AMD Radeon HD 6870 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 6870 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6870
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
- Around 89% higher texture fill rate: 50.4 GTexel / s vs 26.7 billion / sec
- 3.2x more pipelines: 1120 vs 352
- 2.4x better floating-point performance: 2,016.0 gflops vs 855.4 gflops
- Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 151 Watt vs 200 Watt
- Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 857.798 vs 741.303
- Around 86% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 45.514 vs 24.513
- 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 184.41 vs 64.492
- Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4238 vs 2999
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3711 vs 3660
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3349 vs 3321
- Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4238 vs 2999
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3711 vs 3660
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3349 vs 3321
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 21 October 2010 vs 31 May 2010 |
Texture fill rate | 50.4 GTexel / s vs 26.7 billion / sec |
Pipelines | 1120 vs 352 |
Floating-point performance | 2,016.0 gflops vs 855.4 gflops |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 151 Watt vs 200 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 857.798 vs 741.303 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 45.514 vs 24.513 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 184.41 vs 64.492 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4238 vs 2999 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3711 vs 3660 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3349 vs 3321 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4238 vs 2999 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3711 vs 3660 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3349 vs 3321 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465
- Around 53% higher memory clock speed: 1603 MHz (3206 data rate) vs 1050 MHz
- Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2650 vs 2217
- Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 441 vs 412
- Around 87% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9276 vs 4950
- Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 19.079 vs 16.41
- Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.516 vs 1.346
Specifications (specs) | |
Memory clock speed | 1603 MHz (3206 data rate) vs 1050 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 2650 vs 2217 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 441 vs 412 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 9276 vs 4950 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 19.079 vs 16.41 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.516 vs 1.346 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 6870
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Geekbench - OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | AMD Radeon HD 6870 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 2217 | 2650 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 412 | 441 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 4950 | 9276 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 16.41 | 19.079 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 857.798 | 741.303 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.346 | 2.516 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 45.514 | 24.513 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 184.41 | 64.492 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4238 | 2999 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3711 | 3660 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3349 | 3321 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4238 | 2999 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3711 | 3660 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3349 | 3321 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon HD 6870 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale 2 | Fermi |
Code name | Barts | GF100 |
Design | AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series | |
Launch date | 21 October 2010 | 31 May 2010 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $239 | $279 |
Place in performance rating | 842 | 843 |
Price now | $89.99 | $263.28 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Value for money (0-100) | 38.38 | 12.73 |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | |
Floating-point performance | 2,016.0 gflops | 855.4 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
Pipelines | 1120 | 352 |
Texture fill rate | 50.4 GTexel / s | 26.7 billion / sec |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 151 Watt | 200 Watt |
Transistor count | 1,700 million | 3,100 million |
Compute performance | 30x | |
Core clock speed | 1215 MHz | |
CUDA cores | 352 | |
Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
DisplayPort support | ||
Dual-link DVI support | ||
Eyefinity | ||
HDMI | ||
VGA | ||
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Bus support | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 220 mm | 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm) |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | Two 6-pins |
Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | |
SLI options | 2-way3-way | |
API support |
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DirectX | 11 | 12.0 (11_0) |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.2 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 134.4 GB / s | 102.6 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1603 MHz (3206 data rate) |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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CrossFire | ||
3D Vision | ||
CUDA | ||
DSR | ||
SLI | ||
Surround |