GeForce 830M vs Radeon R9 M470X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M470X, 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 GeForce 830M stacks up against Radeon R9 M470X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M470X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M470X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 830M or Radeon R9 M470X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 830M Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 830M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M470X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 830M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 830M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 71 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.
  • GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M470X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 4200 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 16−18
ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 3−4 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than GeForce 830M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 830M Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2
Code name N15? Emerald
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2014 14 May 2016
Pipelines 256 896
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 61.60
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 1,971 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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