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.

AMD Radeon HD 6870

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465

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 411
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 411
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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2217

2650

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

411

441

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4950

9276

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

16.41

19.079

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

857.798

741.303

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.346

2.516

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

45.514

24.513

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

184.41

64.492

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4238

2999

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3711

3660

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3321

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4238

2999

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3711

3660

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3321

Name	AMD Radeon HD 6870	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465
PassMark - G3D Mark	2217	2650
PassMark - G2D Mark	411	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
Essentials
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	841	842
Price now	$89.99	$263.28
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	38.38	12.73
Technical info
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
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
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
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
DirectX	11	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.2
Memory
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
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround