NVIDIA's latest DirectX 11 GPU, the GeForce GTX 460, has debuted to considerable praise among game developers and tech reviewers for its performance and more importantly, its price. The GeForce GTX 460 contains 336 NVIDIA CUDA cores and 56 texture units, and is available in two flavors; 768MB with a 192-bit memory interface for $199 and 1GB with a 256-bit memory interface for $229.
NVIDIA's release declared the $199 as the "sweet spot for gamers". The new GPU has full support for NVIDIA 3D Vision technology for 3D Blu-ray and video game titles. "With the GeForce GTX 460, NVIDIA is really upping the ante with an amazingly fast DirectX 11 GPU available at a great, mainstream-friendly price. Its new hardware tessellation support will enable games to reach an entirely new caliber of graphics." -- Tim Sweeney, Founder of Epic Games, said.
The GeForce GTX 460 768MB version is available currently from NVIDIA's add-in card partners, including ASL, ASUS, Colorful, ECS, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Innovision 3D, Jetway, KFA2, Leadtek, MSI, Palit, Point of View, PNY, Sparkle, Zotac and others. The GeForce GTX 460 1GB is expected by July 26, 2010.
"NVIDIA platforms continue to be the Gold Standard at Id Software for quality, performance, and support," said id Software Technical Director, John Carmack.
The GeForce GTX 460 768MB version is available currently from NVIDIA's add-in card partners, including ASL, ASUS, Colorful, ECS, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Innovision 3D, Jetway, KFA2, Leadtek, MSI, Palit, Point of View, PNY, Sparkle, Zotac and others. The GeForce GTX 460 1GB is expected by July 26, 2010.
"NVIDIA platforms continue to be the Gold Standard at Id Software for quality, performance, and support," said id Software Technical Director, John Carmack.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Specs
| GPU Engine Specs | |
| CUDA Cores | 336 |
| Graphics Clock (MHz) | 675 MHz |
| Processor Clock (MHz) | 1350 MHz |
| Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) | 37.8 |
| Memory Specs | ||
| Graphics card version | GTX 460 1GB GDDR5 | GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 |
| Memory Clock | 1800 | 1800 |
| Standard Memory Config | 1 GB GDDR5 | 768MB GDDR5 |
| Memory Interface Width | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) | 115.2 | 86.4 |
| Feature Support | |
| NVIDIA SLI®-ready | 2-Way |
| NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready | YES |
| NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround Ready | YES |
| NVIDIA PureVideo® Technology | HD |
| NVIDIA PhysX™-ready | YES |
| NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology | YES |
| Microsoft DirectX | 11 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 |
| Bus Support | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 |
| Certified for Windows 7 | YES |
| Display Support | |
| Maximum Digital Resolution | 2560x1600 |
| Maximum VGA Resolution | 2048x1536 |
| Standard Display Connectors | Two Dual Link DVI Mini HDMI |
| Multi Monitor | YES |
| HDCP | YES |
| HDMI | YES |
| Audio Input for HDMI | Internal |
| Standard Graphics Card Dimensions | |
| Height | 4.376 inches (111 mm) |
| Length | 8.25 inches (210 mm) |
| Width | Dual-slot |
| Thermal and Power Specs | |
| Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) | 104 C |
| Maximum Graphics Card Power (W) | 160 W |
| Minimum Recommended System Power (W) | 450 W |
| Supplementary Power Connectors | 6-pin & 6-pin |
