Official NVIDIA GTX 460 Reviews Thread! (GF104 Fermi)

**MUYA** · 07-12-10, 12:15 AM

The GF104 performance marchitecture based cards are officially launched as NDAs have expired!

we have had a few peeks from some websites but here is the real deal. The first reviews are out.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=152967
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3809/n...0-the-200-king
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-460-review/
http://hardocp.com/article/2010/07/1...gtx_460_review
http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=954
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/NVIDI...ut-ZOTAC-EVGA/
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=25391
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ermi,2684.html
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...=558&Itemid=72

List all them reviews here folks and discuss!

**MUYA** · 07-12-10, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anandtech

The biggest and most visible change is that NVIDIA beefed up the number of various execution units per SM. The 32 CUDA cores from GF100 are now 48 CUDA cores, while the number of SFUs went from 4 to 8 along with the texture units. As a result, per SM GF104 has more compute and more texturing power than a GF100 SM. This is how a “full” GF104 GPU has 384 CUDA cores even though it only has half the number of SMs as GF100

One of the changes of the marchitecture from GF100 to GF104 is defined as stated above in Anandtech's review. Seemingly more theoretical compute and texturing throughput on the GF104 vs GF100.

ragejg · 07-12-10, 12:41 AM

Stay tuned for an NV News review of a GF104 part as well.

It'll probably be published late morning/early afternoon.

JasonPC · 07-12-10, 01:21 AM

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ermi,2684.html

Tomshardware gave it a favorable review. The temps are also very impressive on this card. Performance is kind of all over the place, sometimes it doesn't measure up to the 465 other times it's better. But it should overclock better than a 465. It has a lot of pros over the HD 5830 that's for sure. I'm glad this a move in the right direction for the fermi architecture.

KasuCode · 07-12-10, 02:28 AM

I am very interested to see Tri-SLI with these cards.

SLI seems to scale very well with them.

Id love to put some in my other box.

**MUYA** · 07-12-10, 02:30 AM

I think there is no option (from what I have read in reviews) for Tri SLI, only SLI

josiahsuarez · 07-12-10, 03:48 AM

Buio · 07-12-10, 05:02 AM

A few more;

Firingsquad
HardwareCanucks
Hardware Heaven
Legion Hardware
TechPowerUp

tornadog · 07-12-10, 08:35 AM

help me understand this. This card has better clocks, better temps and smaller size than the gtx 470. I am sure the clocks can offset the 256 RAM difference, cant it? So does it render the 470 obsolete now?

newparad1gm · 07-12-10, 08:50 AM

I'll be interested to see if they can scale this tech up for the next refresh and give us a single GPU GF104-based high end card like a GTX 485. I'm hoping for something better than what NVIDIA did with G92, which was going from a slightly crippled 112-core 8800 GT to a full fledged 128-core 9800 GTX.

newparad1gm · 07-12-10, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tornadog

help me understand this. This card has better clocks, better temps and smaller size than the gtx 470. I am sure the clocks can offset the 256 RAM difference, cant it? So does it render the 470 obsolete now?

It does not match up in the pure processing department. The 470 has 442 SP's while the 460 still just has 336. You would be comparing it against the 465 instead, which has 352 SP's but lower clocks. The 470 is still firmly a more powerful card.

KasuCode · 07-12-10, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MUYA

I think there is no option (from what I have read in reviews) for Tri SLI, only SLI

Allot of the refrence models only have 1 SLI connector/pins but allot of the other brands like this EVGA has two.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130562

Edit: wait they are showing a picture of a 285 lol nevermind then. thats why I thought it was Tri-SLI because I seen that picture with two connectors.

07-12-10, 12:15 AM	#1
MUYA Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 6,774	Official NVIDIA GTX 460 Reviews Thread! (GF104 Fermi) The GF104 performance marchitecture based cards are officially launched as NDAs have expired! we have had a few peeks from some websites but here is the real deal. The first reviews are out. http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=152967 http://www.anandtech.com/show/3809/n...0-the-200-king http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-460-review/ http://hardocp.com/article/2010/07/1...gtx_460_review http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=954 http://hothardware.com/Reviews/NVIDI...ut-ZOTAC-EVGA/ http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=25391 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ermi,2684.html http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...=558&Itemid=72 List all them reviews here folks and discuss! __________________ I5-2500k@4.7GHz - MSI Z77A-GD65 - 4GB X2 A-DATA DDR3 1600 - Corsair H100 - Antec Quatro 850W Gigabyte Windforce X3 GTX 680 OC - Dell 24" IPS Intel 320 300 GB SSD - 1 TB Hitachi HDD - 2x 250 GB WD HDD Corsair K90 - Corsair Venegance 2000 Headset - Razer Naga Epic Corsair 600T Case Last edited by ragejg; 07-13-10 at 02:24 PM. Reason: changed "budget" to "performance"

07-12-10, 12:41 AM	#3
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	Re: Official NVIDIA GTX 460 Reviews Thread! (GF104 Fermi) Stay tuned for an NV News review of a GF104 part as well. It'll probably be published late morning/early afternoon. __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

07-12-10, 01:21 AM	#4
JasonPC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,103	Re: Official NVIDIA GTX 460 Reviews Thread! (GF104 Fermi) http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ermi,2684.html Tomshardware gave it a favorable review. The temps are also very impressive on this card. Performance is kind of all over the place, sometimes it doesn't measure up to the 465 other times it's better. But it should overclock better than a 465. It has a lot of pros over the HD 5830 that's for sure. I'm glad this a move in the right direction for the fermi architecture.

07-12-10, 02:28 AM	#5
KasuCode Wiley Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 1,878	Re: Official NVIDIA GTX 460 Reviews Thread! (GF104 Fermi) I am very interested to see Tri-SLI with these cards. SLI seems to scale very well with them. Id love to put some in my other box. __________________ Check Out ~CrossWater~

07-12-10, 02:30 AM	#6
MUYA Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 6,774	Re: Official NVIDIA GTX 460 Reviews Thread! (GF104 Fermi) I think there is no option (from what I have read in reviews) for Tri SLI, only SLI __________________ I5-2500k@4.7GHz - MSI Z77A-GD65 - 4GB X2 A-DATA DDR3 1600 - Corsair H100 - Antec Quatro 850W Gigabyte Windforce X3 GTX 680 OC - Dell 24" IPS Intel 320 300 GB SSD - 1 TB Hitachi HDD - 2x 250 GB WD HDD Corsair K90 - Corsair Venegance 2000 Headset - Razer Naga Epic Corsair 600T Case

07-12-10, 03:48 AM	#7
josiahsuarez Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 739	Re: Official NVIDIA GTX 460 Reviews Thread! (GF104 Fermi)

07-12-10, 05:02 AM	#8
Buio Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,092	Re: Official NVIDIA GTX 460 Reviews Thread! (GF104 Fermi) A few more; Firingsquad HardwareCanucks Hardware Heaven Legion Hardware TechPowerUp

07-12-10, 08:35 AM	#9
tornadog Keeper of the Faith Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,446	Re: Official NVIDIA GTX 460 Reviews Thread! (GF104 Fermi) help me understand this. This card has better clocks, better temps and smaller size than the gtx 470. I am sure the clocks can offset the 256 RAM difference, cant it? So does it render the 470 obsolete now? __________________ i7 950 @ 4.2Ghz w/ Venomous-X, Asus Sabertooth x58, 8gb DDR3 GSkill 1600Mhz,MSI N670 PE, Win 7 Ult. x64, Samsung PN50C7000, Pioneer VSX 920-K, Polk Monitor 5.0 Speakers, Bic H100 Sub

07-12-10, 08:50 AM	#10
newparad1gm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 691	Re: Official NVIDIA GTX 460 Reviews Thread! (GF104 Fermi) I'll be interested to see if they can scale this tech up for the next refresh and give us a single GPU GF104-based high end card like a GTX 485. I'm hoping for something better than what NVIDIA did with G92, which was going from a slightly crippled 112-core 8800 GT to a full fledged 128-core 9800 GTX. __________________ WAR MACHINE: Intel Core i7 3930K \| Asus X79 Sabertooth \| 4x4 GB G.Skill RipJaw PC3-12800 \| 2x EVGA NVIDIA GTX TITAN Signature 6GB SLI \| OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD \| 2x500 GB Seagate Barracuda RAID 0 \| Seagate FreeAgent 500GB External \| LG BD-ROM \| Cyber Acoustics CA3001WB 2.1 Speakers \| ABS SL 1050W PSU \| 3x Acer GD235HZ 23.6in 120Hz \| Silverstone Fortress FT02 \| Windows 8 Pro x64 \| NVIDIA 3DVision SURROUND CRIMSON DYNAMO: Intel Core i7 2600K \| Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H \| 2x4 GB G.Skill Ripjaw PC3-12800 \| XFX AMD HD7970 3GB \| Intel X-25M G2 160GB SSD \| 2x250GB RAID 0 \| Samsung BD-ROM \| Corsair TX 850W PSU \| Toshiba 42" REGZA 1080p HDTV \| Antec 900 ATX \| Windows 8 Pro x64 Sailor Jupiter (HTPC): Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 \| ZOTAC Geforce 9300 \| 2x2 GB OCZ Fatal1ty PC2-8500 \| WD 1TB \| Hitachi 2TB External \| MediaSonic HFR2-SU3S2 6x3TB Seagate Barracuda RAID 1+0 \| LG Blu-Ray/HD DVD-ROM \| FSP 150W PSU \| Toshiba 42" REGZA 1080p HDTV \| Foxconn RS233 mini-ITX \| Windows 7 Pro x86