GeForce GTX 465 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 465 and Radeon HD 7870 XT, 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 7870 XT, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 465 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 465 has 8% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • GeForce GTX 465 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 465.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 465 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 465 is 290 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • GeForce GTX 465 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is 258 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 465.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 4397 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 465.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 8−9 21−24
QHD / 1440p 3−4 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−33 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than GeForce GTX 465.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 465 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF100 Tahiti
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 31 May 2010 19 November 2012
Pipelines 352 1536
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 26.7 billion/sec 93.60
Floating-point performance 855.4 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1603 MHz (3206 data rate) 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.6 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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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