GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon HD 7870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 7870. 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 7870. 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.

GeForce GTX 460 SE

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 460 SE	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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Radeon HD 7870 has 16% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
Radeon HD 7870 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 141% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	30−35	75−80
medium / 1080p	16−18	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 147% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	160−170	240−250
medium / 768p	130−140	210−220
ultra / 1080p	65−70	130−140
QHD / 1440p	40−45	100−110
4K / 2160p	27−30	60−65
high / 768p	100−110	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 74% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	70−75	110−120
ultra / 1080p	45−50	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 55% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
high / 1080p	10−12	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−11	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	9−10
low / 720p	24−27	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 166% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	70−75	130−140
medium / 1080p	30−35	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 108% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
high / 1080p	16−18	40−45
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−33
QHD / 1440p	4−5	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 138% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	65−70	110−120
medium / 768p	55−60	100−110
high / 1080p	18−20	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 89% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	4−5
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	8−9	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 150% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	75−80
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 42% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 92% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	35−40	85−90
medium / 768p	21−24	50−55
high / 1080p	12−14	30−33
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 129% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
high / 768p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 22% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 460 SE	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF104	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 November 2010	5 March 2012
Pipelines	288	1280
Core clock speed	1300 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 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	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	108.8 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.1
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
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
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
Number of display connectors	2
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GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon HD 7870

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