Sparkle GeForce GTX 460 1024 MB GDDR5
Another card with a logical model name (but excessively long model number), Sparkle Computer’s SXX4601024D5SNM is the only card in today’s roundup to use Nvidia’s exact reference design, right down to the GPU cooler cover.
Sparkle differentiates its product from Nvidia’s reference card only with its custom color and GPU clock speed. That means users still get the standard mini-HDMI and twin dual-link DVI outputs.
Sparkle addresses its customer’s full-sized HDMI needs in the most impressive fashion we’ve seen by including a 6’ mini-HDMI to full-sized HDMI cable. This could be a big cost-saver for buyers who didn’t receive an HDMI cable with their new monitor.
Sparkle increases its GPU clock to 700 MHz, barely a step up from the reference speed of 675 MHz. This minor improvement pairs with the extra HDMI cable for improved value, though overclockers will need to find their own tuning software to achieve their performance goals.
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Great article!
Good testing methodology, and useful conclusions.
This will be very helpful when trying to distinguish between the 460 1GBs.
Thanks!
Nice article.
Was going to purchase 2 of the palit 460's. I did not know of the 1 year only warranty.
Hmmmm food for thought, maybe Evga? Since their support is very good. Something to think about.
Im going to get 2 MSI cyclones
As said, excellent article. Inconveniently timed, as I order the MSI cyclone one a few nights ago, for the same price as the Palit one. Dammit!
Thanks a lot, Thomas!
Please note, that you actually get Metro 2033 with the EVGA 460 (US, Canada & EU), if you register it and are prepared to use Steam.
Source: http://www.evga.com/articles/00569/
EVGA or go home.
wow surprised by the palit.
Why does this site look so bad in Firefox? At first I though it was because I was running an Add Blocker, but even with that turned off it still looks terrible....Fine in IE, poorly formated in Mozilla, it's like a flashback to 1997! ;-)
Great info, but what about FANLESS cards? I'm always interested in these graphics cards (and many of Tom's Hardware) articles, but always disappointed that there never any fanless cards on the bench. There must be many of us who use PC's for music recording and production and demand silent systems. Getting a heads-up on new fanless (heatsink-only) cards would be very useful to the likes of us..
Got myself an ASUS GTX460 1gb today, great card so far, even if SmartDoctor is pretty crap compared to utilities such as EVGAPrecision.
Extremely quiet fan, idles at ~30c, got up 60c running Metro2033 Dx11 on high.
So nice to have a smaller card then my old GTX260 as well, was always a mission to squeeze it in.
Useful article, thank you.
Just as I decide to buy a GTX 460 and start wondering which incarnation of it to buy, you publish this article. Great timing! Thanks!!
If i was in the position to buy a 460 then it would have to be ASUS.
hmm why are all these cards only showing shaders @224 inified i have the zotac card and it shows shaders @336 unified and lucking at some web site that have Reviewed the card report the same ???