Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms GeForce GTX 460 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 528 days newer than GeForce GTX 460.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 160 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 27% better in Valheim than GeForce GTX 460 - 61 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 - 3 vs 0.75 GB
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 460
Desktop • Jul 12th, 2010
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 460
Desktop • Jul 12th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
9.45 GPixel/s
31%
Texel Fillrate
37.8 GTexel/s
31%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 12th, 2010 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 0.75 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 86.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
| 675 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
