GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon HD 7690M XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon HD 7690M XT, 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 470 stacks up against Radeon HD 7690M XT, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 7690M XT is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7690M XT 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 HD 7690M XT here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 470 Radeon HD 7690M XT
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 470 has 760% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 470 has 1278 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 490 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon HD 7690M XT are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M XT is 1926 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 2−3
ultra / 1080p 10−11 1−2
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 12−14
medium / 1080p 21−24 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470 Radeon HD 7690M XT
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF100 Thames XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 12 April 2010 7 June 2011
Pipelines 448 480
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 34.0 billion/sec 17.40
Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops 696.0 gflops
Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 320 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 133.9 GB/s 57.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 448
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 97 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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