GPU Showdown

Radeon RX 460vsGeForce RTX 4080

The GeForce RTX 4080 is a high-end card for 4K gaming and heavy creative work, while the Radeon RX 460 is an entry-level budget card for basic gaming and light tasks.

AMD Radeon RX 460
2 GB · 75W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB · 320W
AMD

Radeon RX 460

GCN 4.0 · TSMC 14 nm · 2016

10score
3.7/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
2 GB
TDP
75W
CUDA Cores
896
Boost Clock
1200 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4080

Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2022

83score
4.2/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
320W
Shaders
9,728
Boost Clock
2505 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

RX 460
10
RTX 4080Winner
83
RTX 4080 leads by 730.0% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#4RTX 508086
#5RTX 408083
#6RTX 4080 SUPER82
#120GTX 163012
#121RX 46010
#122RX 5609
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsRX 460RTX 4080
General
Process Node14 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM2 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6X
Memory Bus128-bit256-bit
Bandwidth112 GB/s716.8 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores8969,728
TMUs56304
ROPs16112
Boost Clock1200 MHz2505 MHz
FP322.15 TF48.74 TF
Power
TDP75320
Power Connectors1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 4080 is the clear winner, offering vastly superior speed and memory for modern gaming and creative work.

Best value

For budget buyers, the Radeon RX 460 is the smarter pick due to its much lower cost and adequate performance for older or less demanding games.

When the other wins

The weaker Radeon RX 460 is the right choice for a basic office PC or media center where no heavy gaming is needed.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the RX 460 better than the RTX 4080?

Overall the RTX 4080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (83 vs 10 out of 100), so it leads the RX 460 in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 4080 than the RX 460?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4080 is roughly 730% faster than the RX 460 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the RX 460 or the RTX 4080?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4080. If the RX 460 is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.