GeForce GTX 465 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 465 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, 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 465 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 465
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
200 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
Two 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2x2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 465.
GeForce GTX 465 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 465 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 465 is 535 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
GeForce GTX 465 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 465 is 703 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
3−4
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
30−33
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p
21−24
30−35
ultra / 1080p
20−22
27−30
QHD / 1440p
6−7
12−14
4K / 2160p
5−6
8−9
low / 720p
50−55
70−75
medium / 1080p
24−27
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p
200−210
230−240
medium / 768p
170−180
200−210
ultra / 1080p
95−100
120−130
QHD / 1440p
50−55
95−100
4K / 2160p
30−33
50−55
high / 768p
130−140
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
medium / 768p
90−95
100−110
ultra / 1080p
60−65
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 42% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p
24−27
30−35
ultra / 1080p
18−20
24−27
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
95−100
120−130
medium / 1080p
50−55
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p
24−27
35−40
ultra / 1080p
18−20
27−30
QHD / 1440p
8−9
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
50−55
70−75
medium / 1080p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p
80−85
100−110
medium / 768p
70−75
95−100
high / 1080p
27−30
40−45
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
2−3
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p
9−10
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
70−75
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p
50−55
75−80
medium / 768p
30−35
45−50
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−11
14−16
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 465.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
40−45
high / 768p
50−55
55−60
GeForce GTX 465 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 465
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture
Fermi
Terascale 2
Code name
GF100
Blackcomb XT
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
31 May 2010
6 January 2011
Pipelines
352
1920
Core clock speed
1215 MHz
680 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
26.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
855.4 gflops
Length
9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1603 MHz (3206 data rate)
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
102.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.2
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
352
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
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64 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Compute performance
30x
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