GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon HD 4870 X2. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon HD 4870 X2. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 460 v2
Radeon HD 4870 X2

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 v2 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 286 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 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
 
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 78% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 v2 is 79 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 57 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 v2 is 408 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 3−4
ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 v2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 v2 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture Fermi 2.0 TeraScale
Code name GF114 R700
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 24 September 2011 12 August 2008
Pipelines 336 800
Core clock speed 779 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 43.62 28.00
Floating-point performance 1,045.6 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 210 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4008 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.19 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1
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