Cheap AMD card that beats the Nvidia gtx 460

Logo897 · Dec 13, 2015

Hello,

I have an old gtx 460 in my current pc that I'm wanting to replace after the holidays (christmas for me).

I'm not quite sure what my budget is yet, however, my main question is

Are there any AMD cards that are more powerful than my gtx 460 card I have right now, but are in the same price range or worth as much as the gtx 460. I know Nvidia charges more money, so I was just curious if there are any more powerful AMD cards around that are equal to the value of the gtx 460.

Thanks in advance!

Martell1977 · Dec 13, 2015

From what I could see, you could go as low as the R7 260X, in the AMD product stack, and see similar performance to your 460. So anything higher than that will be a performance gain.

megamanx00 · Dec 14, 2015

If your motherboard supports sli it may be best just to get a second used gtx460. As for switching to AMD go with at least a Radeon 270 or 270X. A new GTX 960 would also be a good option if you want to spend just a little bit more

Logo897 · Dec 14, 2015

megamanx00 :

Is it possible that I can buy a pci converter to put on my non-sli motherboard? That way I can have two gtx 460's like you mentioned? All I would need is a really big power supply, right?

Logo897 · Dec 14, 2015

Martell1977 :

Ok thank you so much!

RobCrezz · Dec 14, 2015

Logo897 :

No, your motherboard must be SLI compatible for it to work.

megamanx00 · Dec 14, 2015

Logo897 :

Nope. You need an SLI certified motherboard plus the PCI-E bandwidth. You would need to replace your motherboard to go SLI, but you may as well just get a GTX 960 instead rather than getting a new motherboard, second 460, and new PSU.

McDuncun · Dec 14, 2015

megamanx00 :

A second 460 would be a very bad choice seeing as the tech is so old and the SLI in the 400-series was effy. You should go for a AMD R7 270X and then you will be much better of than you are now.

Martell1977 · Dec 14, 2015

Logo897 :

I wouldn't recommend SLI even if the motherboard were capable. The card is old and the programs that need the extra performance are likely going to need more memory than you will have. Your best bet is a new card with at least 2gb of VRam.

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