GTX 460 video cards

[jtdragon]

Need a new vedio card and I'm looking at a GTX 460 for $129, How close to a 9800 is it

[RTHolmes]

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/

[usvi]

I replaced my 9800gt-512mb with a GTX460oc 1gb card recently.It runs cooler and much faster than the old card.The drivers have been flawless and I've had no problems at all.A comparison of power usage and other specs are listed here.

http://www.hwcompare.com/8316/geforce-9800-gt-512mb-vs-geforce-gtx-460-1gb/

[jtdragon]

Thanks, 460 it will be.

[SectorNine50]

The 460 only got 36 FPS in BFBC2...?

That can't be right.

[Pigslilspaz]

friend got the EVGA GTX460SE (Fermi). Getting one myself on friday (payday,  ) and may later get another to SLI

[Chalenge]

The 460 only got 36 FPS in BFBC2...?

That can't be right.

Its constrained in that test by the limitations of the 9800. Compare it to the GTX 480 and you can see its performance increases due to different constraints:

http://www.hwcompare.com/8739/geforce-gtx-460-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-480/

[SectorNine50]

Its constrained in that test by the limitations of the 9800. Compare it to the GTX 480 and you can see its performance increases due to different constraints:

http://www.hwcompare.com/8739/geforce-gtx-460-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-480/

Interesting... What limitations did the 9800 impose on the 460 in the earlier test?  Just lack of DX10-11?

[1701E]

Its constrained in that test by the limitations of the 9800. Compare it to the GTX 480 and you can see its performance increases due to different constraints:

http://www.hwcompare.com/8739/geforce-gtx-460-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-480/

The games (aside from BFBC2 not being there) are showing the exact same FPS in those tests as the previous one.  Even the Bottom tests are the exact same.  Maybe I am missing something?  Just woke up so it's very possible.
Wouldn't that resolution really be a hard hitter on the FPS?  I don't know how powerful the 460 is, but I know normally anything above my 1680x1050 starts to hurt my FPS with a GTX 260.
Example:

480 v 460
Supreme Commander 2
Settings:    High
AA:    8x
AF:    16x
Resolution:    1920x1200
Test Machine:    Tom's Hardware Test Machine (Source)
GeForce GTX 480       99 FPS
GeForce GTX 460 1GB       77 FPS

9800 v 460
Supreme Commander 2
Settings:    High
AA:    8x
AF:    16x
Resolution:    1920x1200
Test Machine:    Tom's Hardware Test Machine (Source)
GeForce GTX 460 1GB       77 FPS
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB       28 FPS

[SectorNine50]

The games (aside from BFBC2 not being there) are showing the exact same FPS in those tests as the previous one.  Even the Bottom tests are the exact same.  Maybe I am missing something?  Just woke up so it's very possible.
Wouldn't that resolution really be a hard hitter on the FPS?  I don't know how powerful the 460 is, but I know normally anything above my 1680x1050 starts to hurt my FPS with a GTX 260.
Example:

480 v 460
Supreme Commander 2
Settings:    High
AA:    8x
AF:    16x
Resolution:    1920x1200
Test Machine:    Tom's Hardware Test Machine (Source)
GeForce GTX 480       99 FPS
GeForce GTX 460 1GB       77 FPS

9800 v 460
Supreme Commander 2
Settings:    High
AA:    8x
AF:    16x
Resolution:    1920x1200
Test Machine:    Tom's Hardware Test Machine (Source)
GeForce GTX 460 1GB       77 FPS
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB       28 FPS

Oh, no sorry, you were correct.  I was transposing the numbers for the 460 and the 480.

Found a thread on the topic:
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=187317

Seems that the 460 has issues with BFBC2 for one reason or another.  Very strange indeed.  Sounds like nVidia has been having some driver issues with the Fermi hardware.

[jtdragon]

 :banana:Got my 460 today and it runs 58-60 FR in AH. my old 9800 would drop into the 30's.

[usvi]

Excellent !