GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 620 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 21−24
ultra / 1080p 5−6 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 21−24 40−45
medium / 1080p 12−14 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 108% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF104 Blackcomb XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 15 November 2010 6 January 2011
Pipelines 288 1920
Core clock speed 1300 MHz 680 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 748.8 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.1
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 288
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Number of display connectors 2
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