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    GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon R9 M395X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon R9 M395X, 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 R9 M395X, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon R9 M395X is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M395X 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 M395X here:

    Radeon R9 M395X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 470 Radeon R9 M395X
    Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M395X has 16% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 470.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M395X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 470 has 1276 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M395X.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M395X - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M395X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 492 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395X.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M395X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 424 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 24−27
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 9−10
    4K / 2160p 4−5 6−7
    low / 720p 30−35 45−50
    medium / 1080p 21−24 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than GeForce GTX 470.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 470 Radeon R9 M395X
    Architecture Fermi GCN 3
    Code name GF100 Amethyst XT
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 12 April 2010 16 October 2014
    Pipelines 448 2048
    Core clock speed 1215 MHz 723 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 34.0 billion/sec 92.54
    Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
    Memory bus width 320 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 133.9 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.2 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 448
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
    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 413 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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