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    GeForce GTX 470M vs Radeon HD 6970M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 6970M. 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 6970M. 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 HD 6970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 6970M 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 HD 6970M here:

    GeForce GTX 470M Laptops
    Radeon HD 6970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M Radeon HD 6970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 470M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 420 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 6970M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.

    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 6970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M Radeon HD 6970M
    Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
    Code name N11E-GT Blackcomb XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 November 2010 6 January 2011
    Pipelines 288 960
    Core clock speed 1100 MHz 680 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 1,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 32.64
    Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 1,305.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 115.2 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 +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 118 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
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