GeForce GTX 470M vs Radeon R9 M470

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon R9 M470. 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 R9 M470. 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 and Radeon R9 M470 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon R9 M470 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 R9 M470 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M Radeon R9 M470
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 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 470M has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M470.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M470.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 4750 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 24−27
medium / 1080p 10−12 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M Radeon R9 M470
Architecture Fermi GCN 2
Code name N11E-GT Saturn
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 November 2010 14 May 2016
Pipelines 288 768
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 48.00
Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large large
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