GeForce GTX 460 768MB vs Radeon HD 5970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 768MB and Radeon HD 5970. 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 768MB and Radeon HD 5970. 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 768MB
Radeon HD 5970

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 768MB Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP) 294 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
 
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 768MB is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 50 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 2200 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 10−12
ultra / 1080p 7−8 6−7
QHD / 1440p 2−3 1−2
low / 720p 24−27 24−27
medium / 1080p 14−16 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 768MB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 768MB Radeon HD 5970
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name Hemlock
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date no data 18 November 2009
Pipelines 336 1600
Core clock speed 675 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00
Floating-point performance 2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length 305 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 11 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A