eVGA GTX 470 vs. GTX 460 OC advice

Maverickman · 07-19-10, 12:45 PM

I was thinking of getting either a GTX 470 or a GTX 460 I would overclock to at least 800 MHz. Would the GTX 460 OC beat out a stock GTX 470? I know the GTX 460 would be quieter and cooler, but for only $50 I could pick up the GTX 470. Thanks for the advice!

This is for a system with a Core i7 920 and a monitor which runs at 1920X1080.

ragejg · 07-19-10, 12:54 PM

The 460 will not beat a 470, no. Even overclocked nicely, it'll nip at its heels in some games, but the architectural differences make the 470 perform better overall.

newparad1gm · 07-19-10, 12:55 PM

An OC'ed 1GB GTX 460 will come very close to a stock GTX 470 in a few games. But the GTX 470 has a healthy amount of overclocking headroom itself. The increased VRAM on the 470 might also be appreciated on the resolutions you are gaming at.

**snowmanwithahat** · 07-19-10, 01:48 PM

Yeh, the 470 overclocking headroom will give it a huge performance difference. I'd assume that if you're thinking of overclocking a 460 then you're more than comfortable with overclocking which would mean overclocking a 470 would net you near 480 speeds.... the 470 is a very solid investment if you're an overclocker

**john19055** · 07-19-10, 02:09 PM

I agree if you are going to overclock ,then spend the extra for a GTX 470 because they overclock great too most will do 760/3800 and faster ,my GTX 470 will do 824/3900 ,but I keep it at 775/3800 so I don't have to turn the fan up to a 100%.Trust me you will enjoy a GTX 470 much more .Besides haveing more memory and the 1gig GTX 460 run around $230- to $250 and you can get a MSI for $299.99 and you get a free game.

Maverickman · 07-19-10, 07:18 PM

I've seen reviews that the GTX 470 is a great deal, especially if you can get one for under $300. I don't know if I'll overclock mine too much as I have a 460W power supply in the computer I'll be using it in. Thanks for the input!

07-19-10, 12:45 PM	#1
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07-19-10, 12:54 PM	#2
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	Re: eVGA GTX 470 vs. GTX 460 OC advice The 460 will not beat a 470, no. Even overclocked nicely, it'll nip at its heels in some games, but the architectural differences make the 470 perform better overall. __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

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snowmanwithahat Snowy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 973	Re: eVGA GTX 470 vs. GTX 460 OC advice Yeh, the 470 overclocking headroom will give it a huge performance difference. I'd assume that if you're thinking of overclocking a 460 then you're more than comfortable with overclocking which would mean overclocking a 470 would net you near 480 speeds.... the 470 is a very solid investment if you're an overclocker __________________ ---Gaming Rig--- Q6600 3.4ghz (378x9) - 1.5v Gigabyte EP45-UD3P 8gb (4x2gb) OCZ Gold DDR2-800 (5-4-4-12) MSI+ASUS GTX 470 SLI Dell u3011 IPS Display HP 22" Auxiliary Monitor 256gb Western Digital Silicon Edge Blue SSD 5x2tb RAID-5 Array 750W PC P&C PSU Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit & Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit ---Gaming Laptop--- ASUS G53JW Core i7 740QM 16gb DDR3 Nvidia GTX 460m 1tb WD HDD 120gb Corsair SSD Join the NvNews Folding @ Home Team

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john19055 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GREENVILLE,TX Posts: 3,851	Re: eVGA GTX 470 vs. GTX 460 OC advice I agree if you are going to overclock ,then spend the extra for a GTX 470 because they overclock great too most will do 760/3800 and faster ,my GTX 470 will do 824/3900 ,but I keep it at 775/3800 so I don't have to turn the fan up to a 100%.Trust me you will enjoy a GTX 470 much more .Besides haveing more memory and the 1gig GTX 460 run around $230- to $250 and you can get a MSI for $299.99 and you get a free game. __________________ Intel i7-3820+Corsair H-100+ASROCK X79-Extreme4+16gigs G.Skill PC1600DDR3+2-ASUS DirectCU II GTX-670 in SLI+Crucial 256g-SSD+2- Samsung 1-TB+2-WesternDigtial 640g+LG-12x Blu-Ray Burner+1100w CoolerMaster+Antec-P280 case+50" Plasma PM6700+Logitech Mouse+Keyboard+Pioneer VSX-1020+Polk Audio Speakers

07-19-10, 07:18 PM	#6
Maverickman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 524	Re: eVGA GTX 470 vs. GTX 460 OC advice I've seen reviews that the GTX 470 is a great deal, especially if you can get one for under $300. I don't know if I'll overclock mine too much as I have a 460W power supply in the computer I'll be using it in. Thanks for the input! __________________ Core i7 3770 @ 3.4GHz EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Superclocked 1TB Seagate HDD 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 16X DVD-RW drive Gateway 24-inch 108p monitor Gateway speakers