The new Nvidia GF104 40nm chip is a far more streamlined version of the original Fermi chip that powers the GTX 480 for example. Nvidia has managed to produce more into less. Axle3D is one of many taking advantage of this new GPU providing you with the base GTX460 768MB model. The idea here is to make a high-performing card that costs far less to produce than a GTX480.
There are 2 main versions of the GTX460 graphics card, today we look at the Axle3D GTX460 768MB 192Bit edition which is not overclocked by default. Take a look at this chart to give you an idea on how the graphics card compares to others in its class.
Graphics Cards Comparison chart
ATI Radeon HD5850
ATI Radeon HD5830
ATI Radeon HD 5770
Nvidia GeForce GTX470
Nvidia GeForce GTX465
Axle3D Nvidia GeForce GTX460 768MB
GPU
Codename
Cypress Pro
Cypress LE
Juniper XT
GF100
GF102
GF104
GPU Frequency
725MHz
800MHz
850Mhz
607MHz
607MHz
675MHz
Stream Processors
1,440
1,120
800
448
352
336
Stream Processor Frequency
725MHz
800MHz
850MHz
1,215MHz
1,215MHz
1,350MHz
Texture Units
72
56
40
56
44
56
ROPs
32
16
16
40
32
24
Transistors
2.15bn
2.15bn
1.04bn
3bn
3bn
1.95bn
Manufacturering Process
40nm
40nm
40nm
40nm
40nm
40nm
MEMORY
Memory
1GB GDDR5
1GB GDDR5
1GB GDDR5
1,280MB GDDR5
1GB GDDR5
768MB GDDR5
Frequency
1GHz (4GHZ effective)
1GHz (4GHZ effective)
1.2GHz (4.8GHz effective)
837MHz (3.3GHz effective)
800MHz (3.2GHz)
900MHz (3.6GHz effective)
Memory Interface
256-bit
256-bit
128-bit
320-bit
256-bit
192-bit
Bandwidth
128GB/sec
128GB/sec
77GB/sec
134MB/sec
102GB/sec
86GB/sec
Power Specs
Power Connections
2 x 6-pin PCI-E
2 x 6-pin PCI-E
1 x 6-pin PCI-E
2 x 6-pin PCI-E
2 x 6-pin PCI-E
2 x 6-pin PCI-E
Maximum Power Consumption
151W
Varies
108W
215W
Varies
150W
Recommended Power Supply
500W
500W
450W
600W
600W
600W
Size
9.5" dual slot
9.5" dual slot
8.25" dual slot
9.5" dual slot
9.5" dual slot
8.25" dual sl
PCWizKid's Test System
- Phenom II X4 965 Overclocked to 4Ghz - Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P Motherboard - OCZ 4GB DDR3 Memory - WD Caviar Blue SATA II 500GB HDD - Tuniq Ripper 1000 Watt Power Supply - Cooler Master Scout Case - Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler - Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Video Review
Conclusion
Getting the best value for the $$$ on an Nvidia card can be tricky but with the Axle3D GTX460 you can see how this base edition model with 768MB of GDDR5 does just fine. Overclock it and your set for hard core gaming. However we did notice that results on Crysis Warehead were a better than the ATI HD5770 and HD5830 but not that strong compared to ATI HD5850 which costs more. For a base entry model of the GTX460 from Axle3D this card performed well, an overclocked version with higher clocks proves to be a good choice for PC Gamers on a budget for a mid-range card. For more details visit www.axle3d.com
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The new Nvidia GF104 40nm chip is a far more streamlined version of the original Fermi chip that powers the GTX 480 for example. Nvidia has managed to produce more into less. Axle3D is one of many taking advantage of this new GPU providing you with the base GTX460 768MB model. The idea here is to make a high-performing card that costs far less to produce than a GTX480.
