GeForce GTX 460

Guru3D (Holland)

Bottom line: we feel that the GTX 460 series is a very viable DX11 class product with no real negatives. If you want serious bang for buck the we say pick up a 768MB model, then clock it to 800 MHz after which you suddenly arrive in the R5850 performance level area.

Bit-Tech

The GTX 460 768MB is a solid card, but scratch together the extra £20 and get the 1GB version if you can: you wont regret it.

Hexus

Cooler, quieter and smaller than previous Fermi Cards, Sharp performance at sub-200 GBP price points and they overclock well.

Bit-Tech

...if you’re in the market for a £200 graphics card, then the GTX 460 1GB is the sweet spot at the moment.

Driver Heaven

NVIDIAs new GTX 460 offers a huge range of features... exceeding its direct competition from ATI in every way. A great, well balanced and flexible addition to the GTX 400 series.

Techradar

The huge amount of overclocking headroom and the fact the card remains pretty damned quiet while it's doing it too makes it a winner. …Time to head to the job centre for a fair few other cards then.

Kit Guru

With the GTX460, SLI scales beautifully with both clocks and GPUs… A pair of GTX460 cards can keep pace with the world's fastest graphics card.

Hexus

Impressed by single-card performance of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 1,024MB, the deal is sweetened by the knowledge that adding a second will provide near-perfect scaling and multi-monitor goodness. Two cards are well worth a look if you are planning on spending more than £300 on your next graphics upgrade.

Kit Guru

...this is a cracking product. The superclocked, 768MB EVGA GTX460 is the best nVidia card to hit the market since October 2006.

Trusted Reviews

All told, then, the GTX 460 1GB is an impressive beast. On average throughout our tests, it performed better than ATI's competing cards at this price range, it's not too noisy and power consumption is as competitive as anything else. Once you factor in Nvidia's exclusive extras like PhysX and 3D gaming, you have a clear winner.

PC Pro

The GTX 460 is a triumph, cheaper than its closest rivals without ever compromising on raw performance.

Bit-Tech

If you've got yourself a GTX 460 card by now, it would be criminal not to overclock it. ...If you haven’t placed your order for a GTX 460 1GB already, do so while stocks last!

Hexus

£716 won't buy you an Intel Core i7 970X chip, but that for that same outlay you get a system that should last you a good while. Recommended if you want a no-fuss, tidy build from folk who know what they're doing.

PC Pro

At £680 exc VAT, it remains affordable for a high-end base unit, but matches or exceeds similarly priced systems for performance and build quality, and the chassis is a particular strong point. With its brand-new Fermi graphics card and a well-overclocked processor, it's an impressive all-round package.

Expert Reviews

In terms of extra features, Nvidia does have the edge over ATI at present. Its 3D Vision technology is long-established with lots of software support. In addition, its CUDA application acceleration is the only one supported by Adobe (great for Photoshopfans), plus there’s the company’s PhysX technology for better in game physics.

KitGuru

KitGuru has been singing the praises of the GTX460 since it was released. We thought both eVGA and MSI versions we reviewed offered superb value for money with class leading performance. The Zotac AMP! Edition is the fastest GTX460 card we have tested to date, thanks to the very generous core and memory clock enhancements.

Overclock3D.net

Based on the results that we have obtained, we believe that the GTX 460 768MB represents excellent value for money. Fantastic work NVIDIA.

Techradar

The ten-year warranty is incredible and it's obvious EVGA is really trying to cater for its customers' needs. The factory overclock is impressive...

PC Pro

At £680 exc VAT, it remains affordable for a high-end base unit, but matches or exceeds similarly priced systems for performance and build quality, and the chassis is a particular strong point. With its brand-new Fermi graphics card and a well-overclocked processor, it's an impressive all-round package.

Hexus

Our glut of numbers indicates that putting two pre-overclocked GeForce GTX 460 768MB cards into a system gives you excellent performance in a wide range of games. EVGA's SuperClocked cards ship with a £10 premium over default-clocked models but offer a noticeable bump in performance.

Hexus

Taking the winning formula that is NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 460, Inno3D's pre-overclocked 1GB card offers commendable out-the-box performance and is able to keep both cool and quiet under load.

Driver Heaven

Zotac have created the fastest GTX 460 we have tested to date. This is a product which features all of the great functionality from more expensive models and packs it into a £215/$250 package. Whether it is HTPC use (including 3D Blu-Ray) or just firing up the latest game, the Zotac GTX 460 AMP! Edition is an impressive card.

Techradar

Essentially what this all means is that if you're looking for something to power that 30-inch panel you've always wanted to have running in its native resolution a pair of GTX 460s is the way to go.

PC Pro

Scan has managed to put this impressive specification together for just £717 exc VAT and the overclocked processor, powerful graphics card and decent chassis mean you're getting an awful lot for your money. The 3XS H55 does little wrong, and takes away a deserved Recommended award.

Hexus

We've often looked at Galaxy's custom range of NVIDIA graphics cards and quietly wished for UK availability. The cards in general tend to offer something that's a little different, and we're happy to see them marketed to European consumers under a new-look KFA2 brand, complete with the promise of localised customer service. One of the first products to emerge - the KFA2 GeForce GTX 460 1GB LTD OC - offers excellent out-the-box performance at a reasonable price.

Bit-Tech

First and foremost, despite being the first graphics cards you could fold on, all of ATI's current crop of GPUs are massively outperformed by Nvidia's Fermi-based cards. For example, the GeForce GTX 460 1GB is an astonishing two and half times faster than the similarly priced Radeon HD 5850. Given that the GeForce GTX 460 1GB only draws 8W more than the Radeon HD 5850 when folding, the Nvidia card is clearly a lot more energy efficient too.