NVIDIA GTX 460 SLI – Easy on the Wallet, High on Performance

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September 12, 2010

NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 460 has been creating lots of fuss lately, but there’s a good reason for it. The GPU is served in two flavors: a 768 MB model, costing around US$ 199, and a 1 GB version coming with a price tag of about US$ 229. Both offer excellent performance for their price range. So, naturally, gamers all over the world are so itching to get their hands on one of these. We haven’t seen a card so interesting since the time of the venerable GeForce 8800 GT.

A single GeForce GTX 460 graphics card packs enough computing power to run all but the most demanding games with acceptable frame rates. We found such case with Metro 2033, one of the few games in which it couldn’t score anywhere near the 30 FPS mark.

So, if one is not enough, how about adding another for an extra boost of speed? We will show you just how much performance improvement you can expect from a pair of GeForce GTX 460 in SLI mode. First, let’s take a look at the technical details of both versions of GTX 460. For comparison purposes, we also brought in NVIDIA’s latest flagship, the GTX 480, which also happens to be the fastest single-GPU solution available today.

Specification

NVIDIA GTX 480NVIDIA GTX 460 1GBNVIDIA GTX 460 768MB
CodenameGF100GF104GF104
Fabrication Process40 nm40 nm40 nm
Transistors3.2 Billion1.95 Billion1.95 Billion
Die Size529 mm²320 mm²320 mm²
Core Clock700 MHz675 MHz675 MHz
Stream Processors480336336
Shader Clock1401 MHz1350 MHz1350 MHz
Texture Units605656
ROPs483224
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5GDDR5
Memory Size1536 MB1024 MB768 MB
Memory Clock (effective)3696 MHz3600 MHz3600 MHz
Memory Interface384-bit256-bit192-bit
DirectX Version111111
Shader Model555
Power Connectors8-pin + 6-pin2x 6-pin2x 6-pin
Min Recommended Power Supply600 W450 W450 W
Bus SupportPCIe 2.1 x16PCIe 2.1 x16PCIe 2.1 x16

SLI Setup

nvidia gtx 460 sli rig

In order to run your system in SLI mode, you need a pair of identical GeForce cards. Also, since the additional card would require an extra PCI-Express x16 slot, make sure you have at least two of those on your motherboard. SLI options are available on motherboards based on Intel’s Series 5 chipset or AMD boards based on the nForce chipset.

nvidia gtx 460 sli bridge

To connect the two graphics card, you will need an SLI Bridge like this one.

nvidia gtx 460 sli power

You will also need a power supply with at least four, 6 pin PCI-Express connectors.

nvidia gtx 460 sli cp

After installing the driver, open the NVIDIA control panel and select the “Maximize 3D Performance” option in the “Set SLI and PhysX Configuration” menu to enable SLI mode. There, you’re now set for some dual graphics actions.

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