GeForce GTX 460 768MB vs 470

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Aggregated performance score

GTX 470
2010
1280 MB GDDR5
8.02
+83.1%

470 outperforms 460 768MB by 83% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking479627
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money8.13no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF100no data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 April 2010 (14 years old)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data
Current price$9.98 (0x MSRP)$149

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores448336
CUDA cores448no data
Core clock speed607 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)225 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate34.0 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance1,088.6 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinsno data
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1280 MBno data
Memory bus width320 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1674 MHz (3348 data rate)1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth133.9 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIMini HDMIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.2no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 470 8.02
+83.1%
GTX 460 768MB 4.38

470 outperforms 460 768MB by 83% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 470 16753
+36.6%
GTX 460 768MB 12262

470 outperforms 460 768MB by 37% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 470 4342
+54.5%
GTX 460 768MB 2811

470 outperforms 460 768MB by 54% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 470 2758
+31.8%
GTX 460 768MB 2092

470 outperforms 460 768MB by 32% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 470 25757
+46.4%
GTX 460 768MB 17589

470 outperforms 460 768MB by 46% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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:

900p52
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Full HD64
+36.2%
47
−36.2%
1200p53
+96.3%
27−30
−96.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Hitman 3 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Hitman 3 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Hitman 3 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how GTX 470 and GTX 460 768MB compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 470 is 92.6% faster than GTX 460 768MB

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 470 is 36.2% faster than GTX 460 768MB

1200p resolution:

  • GTX 470 is 96.3% faster than GTX 460 768MB

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 470 is 350% faster than the GTX 460 768MB.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 470 is ahead in 59 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.02 4.38

The GeForce GTX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 768MB in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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