Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT 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 7870 XT is 861 days newer than GeForce GTX 460.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 160 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 25% better in HITMAN 3 than GeForce GTX 460 - 66 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 - 2 vs 0.75 GB
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 460
Desktop • Jul 12th, 2010
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 460
Desktop • Jul 12th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
9.45 GPixel/s
30%
Texel Fillrate
37.8 GTexel/s
40%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 12th, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $270 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 0.75 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 86.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 675 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
