EVGA GeForce GTX460 1024MB GDDR5 256bit SLI Graphics Card

Product Review

Next generation DirectX 11 gaming has officially arrive with the introduction of the EVGA GeForce GTX 460. With up to 4x the DirectX tessellation performance of the competition, the EVGA GeForce GTX 460 packs incredible detail and blazing fast frames into your games - without blowing your budget. The EVGA GeForce GTX 460 features 336 CUDA Cores, a high speed GDDR memory interface with 1024MB onboard and full DirectX 11 support providing for unrivalled performance and breathtaking image quality. And with NVIDIA 3D Vision, PhysX and CUDA technologies, the EVGA GeForce GTX 460 powers all the incredibly realistic effects your games can throw its way.

Product Features

GTX 460 (720MHz core clock) chipset
1024MB (1GB) of 2.5ns GDDR5 memory with a 3600 MHz memory clock and 115.2 GB/second memory bandwidth
256 bit memory interface
1440 MHz Shader Clock
336 CUDA cores, and PCI Express 2.0 compatibility
Additional features include Microsoft DirectX 11 Support
Dual Link HDCP capability, and Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 support.
NVIDIA PhysX and NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technologies, NVIDIA 2-way SLI readiness, NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround readiness, NVIDIA CUDA technology with CUDA C/C++, DirectCompute 5.0, and OpenCL

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

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High bang for low buck, but no Hawk., April 10, 2012

William Ferguson "mugenkid18" (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: EVGA GeForce GTX460 1024MB GDDR5 256bit SLI Graphics Card (01G-P3-1370-KR) (Personal Computers)

From the review title, you might think I'm talking about hunting deer and birds. But no, I am talking about this bada$$ graphics card! What?! I know! That was a metaphore, or something. My girlfriend would probably know because she teaches English. Anyway, on to the review...

The best way to review a product is to compare it to another. In this case, I will compare the EVGA GTX460 256-bit 1GB card to a MSi N460GTX Hawk 256-bit 1GB:

1) The EVGA card is shorter, around an inch at 8.25". That room may help when dealing with an overstuffed or undersized case. The Amazon product page for the Hawk states the card is 7.8" long, but do not believe it. Even Inspector Gadget can figure out the Hawk is longer.
2) The EVGA card has a single fan, which causes it to reach higher temps faster, and also has a higher idle temp (~42-45C) where the Hawk idles at ~37C.
3) Both cards utilize two 6-pin power connections from the PSU. They draw similar amounts of power at...Read more