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    GeForce GTX 470M vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 6850 X2, 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 470M stacks up against Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 6850 X2

    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:

    GeForce GTX 470M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M Radeon HD 6850 X2
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 254 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 238% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 470M.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 470M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
    • GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 6850 X2 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 2950 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
    low / 720p 21−24 27−30
    medium / 1080p 10−12 16−18
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M Radeon HD 6850 X2
    Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
    Code name N11E-GT Barts
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 November 2010 19 September 2011
    Pipelines 288 960
    Core clock speed 1100 MHz 800 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 1,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 38.40
    Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 2x 1,536.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 4200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 134.4 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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