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ATI Radeon HD 3870 vs GeForce GTX 460 768MB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 768MB and Radeon HD 3870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 460 768MB
4.39
+205%

GTX 460 768MB outperforms ATI HD 3870 by a whopping 205% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking639955
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.04
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameno dataRV670
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release dateno data19 November 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$269

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores336320
Core clock speed675 MHz777 MHz
Number of transistorsno data666 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data106 Watt
Texture fill rateno data12.43
Floating-point performanceno data0.4973 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR4
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz2252 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data72.06 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1110.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD50
+213%
16−18
−213%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+214%
14−16
−214%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+214%
14−16
−214%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+214%
14−16
−214%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hitman 3 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

This is how GTX 460 768MB and ATI HD 3870 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 460 768MB is 213% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.39 1.44

GTX 460 768MB has a 204.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 460 768MB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3870 in performance tests.


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