GeForce GTX 460 vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 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 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 460	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	768 MB	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.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 460 has 766 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 460 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 6970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 259 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 is 2225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	14−16
ultra / 1080p	6−7	9−10
QHD / 1440p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	24−27	30−35
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 36% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	21−24
QHD / 1440p	2−3	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	50−55
medium / 1080p	20−22	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	210−220
medium / 768p	150−160	180−190
ultra / 1080p	75−80	95−100
QHD / 1440p	45−50	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	110−120	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
medium / 768p	80−85	90−95
ultra / 1080p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	12−14	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	30−33	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 26% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	20−22	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	80−85	95−100
medium / 1080p	40−45	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	20−22	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	20−22
QHD / 1440p	5−6	9−10
low / 720p	40−45	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	70−75	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	75−80
high / 1080p	21−24	30−33
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	7−8	9−10
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−11	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	95−100	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	20−22	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	45−50	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	40−45	55−60
medium / 768p	24−27	30−35
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 460.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	35−40
high / 768p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 460.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 460	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Fermi	Terascale 2
Code name	GF104	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 July 2010	14 December 2010
Pipelines	336	1536
Core clock speed	675 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	37.80	84.48
Floating-point performance	907.2 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)	267 mm
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	86.4 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.1	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 2.0 x16
Height	4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	66 Mh/s	273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GeForce GTX 460 vs Radeon HD 6970

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