GeForce GTX 465 vs Radeon HD 6970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6970 and GeForce GTX 465, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6970
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 550 Watt
7.35
+6.8%

HD 6970 outperforms GTX 465 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking537558
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.061.23
Power efficiency2.022.36
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameCaymanGF100
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date14 December 2010 (14 years ago)31 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$369 $279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 465 has 16% better value for money than HD 6970.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1536352
Core clock speedno data607 MHz
Boost clock speed880 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,640 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)550 Watt200 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate84.4826.75
Floating-point processing power2.703 TFLOPS0.8554 TFLOPS
Compute performanceno data30x
ROPs3232
TMUs9644

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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.0 x16PCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 6-pin
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1603 MHz (3206 data rate)
Memory bandwidthno data102.6 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

HD 6970 7.35
+6.8%
GTX 465 6.88

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 6970 2833
+6.9%
GTX 465 2650

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+8.9%
45−50
−8.9%
Hitman 3 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+8%
50−55
−8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+8.9%
45−50
−8.9%
Hitman 3 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+8%
50−55
−8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+8.9%
45−50
−8.9%
Hitman 3 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+8%
50−55
−8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.35 6.88
Recency 14 December 2010 31 May 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 550 Watt 200 Watt

HD 6970 has a 6.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 465, on the other hand, has 175% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 6970 and GeForce GTX 465.


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