Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon RX 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 1691 days older than Radeon RX 460.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 460
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 75 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 9% better in Dead Island 2 than Radeon RX 460 - 60 vs 55 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 460 - 3 vs 2 GB
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 460
Desktop • Aug 8th, 2016
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 460
Desktop • Aug 8th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
19.2 GPixel/s
64.86486486486486%
Texel Fillrate
67.2 GTexel/s
56.75675675675676%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 460 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 8th, 2016 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1090 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1200 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
