XFX Radeon RX 460 4 GB Double Dissipation (RX-460P4DFG5) Review

Polaris 11. The XFX Radeon RX 460 Desktop graphics card utilizes AMD's new Polaris 11 chip, which is produced using a 14 nm FinFet process. Our review with numerous benchmarks and hardware tests shows what performance the new chip and the partner-GPU are capable of.

Klaus Hinum, ✓ Stefanie Voigt (translated by Bernie Pechlaner), Published 08/15/2016 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 ...

For the original German review, see here.

The Radeon RX 460 is AMD's third Polaris-based desktop GPU. Unlike the RX 470 and Radeon RX 480, the RX 460 is based on the smaller Polaris 11 chip, which offers the same features as the larger sibling, but also includes an additional power-saving feature. The GPU supports power gating between the individual compute units.

With a footprint of 123 mm², the Polaris 11 chip is about half the size of the Polaris 10 chip (232 mm²). Consequently, the Polaris 11 chip only offers half the shaders (1024). In case of the RX 460, only 896 are active, however.

Specifications	Radeon RX 480	Radeon RX 470	Radeon RX 460
Chip	Polaris 10 XT	Polaris 10 Pro	Polaris 11 Pro
Shader/Compute Units	2304/36	2048/32	896/14
Texture Units	144	128	64
GPU Base Clock	1120 MHz	926 MHz	1090 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1266 MHz	1206 MHz (1.242 MHz MSI)	1200 MHz
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB	1 MB
TFLOPS	>5	>4	>2
Memory Bus	256 Bit	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory Bandwidth	256 GB/s	211 GB/s	112 GB/s
Memory Size	8 GB	4 GB/8 GB	2 GB/4 GB
Power (watts)	150 (1x 6-Pin)	120 (1x 6-Pin)	<75 (none)

Polaris

Polaris is AMD's first architecture based on the 14 nm FinFET-process. The chip is the 4th generation of the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture and, according to AMD, features the following improvements:

better geometry engine
better shader efficiency (up to 15 % per CU for the RX 480 and the R9 290)
LiquidVR API support with "Variable Resolution Rendering"
better RAM control and Delta Color Compression (DCC) with full 2/4/8:1 support
double the Level 2 Cache
Shader Instruction Prefetch and better buffering
better Async Compute
AMD TrueAudio Next (calculated per shader)
H.265 Main 10 Decode and 4K60 HEVC Encode
HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.3 HBR (5K60 with single cable)/1.4 HDR mit HDCP 2.2
HDR display support

The changes should lead to performance improvements of up to 2.8x per watt (RX 470 vs. R9 270X).

The review systems we use for the benchmarks are equipped as follows:

Intel Core i7-4790K (not overclocked), 16 GB DDR3, Asus ZU97-Deluxe, Asus PB287Q 4K Monitor, Intel SSD 530 (240 GB, system), OCZ Trion 100 SSD (480 GB, benchmarks), Windows 10 64 Bit with all updates up to middle of June. We used the pre-release driver 16.8.1, which was made available to the press before the launch.

Synthetic Benchmarks

First lets take a look at the synthetic benchmarks from Futuremark and Unigine. The RX 460 doesn't particularly excel and trails the GTX 965M (2016 refresh / MSI GE72) by 7 %. The older Radeon R7 370 is faster by a pretty substantial 15 %.

Performance Rating | 3DMark | 3DMark 11 | Unigine Heaven 4.0 | Unigine Valley 1.0

Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	98.1 pt ∼98%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) ^-1! Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	96.5 pt ∼97%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 ^-2! Notebookcheck Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	95.7 pt ∼96%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) ^-1! SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	92.4 pt ∼92%
AMD Radeon R9 390X ^-1! XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	91.1 pt ∼91%
AMD Radeon R9 290X ^-2! Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	86.9 pt ∼87%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 ^-1! MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	85 pt ∼85%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	84.7 pt ∼85%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	80.1 pt ∼80%
AMD Radeon R9 380 ^-1! Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	60.6 pt ∼61%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 ^-1! MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	56.7 pt ∼57%
AMD Radeon R7 370 ^-2! no name, Intel Core i7-3960X	46.3 pt ∼46%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	43.8 pt ∼44%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	43 pt ∼43%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	40.1 pt ∼40%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	14580 Points ∼100% +156%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Notebookcheck Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	13286 Points ∼91% +133%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	12984 Points ∼89% +128%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	12691 Points ∼87% +123%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	12389 Points ∼85% +117%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	12186 Points ∼84% +114%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	11998 Points ∼82% +110%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	11954 Points ∼82% +110%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	11869 Points ∼81% +108%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	8218 Points ∼56% +44%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	7912 Points ∼54% +39%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	6160 Points ∼42% +8%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	5979 Points ∼41% +5%
AMD Radeon R7 370 no name, Intel Core i7-3960X	5943 Points ∼41% +4%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	5701 Points ∼39%
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	80879 Points ∼100% +132%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	80439 Points ∼99% +131%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	75213 Points ∼93% +116%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	74351 Points ∼92% +113%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	72213 Points ∼89% +107%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	71472 Points ∼88% +105%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	66398 Points ∼82% +90%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	50723 Points ∼63% +45%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	49088 Points ∼61% +41%
AMD Radeon R7 370 no name, Intel Core i7-3960X	41435 Points ∼51% +19%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	38935 Points ∼48% +12%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	38182 Points ∼47% +9%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	34892 Points ∼43%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	17944 Points ∼100% +109%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	17919 Points ∼100% +108%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	17738 Points ∼99% +106%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Notebookcheck Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	17697 Points ∼99% +106%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	17543 Points ∼98% +104%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	17401 Points ∼97% +102%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	17050 Points ∼95% +98%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	16355 Points ∼91% +90%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	16033 Points ∼89% +86%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	12191 Points ∼68% +42%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	10683 Points ∼60% +24%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	8607 Points ∼48% 0%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	8597 Points ∼48%
AMD Radeon R7 370 no name, Intel Core i7-3960X	8430 Points ∼47% -2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	8391 Points ∼47% -2%

Unigine Heaven 4.0 - Extreme Preset DX11
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	82.7 fps ∼100% +165%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Notebookcheck Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	80.5 fps ∼97% +158%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	78.1 fps ∼94% +150%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	77.1 fps ∼93% +147%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	72.2 fps ∼87% +131%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	66 fps ∼80% +112%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	61.1 fps ∼74% +96%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	45.9 fps ∼56% +47%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	43.2 fps ∼52% +38%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	33.9 fps ∼41% +9%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	33.5 fps ∼41% +7%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	31.2 fps ∼38%

Unigine Valley 1.0 - 1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	73.5 fps ∼100% +208%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	64.2 fps ∼87% +169%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	59.1 fps ∼80% +147%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	52.3 fps ∼71% +119%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	47.2 fps ∼64% +97%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	31 fps ∼42% +30%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	27.1 fps ∼37% +13%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	23.9 (13.1^min - 44.3^max) fps ∼33%

Performance Rating | 3DMark | 3DMark 11 | Unigine Heaven 4.0 | Unigine Valley 1.0

Gaming Benchmarks

More important of course are the gaming benchmarks - and here, the XFX RX 460 outperforms the 965M (Refresh) as well as the Radeon R7 370. The GTX 960 still has a clear performance advantage and leads by 35 %.

Maximum details at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels don't allow for much, if any, headroom - that's the takeaway when looking at the results more closely. Demanding games like The Witcher 3 or Assassin's Creed Syndicate drop below 40 fps even with the settings just on high and not maximum. Only a handful of games can handle 4K resolution - in our case, World of Warships, Dirt Rally and Overwatch. Even so: the frame rates don't really exceed 30 fps.

For additional gaming benchmarks, please take a look at our dedicated page for the Radeon RX 460, which we maintain and expand continually.

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) ^-12! SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	95.7 pt ∼96%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) ^-8! Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	95.4 pt ∼95%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury ^-3! XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	93.5 pt ∼94%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 ^-14! Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	92.9 pt ∼93%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 ^-2! MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	89.1 pt ∼89%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) ^-1! AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	87.6 pt ∼88%
AMD Radeon R9 390X ^-11! XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	85.6 pt ∼86%
AMD Radeon R9 290X ^-12! Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	75.8 pt ∼76%
AMD Radeon R9 380 ^-13! Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	59.4 pt ∼59%
AMD Radeon R9 280X ^-16! Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	59.1 pt ∼59%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 ^-4! MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	57.5 pt ∼58%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) ^-4! XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	42.7 pt ∼43%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M ^-3! MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	40 pt ∼40%
AMD Radeon R7 370 ^-14! MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	38.7 pt ∼39%

Mirror's Edge Catalyst - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AF:16x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	81.3 (74^min - 86^max) fps ∼100% +138%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	78.3 fps ∼96% +129%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	76.4 (69^min) fps ∼94% +123%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	72 fps ∼89% +111%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	70.3 (66^min - 75^max) fps ∼86% +106%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	65.9 (53^min - 73^max) fps ∼81% +93%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	50 fps ∼62% +46%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	34.2 (29^min - 38^max) fps ∼42%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	33.5 (30^min - 38^max) fps ∼41% -2%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	33.4 (31^min - 37^max) fps ∼41% -2%

Overwatch - 1920x1080 Epic (Render Scale 100 %) AA:SM AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	139 fps ∼100% +200%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	121 (94^min - 147^max) fps ∼87% +161%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	117 (97^min) fps ∼84% +153%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	116 fps ∼83% +151%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	107 fps ∼77% +131%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	97 (78^min - 117^max) fps ∼70% +110%
AMD Radeon R9 280X Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	73 (59^min - 88^max) fps ∼53% +58%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	66.9 fps ∼48% +44%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	51.2 (44^min - 62^max) fps ∼37% +11%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	47.6 (40^min - 56^max) fps ∼34% +3%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	46.3 (39^min - 53^max) fps ∼33%

Doom - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:SM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	99.7 fps ∼100% +130%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	97.5 (82^min) fps ∼98% +125%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	96 (81^min - 122^max) fps ∼96% +121%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	83 (67^min - 125^max) fps ∼83% +91%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	80 (68^min - 109^max) fps ∼80% +84%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	68 fps ∼68% +57%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	43.4 (37^min - 58^max) fps ∼44%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	40.4 (33^min - 54^max) fps ∼41% -7%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	27.5 (20^min - 43^max) fps ∼28% -37%

Need for Speed 2016 - 1920x1080 Ultra / On AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	77.4 fps ∼100% +103%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	74.6 (55^min) fps ∼96% +95%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	70 (53^min - 81^max) fps ∼90% +83%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	68.4 (48^min - 84^max) fps ∼88% +79%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	68.3 (42^min - 87^max) fps ∼88% +79%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	61 (43^min - 81^max) fps ∼79% +60%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	51.6 fps ∼67% +35%
AMD Radeon R9 280X Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	51 (39^min - 59^max) fps ∼66% +34%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	38.2 (30^min - 46^max) fps ∼49%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	37.7 (29^min - 46^max) fps ∼49% -1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	31.1 (24^min - 40^max) fps ∼40% -19%

Hitman 2016 - 1920x1080 Ultra / On AA:SM AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	61.5 (35^min - 77^max) fps ∼100% +108%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	58.7 (44^min - 72^max) fps ∼95% +98%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	61 (45^min - 86^max) fps ∼99% +106%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	59.2 (48^min - 62^max) fps ∼96% +100%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	58 (43^min - 71^max) fps ∼94% +96%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	57.8 (41^min) fps ∼94% +95%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	55.3 fps ∼90% +87%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	54.4 fps ∼88% +84%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	52 fps ∼85% +76%
AMD Radeon R9 280X Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	41 (27^min - 54^max) fps ∼67% +39%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	36 fps ∼59% +22%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	29.6 (22^min - 36^max) fps ∼48%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	26 (18^min - 34^max) fps ∼42% -12%

The Division - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AF:16x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	61 (37^min - 93^max) fps ∼100% +119%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	59.6 fps ∼98% +114%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	57.7 (32^min) fps ∼95% +107%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	57.5 (39^min - 77^max) fps ∼94% +106%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	55 fps ∼90% +97%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	50.7 (32^min - 73^max) fps ∼83% +82%
AMD Radeon R9 280X Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	39.7 (27^min - 65^max) fps ∼65% +42%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	33.9 fps ∼56% +22%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	28.3 (18^min - 43^max) fps ∼46% +1%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	27.9 (16^min - 39^max) fps ∼46%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	26.9 (17^min - 37^max) fps ∼44% -4%

Far Cry Primal - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:SM
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	68 (52^min - 83^max) fps ∼100% +134%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	67 fps ∼99% +131%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	63 (49^min) fps ∼93% +117%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	59 (47^min - 76^max) fps ∼87% +103%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	57 (46^min - 73^max) fps ∼84% +97%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	37 fps ∼54% +28%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	33 (23^min - 40^max) fps ∼49% +14%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	29 (22^min - 34^max) fps ∼43% 0%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	29 (24^min - 38^max) fps ∼43%

XCOM 2 - 1920x1080 Maximum Preset (8xMSAA instead of FXAA) AA:8xMS AF:16x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	34.3 (29^min - 38^max) fps ∼100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	31.3 (28^min) fps ∼91%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	30.9 fps ∼90%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	27.3 (24^min - 30^max) fps ∼80%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	26.9 (25^min - 29^max) fps ∼78%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	16.7 fps ∼49%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	11.9 (10^min - 14^max) fps ∼35%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	8.4 (7^min - 10^max) fps ∼24%

Rise of the Tomb Raider - 1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:FX AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	71.3 (64^min) fps ∼100% +156%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	66.9 fps ∼94% +140%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	66.5 fps ∼93% +138%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	60.2 (54^min - 67^max) fps ∼84% +116%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	57 (46^min - 66^max) fps ∼80% +104%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	57 (49^min - 65^max) fps ∼80% +104%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	50.5 (47^min - 55^max) fps ∼71% +81%
AMD Radeon R9 280X Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	39.4 (36^min - 43^max) fps ∼55% +41%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	36.1 fps ∼51% +29%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	30.4 (26^min - 33^max) fps ∼43% +9%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	27.9 (24^min - 31^max) fps ∼39%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	27.3 (24^min - 30^max) fps ∼38% -2%

Just Cause 3 - 1920x1080 Very High / On AA:SM AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	85.6 fps ∼100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	84.2 (75^min) fps ∼98%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	82 (72^min - 96^max) fps ∼96%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	80 (72^min - 90^max) fps ∼93%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	59 (47^min - 73^max) fps ∼69%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	52.6 fps ∼61%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	48.6 fps ∼57%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	41.3 (36^min - 48^max) fps ∼48%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	39 (30^min - 45^max) fps ∼46%

Rainbow Six Siege - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	130 fps ∼100% +101%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	127 (86^min - 188^max) fps ∼98% +97%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	120 fps ∼92% +86%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	117 (77^min - 186^max) fps ∼90% +81%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	107.6 (67^min) fps ∼83% +67%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	107.6 fps ∼83% +67%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	64.6 (51^min - 81^max) fps ∼50%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	64.5 fps ∼50% 0%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	49 (34^min - 65^max) fps ∼38% -24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	40.8 (10^min - 109^max) fps ∼31% -37%

Assassin's Creed Syndicate - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:4x MSAA + FX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	35.3 fps ∼100% +152%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	33.5 (27^min) fps ∼95% +139%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	32.3 fps ∼92% +131%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	32 (26^min - 39^max) fps ∼91% +129%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	29.1 (23^min - 34^max) fps ∼82% +108%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	28.3 (23^min - 34^max) fps ∼80% +102%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	25.6 fps ∼73% +83%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	18.9 fps ∼54% +35%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	17.4 fps ∼49% +24%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	14 (11^min - 17^max) fps ∼40%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	5 (3^min - 8^max) fps ∼14% -64%
AMD Radeon R9 280X Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	4.3 (2^min - 8^max) fps ∼12% -69%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	4.1 (2^min - 7^max) fps ∼12% -71%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	3.4 (2^min - 5^max) fps ∼10% -76%

Star Wars Battlefront - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:FX
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	119 (100^min - 137^max) fps ∼100% +145%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K	104.1 (89^min) fps ∼87% +114%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	104 (92^min - 123^max) fps ∼87% +114%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	104 fps ∼87% +114%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	102.1 fps ∼86% +110%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	102 fps ∼86% +110%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	100 (90^min - 119^max) fps ∼84% +106%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	94 (78^min - 113^max) fps ∼79% +93%
AMD Radeon R9 280X Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	76 (66^min - 89^max) fps ∼64% +56%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	61.3 fps ∼52% +26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	60.8 fps ∼51% +25%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	52 (43^min - 62^max) fps ∼44% +7%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	48.6 (41^min - 57^max) fps ∼41%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	45.8 (39^min - 55^max) fps ∼38% -6%

Fallout 4 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	80 (66^min - 98^max) fps ∼100% +148%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	78 fps ∼98% +141%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	77.1 fps ∼96% +139%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	73 (59^min - 94^max) fps ∼91% +126%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	72.8 fps ∼91% +125%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	67.6 (52^min - 86^max) fps ∼85% +109%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	64 (51^min - 80^max) fps ∼80% +98%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	46.7 fps ∼58% +45%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	44.8 fps ∼56% +39%
AMD Radeon R9 280X Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	44.7 (35^min - 55^max) fps ∼56% +38%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	35.2 (28^min - 45^max) fps ∼44% +9%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	34 (24^min - 43^max) fps ∼43% +5%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	32.3 (26^min - 41^max) fps ∼40%

Anno 2205 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:8x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	33 (31^min - 35^max) fps ∼100% +146%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	31.9 fps ∼97% +138%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	30.7 fps ∼93% +129%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	28.7 (25^min - 31^max) fps ∼87% +114%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	27.7 fps ∼84% +107%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	27.7 (35^min - 30^max) fps ∼84% +107%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	26 (23^min - 29^max) fps ∼79% +94%
AMD Radeon R9 280X Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	22.7 (21^min - 25^max) fps ∼69% +69%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	20.6 fps ∼62% +54%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	17.6 fps ∼53% +31%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	13.4 (12^min - 15^max) fps ∼41%

World of Warships - 1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:High FX AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	153 (95^min - 217^max) fps ∼100% +104%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	134 (85^min - 168^max) fps ∼88% +79%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	130 (79^min - 179^max) fps ∼85% +73%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	124.1 fps ∼81% +65%
AMD Radeon R9 280X Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	124 (85^min - 156^max) fps ∼81% +65%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	110.8 fps ∼72% +48%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	101.1 fps ∼66% +35%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	77 (45^min - 106^max) fps ∼50% +3%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	75 (60^min - 105^max) fps ∼49%

Mad Max - 1920x1080 Very High Preset AF:12x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	144 (127^min - 158^max) fps ∼100% +149%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	136.6 fps ∼95% +136%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	132 fps ∼92% +128%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	125 fps ∼87% +116%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	119 (103^min - 131^max) fps ∼83% +106%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	119 (106^min - 130^max) fps ∼83% +106%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	116.4 fps ∼81% +101%
AMD Radeon R9 280X Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K	91.4 (80^min - 99^max) fps ∼63% +58%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	84 fps ∼58% +45%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	80.5 fps ∼56% +39%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	61.5 (55^min - 67^max) fps ∼43% +6%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	57.8 (51^min - 66^max) fps ∼40%

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	45.5 (39^min - 51^max) fps ∼100% +98%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	44.4 fps ∼98% +93%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	44.3 fps ∼97% +93%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	43.9 (40^min - 49^max) fps ∼96% +91%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	42.2 (36^min - 49^max) fps ∼93% +83%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	40.8 fps ∼90% +77%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	29.9 fps ∼66% +30%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	29 (25^min - 32^max) fps ∼64% +26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	27.7 (21^min) fps ∼61% +20%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	23 fps ∼51%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	20.2 (16^min - 25^max) fps ∼44% -12%

GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	51 fps ∼100% +146%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	47.7 fps ∼94% +130%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	45.6 fps ∼89% +120%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	41 (20^min - 80^max) fps ∼80% +98%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	28.3 fps ∼55% +37%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	20.7 fps ∼41%

Battlefield Hardline - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics Quality (DX11) AA:4x MS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	99 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	92.2 fps ∼93%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	86 fps ∼87%
AMD Radeon R9 290X Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K	84 (74^min - 92^max) fps ∼85%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	61.4 fps ∼62%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	58.3 fps ∼59%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	44.2 (39^min - 51^max) fps ∼45%

Dragon Age: Inquisition - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics Quality AA:2x MS
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	67.9 fps ∼100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	67.4 (51^min) fps ∼99%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	66.9 fps ∼99%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	65.4 fps ∼96%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	64.1 (48.5^min) fps ∼94%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	53.9 (44.4^min) fps ∼79%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	60 (52^min) fps ∼88%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	41.6 fps ∼61%

Alien: Isolation - 1920x1080 Ultra, On, Shadow Map 2048, HDAO AA:2x SM AF:16x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	137 fps ∼100% +125%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	134.4 fps ∼98% +121%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K	133 fps ∼97% +118%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	122 fps ∼89% +100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	80.9 fps ∼59% +33%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	61.3 fps ∼45% +1%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	60.9 fps ∼44%

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (HD Package)
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	103 (65^min - 146^max) fps ∼100% +150%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	94.5 fps ∼92% +129%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	91.4 fps ∼89% +122%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	84 (57^min - 123^max) fps ∼82% +104%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	80 (52^min - 125^max) fps ∼78% +94%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	61.6 fps ∼60% +50%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	41.2 (28^min - 58^max) fps ∼40%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	35.4 fps ∼34% -14%

Battlefield 4 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:4x MS
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	101 (92^min - 122^max) fps ∼100% +162%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	99.6 fps ∼99% +158%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	94 (86^min - 114^max) fps ∼93% +144%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	89.7 fps ∼89% +132%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	82 (67^min - 101^max) fps ∼81% +112%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	59.5 fps ∼59% +54%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	58 fps ∼57% +50%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	43.1 (39^min - 54^max) fps ∼43% +12%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	38.6 (31^min - 48^max) fps ∼38%

Metro: Last Light - 1920x1080 Very High (DX11) AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	92.3 fps ∼100% +148%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	90 fps ∼98% +142%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	89 fps ∼96% +139%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	82.7 fps ∼90% +122%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	80 (43^min - 143^max) fps ∼87% +115%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	54.9 fps ∼59% +48%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	42 (7^min - 95^max) fps ∼46% +13%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	37.2 (24^min - 67^max) fps ∼40%

BioShock Infinite - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset, DX11 (DDOF)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	121.4 fps ∼100% +120%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	118 fps ∼97% +113%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	112.4 fps ∼93% +103%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	110 (20^min - 177^max) fps ∼91% +99%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	80.8 fps ∼67% +46%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	55.3 fps ∼46%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	55 (9^min - 95^max) fps ∼45% -1%

Crysis 3 - 1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:2xSM AF:16x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K	64.5 (51^min - 95^max) fps ∼100% +155%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700	60.7 fps ∼94% +140%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	56.1 fps ∼87% +122%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K	55 fps ∼85% +117%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K	52.6 (45^min - 73^max) fps ∼82% +108%
AMD Radeon R9 380 Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	39.4 fps ∼61% +56%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3	36.1 fps ∼56% +43%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ	26.2 (21^min - 40^max) fps ∼41% +4%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K	25.3 (21^min - 36^max) fps ∼39%

	low	med.	high	ultra	4K
Crysis 3 (2013)				25.3
BioShock Infinite (2013)				55.3
Metro: Last Light (2013)			78	37.2
Battlefield 4 (2013)				38.6	19.2
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)				41.2
Alien: Isolation (2014)				60.9
GTA V (2015)			50.2	20.7
Dirt Rally (2015)				42.4	33
The Witcher 3 (2015)			37	23	12
Metal Gear Solid V (2015)	60	60	59.9	44.8	20.2
Mad Max (2015)				57.8
World of Warships (2015)				75	25.5
Anno 2205 (2015)			33.3	13.4	12
Fallout 4 (2015)				32.3	13.3
Star Wars Battlefront (2015)			57.8	48.6	17.8
Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)			37.9	14	11.2
Rainbow Six Siege (2015)	236	151	79	64.6	22.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)		69	36.6	27.9	12.9
XCOM 2 (2016)	104	39.1	26.4
Far Cry Primal (2016)	106	48	43	29	13
The Division (2016)		78	36.5	27.9	12.8
Hitman 2016 (2016)			30.9	29.6	13.4
Need for Speed 2016 (2016)			51.7	38.2	15.3
Ashes of the Singularity (2016)	54.5	32.8	28.7
Doom (2016)			47	43.4	14.7
Overwatch (2016)			94	46.3	26.5
Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)			39.7	34.2	12.1
No Man's Sky (2016)	70.1	57.3	33	15.4
Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)	80	58.9	30.3	14.4	9.1
FIFA 17 (2016)				169	63.4
Mafia 3 (2016)	48.4	30.4	16.2
Battlefield 1 (2016)	161	107	51	46.6	18.8
Civilization VI (2016)			48.2	36.1
Farming Simulator 17 (2016)			106	37.6	33.2
Titanfall 2 (2016)				47.3	14.6
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)				50.8	22.3
Dishonored 2 (2016)		50.5	32.5	31.4	13.8
Watch Dogs 2 (2016)		71.4	33.1	19.2	10.6
Resident Evil 7 (2017)	222	92	56.5	25.9	14.6
For Honor (2017)	142	52.8	50.6	35
Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)	82	37.5	34	17.5
Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)	108	47.9	29.3	26.3	11
Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War III (2017)	133	36.5	22.7
Prey (2017)	141	57.7	52.2	49.5	13.2
Rocket League (2017)			102		32.2
Dirt 4 (2017)			51.7	28.2
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)	106	35.8	27.5	19.6
Assassin´s Creed Origins (2017)	62	37	32	27	8
Call of Duty WWII (2017)				44.2
Need for Speed Payback (2017)				41.3
Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)			42	33.3	3.9
Fortnite (2018)	313	116	39.1	31
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	52.3	26.4	12.9
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	61.8	49.6	43.8		22.1
Metro Exodus (2019)	57.5	29.1	18.9	15.8

Performance under Load / Throttling

99.9 % stability during the Time Spy DirectX 12 stress test - an outstanding result

Throttling isn't an issue. Even after 20 passes of the 3DMark Time Spy (stress test), the performance level didn't drop - our own tests confirm that as well. The clock speeds change according to the load level. During the GPU-Z Render Test, we measured a constant 1220 MHz, running The Witcher 3, the frequency fluctuated between 1200-1211 MHz. The memory speed remained at a rock solid 1750 (= 7000 MHz) at all times.

Compute Performance

The Radeon RX 460 has 14 of the 16 Compute Units of the Polaris 11 chip at its disposal, which are used for general calculations. AMD advocates the OpenCL protocol, but DirectCompute is supported as well. During the tests with LuxMark (OpenCL) und ComputeMark (DirectCompute), the GPU trails the GeForce GTX 965M (Refresh) slightly, but beats when gaming.

Performance Rating | LuxMark v2.0 64Bit | ComputeMark v2.1

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 4790K	98.3 pt ∼98%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K	84.3 pt ∼84%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti Desktop PC, 4790K	79.7 pt ∼80%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, 4790K	72.7 pt ∼73%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, E3-1230 v3	62.6 pt ∼63%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K	62.5 pt ∼63%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, 6700	59.3 pt ∼59%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K	57.4 pt ∼57%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K	57.2 pt ∼57%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K	56.1 pt ∼56%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3	36.1 pt ∼36%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K	31.5 pt ∼32%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ	30.3 pt ∼30%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K	29.4 pt ∼29%

LuxMark v2.0 64Bit
Room GPUs-only
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti Desktop PC, 4790K	2490 Samples/s ∼100% +218%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K	2485 Samples/s ∼100% +218%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 4790K	2327 Samples/s ∼93% +198%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, 6700	1893 Samples/s ∼76% +142%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K	1874 Samples/s ∼75% +140%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K	1773 Samples/s ∼71% +127%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K	1661 Samples/s ∼67% +112%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, E3-1230 v3	1638 Samples/s ∼66% +109%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, 4790K	1566 Samples/s ∼63% +100%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K	1440 Samples/s ∼58% +84%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3	1179 Samples/s ∼47% +51%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ	957 Samples/s ∼38% +22%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K	790 Samples/s ∼32% +1%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K	782 Samples/s ∼31%
Sala GPUs-only
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 4790K	4708 Samples/s ∼100% +203%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti Desktop PC, 4790K	3919 Samples/s ∼83% +152%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K	3877 Samples/s ∼82% +149%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K	3468 Samples/s ∼74% +123%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, E3-1230 v3	3179 Samples/s ∼68% +105%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, 4790K	3125 Samples/s ∼66% +101%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, 6700	3038 Samples/s ∼65% +95%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K	3020 Samples/s ∼64% +94%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K	3020 Samples/s ∼64% +94%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K	2584 Samples/s ∼55% +66%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ	1908 Samples/s ∼41% +23%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3	1836 Samples/s ∼39% +18%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K	1554 Samples/s ∼33%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K	1486 Samples/s ∼32% -4%

ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 4790K	6191 Points ∼100% +425%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K	5084 Points ∼82% +331%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti Desktop PC, 4790K	4270 Points ∼69% +262%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K	3322 Points ∼54% +182%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, 6700	3238 Points ∼52% +174%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, 4790K	3082 Points ∼50% +161%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K	3027 Points ∼49% +157%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K	2746 Points ∼44% +133%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, E3-1230 v3	2666 Points ∼43% +126%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K	2475 Points ∼40% +110%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3	2070 Points ∼33% +75%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ	1686 Points ∼27% +43%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K	1253 Points ∼20% +6%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K	1180 Points ∼19%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 4790K	3646 Points ∼100% +225%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, 4790K	3233 Points ∼89% +188%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K	3131 Points ∼86% +179%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti Desktop PC, 4790K	2710 Points ∼74% +142%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, E3-1230 v3	2625 Points ∼72% +134%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K	2539 Points ∼70% +126%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K	2447 Points ∼67% +118%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K	2002 Points ∼55% +79%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, 6700	1973 Points ∼54% +76%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K	1829 Points ∼50% +63%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3	1236 Points ∼34% +10%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K	1121 Points ∼31%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K	1095 Points ∼30% -2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ	1024 Points ∼28% -9%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 4790K	3284 Points ∼100% +168%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K	2863 Points ∼87% +134%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, 4790K	2602 Points ∼79% +113%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti Desktop PC, 4790K	2479 Points ∼75% +103%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, E3-1230 v3	2232 Points ∼68% +82%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K	2172 Points ∼66% +77%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K	2162 Points ∼66% +77%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K	1994 Points ∼61% +63%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, 6700	1941 Points ∼59% +59%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K	1840 Points ∼56% +50%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3	1372 Points ∼42% +12%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K	1224 Points ∼37%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K	1206 Points ∼37% -1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ	1172 Points ∼36% -4%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 4790K	1758 Points ∼100% +267%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti Desktop PC, 4790K	1382 Points ∼79% +189%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K	1376 Points ∼78% +187%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, 4790K	1114 Points ∼63% +133%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, 6700	1010 Points ∼57% +111%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K	991 Points ∼56% +107%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, E3-1230 v3	978 Points ∼56% +104%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K	963 Points ∼55% +101%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K	917 Points ∼52% +91%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K	911 Points ∼52% +90%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K	613 Points ∼35% +28%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3	529 Points ∼30% +10%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K	479 Points ∼27%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ	388 Points ∼22% -19%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, 4790K	1860 Points ∼100% +247%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 4790K	1730 Points ∼93% +223%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti Desktop PC, 4790K	1531 Points ∼82% +186%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K	1402 Points ∼75% +162%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, E3-1230 v3	1300 Points ∼70% +143%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K	1220 Points ∼66% +128%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K	1039 Points ∼56% +94%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, 6700	1038 Points ∼56% +94%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K	985 Points ∼53% +84%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K	936 Points ∼50% +75%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K	694 Points ∼37% +29%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3	536 Points ∼29% 0%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K	536 Points ∼29%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ	409 Points ∼22% -24%
1024x600 Normal, Score
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 4790K	16610 Points ∼100% +266%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K	13856 Points ∼83% +205%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti Desktop PC, 4790K	12373 Points ∼74% +173%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, 4790K	11890 Points ∼72% +162%
AMD Radeon R9 390X XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, E3-1230 v3	9800 Points ∼59% +116%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K	9659 Points ∼58% +113%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K	9266 Points ∼56% +104%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) SCHENKER XMG U716, 6700	9200 Points ∼55% +103%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K	9044 Points ∼54% +99%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K	8549 Points ∼51% +88%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3	5743 Points ∼35% +26%
AMD Radeon R7 370 MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K	4861 Points ∼29% +7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ	4680 Points ∼28% +3%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K	4540 Points ∼27%

Performance Rating | LuxMark v2.0 64Bit | ComputeMark v2.1

Problems

During the review period, we didn't encounter any major issues like graphics errors or crashes. A few times, our system froze though after we stopped applying 3D loads. The likely culprit is the driver, since we also encountered the same behavior with the RX 470.

Video Engine

The RX 460 comes with an updated video engine. During our tests, the GPU handled H.264 and H.265 4K/UHD content without any problems whatsoever.

Noise Level

The two large cooling fans of the XFX version remained unobtrusive during the tests and are barely audible above the noise floor of the (very quiet) CPU and power supply fans. Electronic noise is absent as well.

Temperatures

The RX 460 does get quite warm on the back. With a hot spot of 80 °C - measured with our Fluke 62 Mini thermometer - the graphics card sits right in the middle between the reference GPU RX 480 (72 °C) and the MSI RX 470 (87 °C).

The sensors report a maximum internal temperature of 65 °C at extreme load levels (Furmark at 1172 MHz and 1936 RPM) - not critical by any means. When we played The Witcher 3, the GPU once again topped out at 65 °C, although the fans produced slightly less noise at 1888 RPM.

Power Consumption

During idle, the XFX RX 460 can keep up with high-end Pascal GPUs as far as the power consumption is concerned. We measured 70.7 watts - about 2.4 to 2.7 watts above the power draw of the highly optimized Founders Editions of the GTX 1070 and the 1080. The MSI GTX 1070 Gaming Z requires 3 watts more. The older Maxwell generation - here represented by the MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4 G - is quite a bit more power-hungry at 78 watts. The R9 Nano and RX 470 / 480 have similar power draws. The predecessor-generation model R7 370, which compares well performance wise, consumed 74.8 watts, which is a plus of 4.1 watts. A system without dedicated GPU (utilizing the HD Graphics 4600 integrated into the i7-4790) consumed 61 to 62 watts. All in all, the XFX partner-GPU with its Polaris 11 chips does quite well.

Under load (Witcher 3, Ultra Settings), our review model required 162 watts, which is significantly lower than the power draw of the MSI RX 470 (250 watts), to give an example. The older MSI Radeon R7 370 is more power-hungry as well (plus of 17 watts), although the difference isn't really substantial. With Furmark running, the GPU only needs 7 watts more, which means that the RX 460 is likely hitting its TPU limit. The MSI Radeon R7 370, on the other hand, increases its power draw from 170 to 222 watts in the same scenario and is - with 81 v.s 58 fps - substantially faster as well.

Verdict

The XFX RX 460 4 GB is an affordable GPU for gamers who don't need the utmost in performance. The card is powerful enough to handle Full-HD resolution and high (not maximum) details. Positive aspects are the low power consumption and the low noise level. The 4 GB version costs 20 Euro (~$22) - well worth it in our opinion, since the 2 GB variant runs out of RAM rather quickly when playing current titles.

The Polaris 11 chip did well in this initial review - and thanks to Power Gating of the CUs, it is likely very suitable for notebooks. The Reviewers Guide hints at a mobile version to be released, which could be a very worthy competitor to the current GeForce 965M GPU.

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