors

1,950 million^*

Graphics processor

GF104^*

Reported video memory

1,024^* MB

Rated memory bandwidth

108.8 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

32^*

Reported shading units

288^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Streaming multiprocessors

6^*

Suggested system PSU

450 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

150 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

31.20 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

48^*

GPU cores

288^*

Video memory

1,024^* MB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 7 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

1,992^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 8 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
GPU Chip: GF104^*
Released: Nov 15th, 2010^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1024 MB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 650^* MHz
Memory clock: 850^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 288 / 48 / 32^*

Specifications 9 · 9 fields

model

GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

core config

288:48:32:6^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

tdp watts

150.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

launch date

2010-11-15 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

code name

GF104-225-A1^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

die size mm2

332.0^* mm²

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

bus interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

core clock mhz

650.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

Specifications 10 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 748.8^* GFLOPS
TDP: 150^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
Year: 2010^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 1,950^*
Die size: 332^*
Memory size: 1,024^*
Memory speed: 108.8^*

Specifications 11 · 57 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 256^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: GF104^*
Clock Speeds Shader Clock: 1,300^* MHz
Graphics Processor Architecture: Fermi^*
Render Config SM Count: 6^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 2.1^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 40^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 1,950 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 332^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Nov 15th, 2010^*
Graphics Card Generation: GeForce 400^*
Graphics Card Successor: GeForce 500^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 650^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 850 MHz 3.4 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 1,024^* MB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 256^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 108.8^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 48^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: GF104^*
Render Config ROPs: 32^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 7.800 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 31.20 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 150^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 450^* W
Board Design Outputs: 2x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a^*
Board Design Board Number: P1041 SKU 7^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.1^*
source file: nvidia2010.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: GeForce 200^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:640x480 | Playable:1280x720 | Low FPS:1366x768^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 160 USD^*
Board Design Length: 210 mm 8.3 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: GF104-225-A1^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 5.9M / mm²^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 2 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 48^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-1724^*
Top ROPS: 32^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 5.1^*
Top CORES: 288^*
Render Config Shading Units: 288^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 512^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 1,024^* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 748.8^* GFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 62.40 GFLOPS (1:12)
Render Config L1 Cache: 64 KB (per SM)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 12 · 9 fields

name: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
price: $159.99*^*
3dmark: 2,256^*
value: 14.11^*
2dmark: 589^*
tdp: 150^*
powerperf: 15^*
test: Aug 2012^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 13 · 5 fields

Device

GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

6,636^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

5,358^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 14 · 12 fields

gpuName

GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce GTX 460 SE^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

1,974^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

359^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

159.99^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

gpuValue

12.34^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

5,358^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

150^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

13.16^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,012^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 15 · 27 fields

manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
rop: 32^*
rop: 32^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: Pitcairn^*
gpuChip: GF104^*
productName: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
productName: GeForce GTX 460 SE^*
releaseYear: 2,010^*
releaseYear: 2,010^*
memSize: 1.024^*
memSize: 1.024^*
memBusWidth: 256^*
gpuClock: 650^*
gpuClock: 860^*
memClock: 850^*
memClock: 1,200^*
unifiedShader: 1,024^*
unifiedShader: 288^*
tmu: 48^*
tmu: 64^*

* Provisional data