GeForce GTX 460 vs Radeon HD 5870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870. 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 and Radeon HD 5870. 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.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 460	Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	188 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	768 MB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 17% 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 767 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 460 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 175 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 274 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 1200 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	10−12
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
QHD / 1440p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	20−22	20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	180−190
medium / 768p	150−160	150−160
ultra / 1080p	75−80	75−80
QHD / 1440p	45−50	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	80−85	80−85
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	30−33	30−33
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	20−22	20−22
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	40−45	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Fortnite is 2% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	7−8	7−8
ultra / 1080p	5−6	5−6
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	10−11	10−11
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	95−100	95−100
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	20−22	20−22
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GeForce GTX 460 and 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	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	40−45	40−45
medium / 768p	24−27	24−27
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
high / 768p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 460	Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Fermi	TeraScale 2
Code name	GF104	Cypress
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 July 2010	23 September 2009
Pipelines	336	1600
Core clock speed	675 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	37.80	68.00
Floating-point performance	907.2 gflops	2,720.0 gflops
Length	8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)	282 mm
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	86.4 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
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	+
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
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