GeForce GTX 460M SLI vs Radeon HD 4870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460M SLI and Radeon HD 4870, 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 460M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 460M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 460M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 460M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460M SLI Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x1536 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce GTX 460M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • GeForce GTX 460M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4870 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 75 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 460M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 2350 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 3−4
ultra / 1080p 7−8 1−2
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 14−16
medium / 1080p 16−18 6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460M SLI Radeon HD 4870
Architecture Fermi TeraScale
Code name N11E-GS RV770
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 September 2010 25 June 2008
Pipelines 384 800
Core clock speed 675 MHz 750 MHz
Transistor count 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 30.00
Floating-point performance 1,200.0 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Laptop size large
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