GeForce GTX 470M vs Radeon HD 5870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 5870. 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 HD 5870. 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

  GeForce GTX 470M Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 188 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5870 has 150% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 470M.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 470M has 1535 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3550 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 10−12
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 24−27
medium / 1080p 10−12 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M Radeon HD 5870
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name N11E-GT Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 November 2010 23 September 2009
Pipelines 288 1600
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 68.00
Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 2,720.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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