Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 Review

GeForce GTX 480 series graphics cards are the fastest. However, behind the performance is super fast, GeForce GTX 480 is also a variant that has the most expensive prices and the most wasteful power consumption. Similarly, a direct derivative, the GTX 470. Have lower performance, power consumption remains high and the price is quite expensive. After launching the third series, Nvidia launched its next products. Still using the base Fermi chips, Nvidia decided to launch a new chip for its new chip variants GF104. GF104 chip will be used on a range of Nvidia graphics card market for the middle class. The first variant GF104 chip-based graphics cards launched by Nvidia is GeForce GTX 460. This variant has a similar architecture with other Fermi series graphics card, but with a more friendly specifications. In addition, the price offered is far more affordable. GeForce GTX 460 is the fourth variant, which was launched for the line Nvidia graphics cards based on the Fermi after the GTX 480, GTX 470 and GTX 465. However, although both use the Fermi base, it turns out the GeForce GTX 460 does not come from the same chip from the third series of its predecessor. Coincided with the launch of the GeForce GTX 460 is, as well as Nvidia also introduced a new graphics chip called the GF104. GF104 is still a descendant of GF100 graphics chip that has been used previously. Then, what is the difference between the chip GF100 and GF104? In general, GF100 has basic specs are superior to GF104. Just look at the specifications which are owned by the GeForce GTX 480, which has a pipeline of 480 pieces with a memory interface that is very roomy, 384-bit. While on the GF104, which has a maximum memory interface 256-bit with the number of pipelines as much as 336 pieces. Specification that is used by the GeForce GTX 460. For more details specs, Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 has a top speed of 675 MHz accelerator, the speed of 1350 MHz shader, and memory speed of 3600 MHz GDDR5-based. With specs like that, GeForce GTX 460 is included in the ranks of mainstream-class graphics card. In addition, the GeForce GTX 460 has two versions. Both versions of GeForce GTX 460 has the same specs, good speed accelerator, shader, and memory. Similarly, the number of shaders it. The difference is the amount of memory it has, and it has a memory interface. If the above we have already mentioned the GeForce GTX 460 has 256-bit memory interface, such variants have a capacity of 1 GB of local memory. Another variant uses a smaller memory interface, which is 192-bit local memory with a capacity of 768 MB. So, can already imagine the difference in the performance he had. In the discussion this time, we use a variant of the GeForce GTX 460 with a capacity of 768 MB.

Turning to design, reference designs Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 has an appearance that is more compact than its predecessor the third series. GeForce GTX 460 has a look similar to other Nvidia graphics cards that had slid earlier as the GTS 250. Physical size is not too large, quite normal for mainstream classes. In fact, in our opinion, the size of the GeForce GTX 460 is even shorter when compared to other mainstream graphics cards like the Radeon HD5770. Standard cooler which is owned by the GeForce GTX 460 is quite large in size in length as the graphics card. Its size is quite thick so if you want to use it, you have to give up two slots in the back of your casing. All three graphics cards Fermi who first appeared to have a relatively high power consumption, even very high. How did this with the GeForce GTX 460? When viewed from the specifications, the GeForce GTX 460 has a lower speed. Because of this, this graphics card requires less power when compared to other Fermi third graphics card. On paper, the GeForce GTX 460 graphics card will consume around 150-160 Watts of power supplied through the two ports PCI-Express 6-pin is placed at the end. How is the performance of this graphics card? And how well the position of this graphics card when compared to competitors, who are both in mainstream classes? We had the opportunity to test the graphics card and compare it with other Fermi series and competitors alike are in mainstream classes. Judging from their performance, Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 graphics card is the latest to be reckoned with. Kinerjanya is not the fastest, but to play heavy games at high resolution, it seems the graphics card is capable enough to run it. To remind, we conduct this test using a GeForce GTX 460 768 MB version with a width of 192-bit data path. For version 1 GB 256-bit will certainly result in higher performance again....

Ati Radeon VGA Comparison

ATI Radeon is the product of the GPU (Graphic Processor Unit) from the company ATI (ATI Technologies Inc.), the company's designers and a major supplier of graphics processing unit and motherboard chipset. In 2006, the company was acquired by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and changed its name to the AMD Graphics Product Group, nevertheless, a name still used ATI graphics cards to name them. One of the most famous product is the Radeon series graphics cards that always competes with other graphics card company that issued the NVIDIA Ge-Force series. ATI graphics card is also used in game consoles Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii

(Here is a list of ATI Radeon (Source: www.hardwaresecrets.com)

Chip	Core Clock	Memory Clock	Memory Interface	Memory Transfer Rate	Pixels per clock	DirectX
Radeon 9200	250 MHz	400 MHz	128-bit	6.4 GB/s	4	8.1
Radeon 9200 Pro	275 MHz	550 MHz	128-bit	8.8 GB/s	4	8.1
Radeon 9200 SE	200 MHz	333 MHz	64-bit	2.6 GB/s	4	8.1
Radeon 9250	240 MHz	400 MHz	128-bit	6.4 GB/s	4	8.1
Radeon 9250 SE	240 MHz	400 MHz	64-bit	3.2 GB/s	4	8.1
Radeon 9500	275 MHz	540 MHz	128-bit	8.6 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon 9550	250 MHz	400 MHz	128-bit	6.4 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon 9550 SE	250 MHz	400 MHz	64-bit	3.2 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon 9500 Pro	275 MHz	540 MHz	128-bit	8.6 GB/s	8	9.0
Radeon 9600	325 MHz	400 MHz	128-bit	6.4 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon 9600 Pro	400 MHz	600 MHz	128-bit	9.6 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon 9600 SE	325 MHz	400 MHz	64-bit	3.2 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon 9600 XT	500 MHz	600 MHz	128-bit	9.6 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon 9700	275 MHz	540 MHz	256-bit	17.2 GB/s	8	9.0
Radeon 9700 Pro	325 MHz	620 MHz	256-bit	19.8 GB/s	8	9.0
Radeon 9800	325 MHz	580 MHz	256-bit	18.56 GB/s	8	9.0
Radeon 9800 Pro	380 MHz	680 MHz	256-bit	21.7 GB/s	8	9.0
Radeon 9800 SE	325 MHz	500 MHz	128-bit or 256-bit	8 GB/s or 16 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon 9800 XT	412 MHz	730 MHz	256-bit	23.3 GB/s	8	9.0
Radeon X300 SE	325 MHz	400 MHz	64-bit	3.2 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon X300	325 MHz	400 MHz	128-bit	6.4 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon X550	400 MHz	500 MHz	128-bit or 64-bit	8 GB/s or 4 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon X600 Pro	400 MHz	600 MHz	128-bit	9.6 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon X600 XT	500 MHz	730 MHz	128-bit	11.68 GB/s	4	9.0
Radeon X700	400 MHz	600 MHz	128-bit	9.6 GB/s	8	9.0
Radeon X700 Pro	420 MHz	864 MHz	128-bit	13.8 GB/s	8	9.0
Radeon X700 XT	475 MHz	1.05 GHz	128-bit	16.8 GB/s	8	9.0
Radeon X800 SE	*	*	*	*	8	9.0
Radeon X800	400 MHz	700 MHz	256-bit	22.4 GB/s	12	9.0
Radeon X800 XL	400 MHz	1 GHz	256-bit	32 GB/s	16	9.0
Radeon X800 GT	475 MHz	**	128-bit or 256-bit	**	8	9.0
Radeon X800 GTO	400 MHz	1 GHz ***	256-bit	32 GB/s	12	9.0
Radeon X800 Pro	475 MHz	950 MHz	256-bit	30.4 GB/s	12	9.0
Radeon X800 XT	500 MHz	1 GHz	256-bit	32 GB/s	16	9.0
Radeon X800 XT PE	520 MHz	1.12 GHz	256-bit	35.8 GB/s	16	9.0
Radeon X850 Pro	520 MHz	1.08 GHz	256-bit	34.56 GB/s	12	9.0
Radeon X850 XT	520 MHz	1.08 GHz	256-bit	34.56 GB/s	16	9.0
Radeon X850 PE	540 MHz	1.18 GHz	256-bit	37.76 GB/s	16	9.0
Radeon X1050	****	****	****	****	4	9.0c
Radeon X1300 HM	450 MHz	1 GHz	128-bit or 64-bit or 32-bit	16 GB/s or 8 GB/s or 4 GB/s	4	9.0c
Radeon X1300	450 MHz	500 MHz	128-bit or 64-bit or 32-bit	8 GB/s or 4 GB/s or 2 GB/s	4	9.0c
Radeon X1300 Pro	600 MHz	800 MHz	128-bit or 64-bit or 32-bit	12.8 GB/s or 6.4 GB/s or 3.2 GB/s	4	9.0c
Radeon X1300 XT	500 MHz	800 MHz (DDR2) or 1 GHz (GDDR3)	128-bit	12.8 GB/s or 16 GB/s	12	9.0c
Radeon X1550	450 MHz or 550 MHz or 600 MHz	800 MHz	64-bit or 128-bit	6.4 GB/s or 12.8 GB/s	4	9.0c
Radeon X1600 Pro	500 MHz or 575 MHz	780 MHz	128-bit	12.48 GB/s	12	9.0c
Radeon X1600 XT	590 MHz	1.38 GHz	128-bit	22.08 GB/s	12	9.0c
Radeon X1650 Pro	600 MHz	1.40 GHz	128-bit	22.40 GB/s	12	9.0c
Radeon X1650 XT	575 MHz	1.35 GHz	128-bit	21.60 GB/s	24	9.0c
Radeon X1800 GTO	500 MHz	1 GHz	256-bit	32 GB/s	12	9.0c
Radeon X1800 XL	500 MHz	1 GHz	256-bit	32 GB/s	16	9.0c
Radeon X1800 XT	625 MHz	1.5 GHz	256-bit	48 GB/s	16	9.0c
Radeon X1900 GT	575 MHz	1.2 GHz	256-bit	38.4 GB/s	36	9.0c
Radeon X1900 XT	625 MHz	1.45 GHz	256-bit	46.4 GB/s	48	9.0c
Radeon X1900 XTX	650 MHz	1.55 GHz	256-bit	49.6 GB/s	48	9.0c
Radeon X1950 GT	500 MHz	1.2 GHz	256-bit	38.4 GB/s	36	9.0c
Radeon X1950 Pro	575 MHz	1.38 GHz	256-bit	44.16 GB/s	36	9.0c
Radeon X1950 XT	625 MHz	1.8 GHz	256-bit	57.6 GB/s	48	9.0c
Radeon X1950 XTX	650 MHz	2 GHz	256-bit	64 GB/s	48	9.0c
Radeon HD 2400 Pro	525 MHz	800 MHz	64-bit	6.4 GB/s	40 *****	10
Radeon HD 2400 XT	700 MHz	1.6 GHz	64-bit	12.8 GB/s	40 *****	10
Radeon HD 2600 Pro	600 MHz	800 MHz	128-bit	12.8 GB/s	120 *****	10
Radeon HD 2600 XT	800 MHz	1.6 GHz (GDDR3) or 2.2 GHz (GDDR4)	128-bit	25.6 GB/s (GDDR3) or 35.2 GB/s (GDDR4)	120 *****	10
Radeon HD 2900 GT	600 MHz	1.6 GHz	256-bit	51.2 GB/s	240 *****	10
Radeon HD 2900 Pro	600 MHz	1.85 GHz	512-bit	118.4 GB/s	320 *****	10
Radeon HD 2900 XT	740 MHz	1.65 GHz (GDDR3) or 2 GHz (GDDR4)	512-bit	105.6 GB/s (GDDR3) or 128 GB/s (GDDR4)	320 *****	10
Radeon HD 3450 ^	600 MHz	1 GHz	64-bit	8 GB/s	40 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 3470 ^	800 MHz	1.90 GHz	64-bit	15.2 GB/s	40 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 3650 ^	725 MHz	1 GHZ (DDR2) or 1.6 GHz (GDDR3)	128-bit	16 GB/s (DDR2) or 25.6 GB/s (GDDR3)	120 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 3690 ^	668 MHz	1,656 MHz	128-bit	26.5 GB/s	120 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 3850 ^	670 MHz	1.66 GHz	256-bit	53.12 GB/s	320 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 3870 ^	775 MHz	2.25 GHz	256-bit	72 GB/s	320 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 3870 X2 ^ +	825 MHz	1.8 GHz	256-bit	57.6 GB/s	320 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4350 ^	600 MHz	1 GHz	64-bit	8 GB/s	80 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4550 ^	800 MHz	1.6 GHz	64-bit	12.8 GB/s	80 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4650 ^	600 MHz	1 GHz or 1.4 GHz	128-bit	16 GB/s or 22.4 GB/s	320 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4670 ^	750 MHz	2 GHz (512 MB) or 1,746 MHz (1 GB)	128-bit	32 GB/s or 27.94 GB/s	320 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4730 ^	750 MHz	1.8 GHz	128-bit	28.8 GB/s	640 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4770 ^	750 MHz	3.2 GHz	128-bit	51.2 GB/s	640 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4830 ^	575 MHz	1.8 GHz	256-bit	57.6 GB/s	640 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4850 ^	625 MHz	2 GHz	256-bit	64 GB/s	800 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4850 X2 ^ +	625 MHz	2 GHz	256-bit	64 GB/s	800 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4870 ^	750 MHz	3.6 GHz	256-bit	115.2 GB/s	800 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4870 X2 ^ +	750 MHz	3.6 GHz	256-bit	115.2 GB/s	800 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 4890 ^	850 MHz	3.9 GHz	256-bit	124.8 GB/s	800 *****	10.1
Radeon HD 5750 ^	705 MHz	4.6 GHz	128-bit	73.6 GB/s	720 *****	11
Radeon HD 5770 ^	850 MHz	4.8 GHz	128-bit	76.8 GB/s	800 *****	11
Radeon HD 5850 ^	725 MHz	4 GHz	256-bit	128 GB/s	1,440 *****	11
Radeon HD 5870 ^	850 MHz	4.8 GHz	256-bit	153.6 GB/s	1,600 *****	11
Radeon HD 5970 ^ +	725 MHz	4 GHz	256-bit	128 GB/s	1,600 *****	11

ATI vs NVidia Who is the best

When the processor market is dominated by two giant that is Intel & AMD, then the VGA market is also dominated by two major players, ATI & NVidia. Incidentally ATI some time ago has been acquired by AMD. In general, the performance of artificial VGA ATI and NVidia fairly balanced in the same class. The price was relatively comparable. EACH Each has advantages and disadvantages.
As of today, ATI is still superior in the aspects of Image Quality (IQ or picture quality) is superior in performance NVidia 3D frame rates (frames per second speed of appearance).
Again, please caution interpreting this statement. Not that ATI's 3D performance was bad or vice versa NVidia bad IQ. to play 3D games, the ATI can be used well, too.
Similarly NVidia still looks fit enough to watch DVD High Definition.Dan from time to time, each manufacturer will attempt to overcome the shortcomings so that someday soon, we could see both balanced within all aspects. Until that happens, it's good if the computer is widely used to design graphics or watch a movie, a VGA card ATI is a better choice, but if the computer is widely used for playing 3D games, let alone the latest output, VGA NVidia who could be more fitting choice.

Points between the Onboard VGA and VGA Add-on

Here are a few points advantage over VGA Onboard VGA add-on:
* Onboard VGA is integrated with the motherboard so it certainly will not happen problem of incompatibility between the motherboard and VGA. Although this discrepancy cases very rare, but sometimes also occur in several types and brands of motherboards with VGA particular type and brand.

* Prices motherboard with VGA OB almost the same, or to some type / brand, even cheaper than a motherboard with VGA. So we got a VGA virtually "free." This who could become economical solution for limited budget.

But that does not mean VGA OB does not have a deficiency when compared with the add-on VGA.

Here are a few:
* VGA OB does not have its own memory (but now several manufacturers of motherboards have some add their own memory or special memory for VGA sideport OB). He must share (share) with memory (RAM) installed on the motherboard. As a result the capacity of RAM will be reduced. On systems with limited RAM, this is not it affect the performance of computer as a whole.

* Onboard VGA performance is relatively low compared lbh add-on VGA. Please caution interpreting this statement. Onboard VGA performance was not bad, but the ability of course somewhat limited, particularly for applications requiring reply ² VGA performance on high, for example, play the game 3D's latest. But compared with add-on VGA lower class, so to speak VGA OB today is still able to keep even suppras.

* Motherboard with VGA OB more usually small in size compared to a few centimeters motherboard with VGA. Yg lbh small size is usually called microATX (mATX). This intended to cut the cost of manufacture (since the motherboard with VGA OB intended for low-budget class). Consequently, the number of expansion slots (slots for component ² such additional internal modem, internal TV tuner, etc.) are also less than the motherboard lbh without the VGA. But there are also some brand motherboard with VGA OB who has the size of "normal" (ATX), although very rare.

What is a VGA Card ??

VGA (Video Graphics Accelerator) card is one component of a computer that absolutely must here. Its function is to process graphics data for display on the monitor screen. Actually VGA card is a unit of "mini computer" because this component has a processor (called GPU or Graphics Processing Unit) and requires memory as well. Known as the VGA card These components are shaped like a reply card in the "step" right on the motherboard (motherboard)through a special slot for it. Because the VGA card has a processor heat effuse during operation, then there must be a cooling device, can be a metal with fins ² ² conductor of heat pipes (heatpipe) or a cooling fan (Heat Sink Fan / HSF).Not infrequently, this VGA card is integrated together with the motherboard, or call VGa Onboard (OB). motherboard with VGA OB course, no longer require an additional VGA card, Onboard VGA unless it is felt "less sophisticated", can still be installed an additional VGA card (add-on). Onboard VGA vs. VGA add-on Inevitably we have to comparing these two kinds of VGA. Which option should we take will depends on our needs or the primary uses of the computer itself.

VGA Onboard Deficiency and Excess

Onboard VGA advantages:
* It is integrated with the motherboard so that there can be no incompatibility issues its motherboard and VGA.
* More economical, just buy a motherboard without the need to buy a VGA Add On again;)

Onboard VGA Disadvantages
* Many Onboard VGA that does not have its own memory, so that the tool is Share / shared memory (RAM) from the motherboard, this is called "Shared Memory", you will often find it for the laptop specs:) of course because of shared memory that has been automated computer's performance will be reduced.
* Usually Motherboard with Onboard VGA microATX size, because the goal is for consumers who are eyeing the economic goods, so as PCI expansion slots became less.
* Onboard VGA VGA performance is lower than the add-on, but not that bad! indeed if for use in 3D computational process will have problems since the features and performance are limited, but the VGA Onboard lately (this topic was made in October 2008) already has the features and performance that could be considered good.