GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870, 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 SE stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 460 SE

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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 here:

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 460 SE	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	No outputs
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GeForce GTX 460 SE has 200% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 460 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
GeForce GTX 460 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
GeForce GTX 460 SE is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 600 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTX 460 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 700 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	10−11
ultra / 1080p	5−6	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 460 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	170−180
medium / 768p	130−140	140−150
ultra / 1080p	65−70	70−75
QHD / 1440p	40−45	40−45
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	70−75	75−80
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
high / 1080p	10−12	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−12
4K / 2160p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	75−80
medium / 1080p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
QHD / 1440p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
low / 768p	65−70	65−70
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 460 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	6−7	6−7
ultra / 1080p	4−5	5−6
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	18−20	18−20
medium / 1080p	8−9	9−10
GeForce GTX 460 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	90−95	90−95
medium / 1080p	95−100	95−100
GeForce GTX 460 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	20−22	20−22
GeForce GTX 460 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
GeForce GTX 460 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	35−40	35−40
medium / 768p	21−24	21−24
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
GeForce GTX 460 SE and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	50−55
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
high / 768p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 460 SE	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Fermi	Terascale 2
Code name	GF104	Broadway-XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 November 2010	7 January 2010
Pipelines	288	800
Core clock speed	1300 MHz	700 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	31.2 billion/sec	28.00
Floating-point performance	748.8 gflops	1,120.0 gflops
Length	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	108.8 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.1	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	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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GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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