NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs AMD Radeon HD 6870

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 and AMD Radeon HD 6870 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • 3.8x more memory clock speed: 4008 MHz vs 1050 MHz
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 418 vs 412
  • Around 59% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7872 vs 4950
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 22.161 vs 16.41
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.125 vs 1.346
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 47.218 vs 45.514
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 24 September 2011 vs 21 October 2010
Memory clock speed 4008 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 418 vs 412
Geekbench - OpenCL 7872 vs 4950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.161 vs 16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.125 vs 1.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 47.218 vs 45.514

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6870

  • Around 16% higher texture fill rate: 50.4 GTexel / s vs 43.6 GTexel / s
  • 3.3x more pipelines: 1120 vs 336
  • Around 93% better floating-point performance: 2,016.0 gflops vs 1,045.6 gflops
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 151 Watt vs 160 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2217 vs 1872
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 857.798 vs 781.734
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 184.41 vs 75.212
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4238 vs 3537
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3711 vs 3398
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3349 vs 3117
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4238 vs 3537
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3711 vs 3398
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3349 vs 3117
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 50.4 GTexel / s vs 43.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1120 vs 336
Floating-point performance 2,016.0 gflops vs 1,045.6 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 151 Watt vs 160 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2217 vs 1872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 857.798 vs 781.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 184.41 vs 75.212
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4238 vs 3537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3711 vs 3398
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 vs 3117
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4238 vs 3537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3711 vs 3398
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 vs 3117

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6870

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1872
2217
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
418
412
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
7872
4950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22.161
16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
781.734
857.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.125
1.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
47.218
45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
75.212
184.41
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3537
4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3398
3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3117
3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3537
4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3398
3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3117
3349
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 AMD Radeon HD 6870
PassMark - G3D Mark 1872 2217
PassMark - G2D Mark 418 412
Geekbench - OpenCL 7872 4950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.161 16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 781.734 857.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.125 1.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 47.218 45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 75.212 184.41
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3537 4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3398 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3117 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3537 4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3398 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3117 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 AMD Radeon HD 6870

Essentials

Architecture Fermi 2.0 TeraScale 2
Code name GF114 Barts
Launch date 24 September 2011 21 October 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $239
Place in performance rating 840 842
Price now $199.99 $89.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 15.01 38.38
Design AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series

Technical info

Core clock speed 778 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,045.6 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 336 1120
Texture fill rate 43.6 GTexel / s 50.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt 151 Watt
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,700 million
Boost clock speed 900 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 210 mm 220 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 11
OpenGL 4.6 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 96.2 GB / s 134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4008 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire