FirePro V5800 vs GeForce GTX 470M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5800 and GeForce GTX 470M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro V5800 and GeForce GTX 470M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 470M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 470M 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 GeForce GTX 470M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 GeForce GTX 470M
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 470M has 1% more power consumption, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 470M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 470M has 1535 GB more memory, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 470M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 470M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 410 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 and GeForce GTX 470M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 2750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 9−10
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 21−24
medium / 1080p 7−8 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 GeForce GTX 470M
Architecture TeraScale 2 Fermi
Code name Juniper N11E-GT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 26 April 2010 1 November 2010
Pipelines 800 288
Core clock speed 690 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 19.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 616.3 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 60.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 API
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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