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Palit GTX 460 Sonic Platinum & Inno3D GTX 460 Reviewed

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On July 11, 2010, 11:54 PM

Having written numerous articles comparing the current breed of GPUs from Nvidia and ATI, you likely know the drill by now. Nvidia finally readied Fermi-based graphics cards last March and while the release saw them take the performance crown back home, the battle didn't go without casualties. In fact, even today we would argue Nvidia doesn't have a completely dominant product because ATI, in most instances, is still offering better value.

What Nvidia desperately needed is a new graphics card that could provide serious value, and they may finally be up to task with the release of the GeForce GTX 460. Rumors have been circulating for weeks now, and if you cared enough to pay attention then you know this GPU is based on a revised, cut-down version of the original Fermi chip, code-named GF104.


Today we are reviewing two retail offerings based on the new GeForce GTX 460 GPU. From Palit we received the 1GB version of the card and from Inno3D we have the 768MB variant. Besides memory capacity, these differ in memory bus width and of course, price. The least expensive version is expected to sell for just $200, and perhaps most importantly, the GF104 chip revision is meant to be a much more efficient number cruncher. With a TDP rating of just 160 watts for the 1GB version, if this number hold true it would make the GTX 460 more power conscious than the Radeon HD 5830.

Read the complete review.

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  1. July 20, 2010 1:12 PM
    Guest said:

    Will the Palit 768 or 1g run on a 425w psu?

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  2. July 20, 2010 4:19 PM
    dividebyzero
    dividebyzero, trainee n00b, said:

    Would likely depend on the quality/efficiency of the PSU, what other components are installed, USB peripherals and whether you plan to overclock. Personally I'd say a 425w PSU might be cutting it a bit close.

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  3. July 21, 2010 7:08 AM
    yukka, TechSpot Paladin, said:

    Nice reviews, now I find myself on overclockers.co.uk looking at their credit options..

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  4. August 16, 2010 6:10 AM
    SilverCider said:

    Just bought one of the Palit Sonic 1GB and it downclocks to 50 MHz Core, 100 MHz Shaders and 135 MHz on the memory! Explains the low idle power and temps!

    Reply
  5. February 2, 2011 6:52 PM
    Guest said:

    Good review, but check the die size measurements - shouldn't 390mm be 39.0mm (size of the chip)?

    Reply
  6. February 3, 2011 6:31 PM
    Staff
    Steve
    Steve said:

    Its "mm2"...

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