AMD Radeon Pro 460 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 and AMD Radeon Pro 460 sit at opposite ends of the GPU spectrum, and the benchmark data reflects that divide clearly. The RTX 2070 is a desktop Turing part aimed at high-refresh gaming and content creation, while the Radeon Pro 460 is a low-power mobile integrated GPU designed for Apple laptops. The head-to-head results show a massive performance gulf, but each card has a distinct role based on its design constraints and target platform.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 2070 wins every benchmark where both cards were tested, but the scale of those wins tells the real story. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 2070 scores 79,966 against the Radeon Pro 460's 15,284, a delta of 423.2%. That is not a marginal lead; it is a generational and architectural chasm. The RTX 2070 also dominates Geekbench Vulkan with 82,521 points versus 16,816, a 390.7% advantage. If you are running any compute-heavy workload — OpenCL acceleration, Vulkan-based rendering, or GPU-accelerated encoding — the RTX 2070 is categorically in another league.

The Radeon Pro 460's only "win" is in context. It is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with a 35 W TDP, no power connectors, and portable-device-dependent display outputs. It wins on power efficiency and physical footprint, but the FACT PACK shows no benchmark where it beats the RTX 2070. Its strengths are qualitative: it fits in a laptop, requires no external power, and produces far less heat. The data shows the RTX 2070 wins all performance metrics, while the Radeon Pro 460 wins the mobility and integration contest that no benchmark score captures.

Looking at broader standings, the RTX 2070 holds a 63rd percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 18,789. The Radeon Pro 460 sits at the 61st percentile with 17,509 average. Despite the enormous head-to-head deltas, their percentile positions are close because the Radeon Pro 460's benchmark set includes Geekbench Metal (20,426), a test the RTX 2070 does not have. That Metal score keeps the Radeon Pro 460 competitive in aggregate rankings, but it does not change the direct comparison: the RTX 2070 is faster in every shared workload.

The Verdict

Pick the RTX 2070 if your priority is raw performance, desktop gaming, or any GPU compute task where seconds matter. The data shows it is over 4x faster in OpenCL and nearly 5x faster in Vulkan than the Radeon Pro 460. It has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, versus 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus with 81.28 GB/s. The RTX 2070 also brings Turing-specific features like 36 RT cores and 288 tensor cores, which enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI workloads — capabilities the GCN 4.0-based Radeon Pro 460 simply does not have.

Pick the Radeon Pro 460 if your constraint is the platform itself. It is an IGP with a 35 W TDP, which means it is designed for thin-and-light laptops where the RTX 2070's 175 W TDP and dual-slot cooler would be physically impossible. The Radeon Pro 460's average benchmark score of 17,509 places it near the NVIDIA RTX 4060 (17,639, delta -0.7%) and AMD Radeon 780M (17,588, delta -0.5%), which shows it is competitive with modern integrated graphics. But the data does not support choosing it for performance; it is the only choice for certain portable systems.

The verdict is straightforward: the RTX 2070 is a performance part, and the Radeon Pro 460 is an efficiency part. The RTX 2070's 63rd percentile and 18,789 average score place it above the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT (18,685, delta 0.6%) and near the NVIDIA Tesla K80 (18,866, delta -0.4%). The Radeon Pro 460's 61st percentile with 17,509 average puts it just below the AMD Radeon Pro 560 (17,551, delta -0.2%). Neither card is top-tier today, but the RTX 2070 is clearly the stronger performer.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two shared benchmarks reveal an overwhelming RTX 2070 advantage. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 2070 scores 79,966 versus 15,284 for the Radeon Pro 460. That is a 423.2% delta — the RTX 2070 delivers more than five times the OpenCL performance. This test exercises general-purpose GPU compute, and the results align with the hardware specs: the RTX 2070 has 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, while the Radeon Pro 460 has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. The RTX 2070's FP32 throughput is 7.465 TFLOPS versus 1.858 TFLOPS, a 4x difference that matches the OpenCL score closely.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX 2070 scores 82,521 against 16,816, a 390.7% delta. Vulkan is a low-overhead API that benefits from raw fill rates and memory bandwidth. The RTX 2070's pixel rate of 103.7 GPixel/s and texture rate of 233.3 GTexel/s dwarf the Radeon Pro 460's 14.51 GPixel/s and 58.05 GTexel/s. The RTX 2070 also has 36 RT cores and 288 tensor cores, which the Radeon Pro 460 lacks entirely. While Vulkan does not directly use RT or tensor cores in these tests, their presence indicates a much more capable compute pipeline overall.

The RTX 2070's nearest rivals in average score are within a 1% band: NVIDIA Tesla K80 (18,866, -0.4%), AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT (18,685, 0.6%), AMD Radeon RX 560X (18,626, 0.9%), and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation (18,954, -0.9%). The Radeon Pro 460's rivals are similarly tight: NVIDIA Tesla K40c (17,468, 0.2%), AMD Radeon Pro 560 (17,551, -0.2%), AMD Radeon 780M (17,588, -0.5%), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (17,639, -0.7%). In both cases, the aggregate scores cluster tightly, but the head-to-head deltas show that the two cards are not in the same performance class.

FAQ

Q: Which card has better OpenCL performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 scores 79,966 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 423.2% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 460's 15,284.

Q: Can the Radeon Pro 460 run Vulkan workloads?

A: Yes, it supports Vulkan 1.3 and scores 16,816 in Geekbench Vulkan, but the RTX 2070 scores 82,521 in the same test, a 390.7% advantage.

Q: Is the Radeon Pro 460 competitive with modern integrated graphics?

A: Its average benchmark score of 17,509 is within 0.5% of the AMD Radeon 780M (17,588, delta -0.5%) and 0.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (17,639, delta -0.7%).

Q: Does the RTX 2070 support ray tracing hardware?

A: Yes, it has 36 RT cores and 288 tensor cores, which are part of the Turing architecture. The Radeon Pro 460 has no RT or tensor cores.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The RTX 2070 has 448.0 GB/s bandwidth from 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus. The Radeon Pro 460 has 81.28 GB/s from 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus.

Q: Which card has a higher percentile ranking?

A: The RTX 2070 is at the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, while the Radeon Pro 460 is at the 61st percentile. The RTX 2070 has an average score of 18,789 versus 17,509.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 2070 uses the TU106 chip on TSMC's 12 nm process with 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die. The Radeon Pro 460 uses the Baffin chip on GlobalFoundries' 14 nm process with 3,000 million transistors on a 123 mm² die. The transistor densities are nearly identical (24.3M / mm² for NVIDIA, 24.4M / mm² for AMD), but the RTX 2070 packs 3.6x more transistors onto a 3.6x larger die. This scale difference explains the performance gap.

Architecturally, the RTX 2070 is Turing, which introduces dedicated RT cores for ray tracing and tensor cores for AI acceleration. The Radeon Pro 460 is GCN 4.0, a design that predates dedicated ray tracing hardware and relies on traditional shader-based compute. The RTX 2070 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the Radeon Pro 460 supports DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. The RTX 2070 also has higher FP16 throughput at 14.93 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio) versus the Radeon Pro 460's 1.858 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio), meaning the RTX 2070 can accelerate half-precision workloads much more effectively.

The Radeon Pro 460 has no RT cores, no tensor cores, and a simpler memory subsystem. Its 16 ROPs versus the RTX 2070's 64 ROPs severely limit pixel throughput. The RTX 2070's pixel rate is 103.7 GPixel/s versus 14.51 GPixel/s for the Radeon Pro 460, a 7x difference. Texture rate follows a similar pattern: 233.3 GTexel/s versus 58.05 GTexel/s. These architectural differences are not minor tweaks; they represent two completely different design philosophies — one for maximum desktop compute, the other for minimal power draw in portable devices.

Specification Differences

The most glaring difference is TDP: the RTX 2070 draws 175 W and requires a dual-slot cooler with a 1x 8-pin power connector and a 450 W suggested PSU. The Radeon Pro 460 draws 35 W, is an IGP with no power connectors, and has no suggested PSU because it runs off the laptop's main power delivery. The RTX 2070 measures 229 mm long, 113 mm high, and 35 mm wide; the Radeon Pro 460 has no listed dimensions because it is integrated onto a motherboard.

Memory specs differ sharply: 8 GB GDDR6 at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) on a 256-bit bus for the RTX 2070, versus 4 GB GDDR5 at 1270 MHz (5.1 Gbps effective) on a 128-bit bus for the Radeon Pro 460. Bandwidth is 448.0 GB/s versus 81.28 GB/s. Clock speeds also favor NVIDIA: the RTX 2070 runs at 1410 MHz base and 1620 MHz boost, while the Radeon Pro 460 runs at 850 MHz base and 907 MHz boost. The RTX 2070 has 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs; the Radeon Pro 460 has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 16 ROPs.

The RTX 2070 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 and has display outputs including 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C. The Radeon Pro 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 and has "Portable Device Dependent" outputs, meaning the laptop manufacturer decides the ports. The RTX 2070 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4; the Radeon Pro 460 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The RTX 2070 launched in October 2018 with a launch MSRP of 499 USD, while the Radeon Pro 460 launched in October 2016 with no MSRP listed. Both are end-of-life products.