GeForce GTX 465 vs Radeon HD 7870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 465 and Radeon HD 7870, 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 465 stacks up against Radeon HD 7870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 465	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pins
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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GeForce GTX 465 has 14% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870.
Radeon HD 7870 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 465.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 465 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 465 is 215 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
GeForce GTX 465 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3197 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 465.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	14−16
QHD / 1440p	3−4	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	30−33	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	21−24	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	30−35
QHD / 1440p	6−7	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	10−11
low / 720p	50−55	75−80
medium / 1080p	24−27	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 63% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
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 465.
low / 768p	200−210	240−250
medium / 768p	170−180	210−220
ultra / 1080p	95−100	130−140
QHD / 1440p	50−55	100−110
4K / 2160p	30−33	60−65
high / 768p	130−140	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	60−65	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 26% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	16−18	30−33
ultra / 1080p	14−16	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	6−7	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−33
QHD / 1440p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	95−100	130−140
medium / 1080p	50−55	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	24−27	40−45
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−33
QHD / 1440p	8−9	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	75−80
medium / 1080p	27−30	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 65% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	70−75	100−110
high / 1080p	27−30	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	20−22
QHD / 1440p	2−3	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 51% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	9−10	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	2−3	4−5
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	75−80
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	16−18	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 47% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	50−55	85−90
medium / 768p	30−35	50−55
high / 1080p	18−20	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−11	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 62% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	45−50
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 465.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 465	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF100	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	31 May 2010	5 March 2012
Pipelines	352	1280
Core clock speed	1215 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	26.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	855.4 gflops
Length	9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1603 MHz (3206 data rate)	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	102.6 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.2
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
CUDA cores	352
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
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)	64 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
Compute performance	30x
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GeForce GTX 465 vs Radeon HD 7870

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