GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs Radeon HD 6970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon HD 6970, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 460 v2 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 460 v2
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 460 v2
Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)
160 Watt
550 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 243% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6970 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 460 v2 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon HD 6970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 57 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 v2 is 2633 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 52% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
210−220
medium / 768p
130−140
180−190
ultra / 1080p
70−75
95−100
QHD / 1440p
40−45
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 32% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
medium / 768p
70−75
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
10−12
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 46% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
95−100
medium / 1080p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 37% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
QHD / 1440p
4−5
9−10
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
75−80
high / 1080p
18−20
30−33
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
5−6
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
35−40
55−60
medium / 768p
21−24
30−35
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 47% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
high / 768p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 460 v2
Radeon HD 6970
Architecture
Fermi 2.0
Terascale 2
Code name
GF114
Cayman
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
24 September 2011
14 December 2010
Pipelines
336
1536
Core clock speed
779 MHz
Boost Clock
880 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
43.62
84.48
Floating-point performance
1,045.6 gflops
2,703.4 gflops
Length
210 mm
267 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4008 MHz
1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96.19 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
2.1
Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
75 Mh/s
273 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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