GeForce GTX 470M vs Radeon R9 M270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 R9 M270X, check out specs charts below.

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 R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 470M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 470M has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 M270X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 375 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 6−7
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 16−18
medium / 1080p 10−12 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N11E-GT Venus
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 November 2010 21 March 2014
Pipelines 288 640
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 31.00
Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
SLI options +
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
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