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    GeForce GTX 470M vs Radeon 520

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon 520. 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 GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon 520. 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.
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    GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon 520 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon 520 here:

    GeForce GTX 470M Laptops
    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • GeForce GTX 470M has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 470M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 70 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 1000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 1−2
    medium / 1080p 10−12 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M Radeon 520
    Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
    Code name N11E-GT Oland
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 November 2010 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 288 320
    Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1030 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 20.60
    Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 16 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API 12.0
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    SLI options +
    Laptop size large
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