GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon R7 M270DX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon R7 M270DX, 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 R7 M270DX, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 M270DX
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 470
Radeon R7 M270DX
Power consumption (TDP)
215 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
IGP
Supplementary power connectors
Two 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR5
System Shared
Maximum RAM amount
1280 MB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 470 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 315 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
GeForce GTX 470 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270DX - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
2−3
ultra / 1080p
10−11
0−1
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
30−35
12−14
medium / 1080p
21−24
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
21−24
4−5
QHD / 1440p
9−10
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
55−60
14−16
medium / 1080p
30−33
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Battlefield 5 is 362% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
low / 768p
220−230
120−130
medium / 768p
180−190
90−95
ultra / 1080p
100−110
35−40
QHD / 1440p
60−65
21−24
4K / 2160p
30−35
16−18
high / 768p
150−160
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 115% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p
55−60
65−70
ultra / 1080p
40−45
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p
110−120
75−80
medium / 768p
95−100
45−50
ultra / 1080p
65−70
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Dota 2 is 93% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
high / 1080p
18−20
2−3
ultra / 1080p
18−20
2−3
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
2−3
low / 720p
40−45
10−11
medium / 1080p
21−24
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Far Cry 5 is 425% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
high / 1080p
27−30
−
ultra / 1080p
21−24
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
3−4
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
55−60
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Fortnite is 177% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
high / 1080p
27−30
5−6
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
QHD / 1440p
10−11
3−4
4K / 2160p
10−11
2−3
low / 720p
55−60
16−18
medium / 1080p
30−35
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Forza Horizon 4 is 285% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p
90−95
40−45
medium / 768p
80−85
−
high / 1080p
30−35
3−4
ultra / 1080p
12−14
2−3
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Grand Theft Auto V is 187% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
high / 1080p
10−11
1−2
ultra / 1080p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
4−5
medium / 1080p
14−16
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Metro Exodus is 533% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p
110−120
90−95
high / 1080p
−
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
70−75
medium / 1080p
100−110
85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Minecraft is 22% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
low / 720p
60−65
27−30
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
30−35
6−7
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 433% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p
60−65
9−10
medium / 768p
35−40
7−8
high / 1080p
21−24
4−5
ultra / 1080p
12−14
3−4
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 460% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p
100−110
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
35−40
12−14
high / 768p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 470
Radeon R7 M270DX
Architecture
Fermi
GCN 3.0
Code name
GF100
Topaz
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
12 April 2010
11 June 2014
Pipelines
448
384
Core clock speed
1215 MHz
900 MHz
Boost Clock
940 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
34.0 billion/sec
22.56
Floating-point performance
1,088.6 gflops
Length
9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width
320 Bit
Memory clock speed
1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Memory bandwidth
133.9 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.2
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
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
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97 Mh/s
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