Radeon HD 7870 vs Radeon RX 460
In this comparison between Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon RX 460 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 7870 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 460 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7870
Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)
175 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 has 133% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460.
Radeon RX 460 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7870 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 90 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
Radeon HD 7870 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 2200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
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
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
9−10
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
30−33
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than Radeon RX 460.
high / 1080p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
30−35
27−30
QHD / 1440p
16−18
12−14
4K / 2160p
10−11
8−9
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 12% more, than Radeon RX 460.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon RX 460 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
240−250
230−240
medium / 768p
210−220
200−210
ultra / 1080p
130−140
120−130
QHD / 1440p
100−110
95−100
4K / 2160p
60−65
50−55
high / 768p
180−190
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon RX 460.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
50−55
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon RX 460 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
85−90
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon RX 460.
high / 1080p
30−33
24−27
ultra / 1080p
27−30
24−27
QHD / 1440p
21−24
20−22
4K / 2160p
9−10
8−9
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 19% more, than Radeon RX 460.
high / 1080p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
30−33
24−27
QHD / 1440p
18−20
16−18
low / 720p
130−140
120−130
medium / 1080p
80−85
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 12% more, than Radeon RX 460.
high / 1080p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
30−33
27−30
QHD / 1440p
18−20
14−16
4K / 2160p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than Radeon RX 460.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
ultra / 1080p
20−22
16−18
QHD / 1440p
10−11
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 11% more, than Radeon RX 460.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
QHD / 1440p
10−12
10−11
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Radeon RX 460.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon RX 460 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than Radeon RX 460.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
24−27
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 12% more, than Radeon RX 460.
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
30−33
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
4K / 2160p
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than Radeon RX 460.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon RX 460.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7870
Radeon RX 460
Architecture
GCN
Polaris
Code name
Pitcairn XT
Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
5 March 2012
8 August 2016
Pipelines
1280
896
Core clock speed
1000 MHz
1090 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
Transistor count
2800 Million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
67.20
Floating-point performance
2,150 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.39 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
240 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
145 Sol/s
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