Radeon HD 8870M vs Radeon RX 460 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon RX 460 mobile, 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 Radeon HD 8870M stacks up against Radeon RX 460 mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon RX 460 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon RX 460 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 8870M or Radeon RX 460 mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 8870M
Radeon RX 460 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
55 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR5, DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 8870M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 460 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8870M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 8870M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 8870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 mobile is 1500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
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
7−8
16−18
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
9−10
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
12−14
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−12
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
27−30
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 118% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
140−150
210−220
medium / 768p
110−120
180−190
ultra / 1080p
55−60
100−110
QHD / 1440p
30−35
60−65
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−35
high / 768p
85−90
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 62% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
medium / 768p
60−65
100−110
ultra / 1080p
35−40
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Dota 2 is 56% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
9−10
20−22
ultra / 1080p
8−9
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−11
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−12
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
100−110
medium / 1080p
24−27
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Fortnite is 80% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
12−14
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
2−3
10−11
low / 720p
27−30
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 114% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
55−60
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
80−85
high / 1080p
14−16
30−35
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 77% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
5−6
10−11
ultra / 1080p
3−4
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
30−35
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Metro Exodus is 128% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−12
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 72% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
27−30
60−65
medium / 768p
18−20
35−40
high / 1080p
10−11
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
35−40
high / 768p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in World of Tanks is 29% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 8870M
Radeon RX 460 mobile
Architecture
GCN
Polaris
Code name
Venus
Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
18 December 2012
8 August 2016
Pipelines
640
896
Core clock speed
725 MHz
Boost Clock
775 MHz
1180 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
31.00
66.08
Floating-point performance
992.0 gflops
2,115 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4500 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
80 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
107 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
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