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    Radeon RX 460 vs GeForce GTX 970

    Radeon RX 460
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 460
    GeForce GTX 970
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 970

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon RX 460
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      194%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 460
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      184%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 460

    73 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 970 .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

    84% higher gaming performance.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 970

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 970

    The GeForce GTX 970 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (40 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 460GeForce GTX 970
    GPU NameBaffin (Baffin PRO)vsGM204 (GM204-200-A1)
    Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size123 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistors3,000 millionvs5,200 million
    Shaders896vs1664
    Compute Units14vs13
    Core clock1090 MHzvs1050 MHz
    ROPs16vs56
    TMUs56vs104

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 460GeForce GTX 970
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    7000 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 460GeForce GTX 970
    TDP75 wattsvs148 watts
    Release Date29 Jun 2016vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 460
      19.20 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 460
      67.20 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      109.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 460
      112.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      224.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 460
      2150.40 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 970
      3494.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon RX 460
      8080
    • GeForce GTX 970
      15750

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      31
    • GeForce GTX 970
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      29
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 460
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      36
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 460
      34
    • GeForce GTX 970
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      30
    • GeForce GTX 970
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      43
    • GeForce GTX 970
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      37
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      49
    • GeForce GTX 970
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      34
    • GeForce GTX 970
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      38
    • GeForce GTX 970
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 460
      28
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 460
      38
    • GeForce GTX 970
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      29
    • GeForce GTX 970
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      35
    • GeForce GTX 970
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • GeForce GTX 970
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      25
    • GeForce GTX 970
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 460
      18
    • GeForce GTX 970
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • GeForce GTX 970
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 460
      30
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      24
    • GeForce GTX 970
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 460
      23
    • GeForce GTX 970
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      32
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • GeForce GTX 970
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 460
      36
    • GeForce GTX 970
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      22
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      26
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      20
    • GeForce GTX 970
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      20
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      14
    • GeForce GTX 970
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      11
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      11
    • GeForce GTX 970
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      11
    • GeForce GTX 970
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 460
      18
    • GeForce GTX 970
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      16
    • GeForce GTX 970
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      7
    • GeForce GTX 970
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

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