Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon RX 460

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX 460. 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 Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon RX 460. 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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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)	188 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 150% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460.
Radeon HD 5870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 460 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5870 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 240 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
Radeon HD 5870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5870 is 112 mm longer, than Radeon RX 460.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 2200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	21−24
ultra / 1080p	6−7	12−14
QHD / 1440p	1−2	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	24−27	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	30−35
ultra / 1080p	16−18	27−30
QHD / 1440p	1−2	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	70−75
medium / 1080p	20−22	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 89% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	180−190	230−240
medium / 768p	150−160	200−210
ultra / 1080p	75−80	120−130
QHD / 1440p	45−50	95−100
4K / 2160p	30−33	50−55
high / 768p	110−120	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
medium / 768p	80−85	100−110
ultra / 1080p	50−55	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	30−33	50−55
medium / 1080p	14−16	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Far Cry 5 is 86% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	30−35
ultra / 1080p	14−16	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	80−85	120−130
medium / 1080p	35−40	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 61% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	16−18	27−30
QHD / 1440p	5−6	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	40−45	70−75
medium / 1080p	21−24	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 85% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	70−75	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	95−100
high / 1080p	21−24	40−45
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 58% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	7−8	12−14
ultra / 1080p	5−6	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−11	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Metro Exodus is 88% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
ultra / 1080p	95−100	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	20−22	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	70−75
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	40−45	75−80
medium / 768p	24−27	45−50
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	14−16
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 70% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	40−45
high / 768p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5870	Radeon RX 460
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Polaris
Code name	Cypress	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 September 2009	8 August 2016
Pipelines	1600	896
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1090 MHz
Boost Clock		1200 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	68.00	67.20
Floating-point performance	2,720.0 gflops	2,150 gflops
Length	282 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		240 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon RX 460

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