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    GeForce GTX 460 vs Radeon HD 7970M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 7970M. 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 7970M. 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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    Radeon HD 7970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 7970M 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 7970M here:

    Radeon HD 7970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 460 Radeon HD 7970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 460 has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 460 has 766 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 175 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 1200 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 24−27 35−40
    medium / 1080p 14−16 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 72% more, than GeForce GTX 460.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 460 Radeon HD 7970M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name GF104 Wimbledon XT
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 12 July 2010 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 336 1280
    Core clock speed 675 MHz 850 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.80 68.00
    Floating-point performance 907.2 gflops 2,176 gflops
    Length 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    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
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 254 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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