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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE is a graphics card released on November 15, 2010, built on the Fermi architecture. It has 288 shading units, 1 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, 108.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 650 MHz and a 150 W board power rating. It scores 1,991 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.

FermiGF104-225-A1

9/10 key specs recorded · 30 facts

Depth: 40 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 9 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

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Shading units

288cores

Memory

1 GB

GDDR5 · 256-bit

Boost clock

n/a

650 MHz base

Board power

150 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE scores 1,991 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 66.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #993), measured across 712 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 372.

PassMark G3D Mark

1,991

Rank #993
Faster than 66.2% of 2,658 GPUs
712 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 48 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 57.3% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 8 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 45.3% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 17 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 46.4% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 7 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 24.3% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 772 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 40% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE averages DirectX 9 48 fps, DirectX 10 8 fps, DirectX 11 17 fps, DirectX 12 7 fps and GPU Compute 772 ops/s, across 712 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Max memory 1 GB

Core clock 650 MHz

Memory clock 3400 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 150 W

First benchmarked 2012-08-23

Samples 712

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 1 GB of memory, a core clock of 650 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2012-08-23. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SEV2, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Fermi

Codename GF104-225-A1

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors 1,950 M

Die size 332 mm²

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE is based on the Fermi architecture, uses the GF104-225-A1 graphics processor, contains 1,950 million transistors and has a die size of 332 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units 288

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 48

Render output units (ROPs) 32

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE has 288 shading units, 48 texture mapping units and 32 render output units.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Clock speeds

Base clock 650 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE runs at a base clock of 650 MHz.

Memory

Size 1 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth 108.8 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE is equipped with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 108.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE has a board power rating of 150 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 150 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Market

Launched November 15, 2010

Launch price $160

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GTX 400 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE was released on November 15, 2010 and launched at a price of $160.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 1,991

PassMark G2D 372

Rank #993

Samples 712

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE has 1 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 108.8 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE has a board power rating of 150 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE scores 1,991 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 66.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #993. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 7 fps.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE released and how much did it cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE was released on November 15, 2010 and launched at a price of $160.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: Fermi (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GF104 -> Fermi. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724); Wikipedia: List of Nvidia desktop graphics processing units (revision 1375708460).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.

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