Read for yourself.......
Here is a review of a factory overclocked Palit Sonic Platinum (800 core) gtx 460.
It traded blows with a 5850.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-460-review/15
that page you linked shows a 15% improvement at 1920x1200.
18.5%800 core is what percent of the stock gtx 460 core? 115%? 15% overclock?
I don't know what the stock clocks are?
800 core is what percent of the stock gtx 460 core? 115%? 15% overclock? I don't know what the stock clocks are?
Are you being sarcastic?
If not, its 18.5% overclock. Stock is 675Mhz.
What makes you think overclocking a GPU will hurt it's lifespan more than overclocking a CPU?
Unless you've got a high end GPU, overclocking your CPU has significantly diminished returns in most of today's games. You'll find better performance improvements - for games - by overclocking your GPU.
Well look at all the pages @ 1900x1080 and use the 675 core Zotac 1gb reference card vs the 1gb Palit card @ 800 core and figure out the % of overclock, then look at the avg performance gained in all games for the Palit card.
Chances are you will get a 20% overclock per 18% performance gained avg.
thats a ridiculous bunch of excuses. if you are not adding voltage then overclocking the card a bit is not going to hurt it or reduce its realistic lifespan. hell I have a 6600 from 2004 with a 33% oc that works fine. my gtx260 has been been overclocked for well over a year and half. and overclocking my gtx260 has helped make games more playable or allowed me to raise settings that would not have been possible at stock speeds. also with most cards the power consumption and temp difference is marginal. I see only 1-2 C difference and about 15 watts difference under full load compared to my gtx260 at stock settings.
btw its hilarious that you apply those excuses to not overclocking your gpu yet have no problem overclocking your cpu.
my fan speed didnt go up at all and stays at 40% 99% of the time just like it did on stock clocks. my gtx260 is still silent and I have never heard it once unless I manually ramp up the speed which I have never needed to ever do. it can most certainly give a much needed few fps in the very demanding games and 15-20% can make quite a difference in playabilty.Well how much is fan speed increasing with the overclocks? It's gets annoying hearing a video card fan whirring while you game. I'm gaming on a 1080p LCD. I'm currently playing bioshock 2 and Dirt 2. Then I'll play Batman Arkham Asylum after that. I have no reason to oc my 470. Maybe when Crysis 2 comes out but I won't get the desired outcome by oc'ing my card. Oc'ing a gpu can get a few more fps. It doesn't make miracles happen. You're not going from crysis locking up to 40fps with a overclock. Even a few watts or a few degrees is too much for such little gains.
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Bad Company 2 15%
Dirt 2 15%
Far Cry 2 16%
Metro 2033 12%
Anno 1404 14%
Crysis Warhead 14%
Resident Evil 5 16%
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@1920x1200 Stock 1GB vs. Palit Sonic Platinum 1GB
so if you have a 5850 going thru rma and want to buy a new card would it be worth it getting the 460?
I'd say only if you want to save money and/or plan to overclock the 460.
I think the 460 is a great card for what it is targeted at. Give nv some credit for finally putting out one decent Fermi card
Originally Posted by tviceman View Post
I'd say only if you want to save money and/or plan to overclock the 460.
hmm might just wait for my card from xfx instead.
isnt that card $230 bucks? Id pocket like $10.actually at 16x10 most games will run just fine on a gtx 460 1 gb, from looking at the reviews today in fact it is very close at that resolution. plus you'll be able to pocket some money while you're at it.
CUDA performance?
Did I miss something? Is the 460 not Cuda compatible/capable?
If it is capable then where are the cuda benches?
You hit the nail on the head with your comment on time. I actually have the data, but with the limited amount of time I had I wasn't able to write the analysis (most of my time was spent on better covering the architecture). That will be amended to the article later today, but for now you can see the raw graphs.