GTX 460 (768MB) vs HD 5830 Performance Shootout
With the buzz surrounding the new AMD and Nvidia cards, it is easy to forget where it is coming from. The previous generation of video cards are also very formidable performers. Today’s article seeks to explore one of the more heated battles in the mid-priced range, GTX 460 versus HD 5830.
The GeForce GTX 460 (768MB version) was released in July of 2010 and had a launch price of US $199. This puts it right in the sweet spot of most gamers’ pockets. The 768MB version was originally slated to fill the void at the $200 price point and to satisfy gamers using the mainstream gaming resolutions of 1680×1050 and 1920×1200. These are the resolutions tested in order to see how well it stacks up against its competitor.
AMD’s Radeon HD 5830 was launched in March of 2010 at a price of US $239. Of note, the GTX 460 1GB version was released with a launch price $10 cheaper, at US $229.
Almost a year later, things have been shaken up quite a bit and the graphics card landscape looks a lot different now. Gamers on a budget look to last generation’s cards to get a nice deal on price to performance. Both companies offer cards with DirectX 11 support as their main marketing objective and a generous feature set that completes their appeal. With both cards now available at online retailers such as Newegg for around $170-$180, the playing field has been leveled. Let’s see whether the price to performance ratio tips the scale to one side or the other.
Great article to show the gtx 460 dominance. The 460 would be the better buy if both cards were in the same price range but today……..
While the hd5830 currently is in the $170-$180 range, the gtx 460 768mb is actually $140 to $150 on Newegg right now. These ones are clocked like the one in this review. You can actually get highly overclocked models for $160 and up which would be that much better than the hd5830. Right now Nvidia is untouchable with this price/performance segment. Its unbelievable.
So if you thought this was great news and a useful article you now are informed it gets even better as the gtx460 768mb cost up to 25% less than the hd5830 while consistently outperforming it as shown in this review.
I have posted an update in the conclusion of this article. The GTX 460 (768MB) definitely takes this contest and with those much cheaper prices, does so with one hand tied behind its back.
at the moment, I could get a 5830 for about $30 less than a gtx 460 768mb. Which one should I go for? I think i’m going for the 5830 because i’m on a tight budget. does anyone thing I should get the gtx 460 instead? Thanks in advance!
Hermoso trabajo, la verdad me sacaron de un apuro nya que estaba por cambiar mi GTX640 Gigabyte por una HD5830 XFX pero con esto tengo un comentario mas a favor de la GTX460.
Gracias.