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 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 418 vs 410
- 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 410 |
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: 2216 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 | 2216 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
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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 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 | AMD Radeon HD 6870 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 1872 | 2216 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 418 | 410 |
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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 | 838 | 840 |
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 |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
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Eyefinity | ||
HDMI | ||
VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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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 |
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DirectX | 12.0 (11_0) | 11 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Memory |
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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 |
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