GeForce GTX 275 vs Radeon R9 M470X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 275 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 GTX 275 stacks up against Radeon R9 M470X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M470X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470X 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 Radeon R9 M470X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 275 Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 275 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 275 has 892 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M470X.
  • GeForce GTX 275 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 275 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 275 is 304 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M470X.
  • GeForce GTX 275 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 4866 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 275.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 16−18
ultra / 1080p 4−5 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 16−18 35−40
medium / 1080p 8−9 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce GTX 275.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 275 Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 2
Code name GT200B Emerald
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 15 January 2009 14 May 2016
Pipelines 240 896
Core clock speed 1404 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 50.6 billion/sec 61.60
Floating-point performance 673.9 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 448 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1134 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 127.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 3.0 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 240
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Laptop size large
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