FirePro V5900 vs GeForce GTX 470M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTX 470M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro V5900 stacks up against GeForce GTX 470M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 470M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 470M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 470M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce GTX 470M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 470M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 470M has 1534 GB more memory, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 470M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 470M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTX 470M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 9−10
ultra / 1080p 2−3 5−6
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 7−8 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce GTX 470M
Architecture TeraScale 3 Fermi
Code name Cayman N11E-GT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 1 November 2010
Pipelines 512 288
Core clock speed 600 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 19.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 616.3 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 60.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 API
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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