GeForce GTX 470M vs GRID K520

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470M and GRID K520, 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 GRID K520, 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 GRID K520
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K520 has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 470M.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GRID K520 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 470M has 1532 GB more memory, than GRID K520.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is used in Laptops, and GRID K520 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is build with Fermi architecture, and GRID K520 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 355 MHz higher, than GRID K520.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GRID K520 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K520 is 3750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 16−18
ultra / 1080p 5−6 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 30−35
medium / 1080p 10−12 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M GRID K520
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name N11E-GT GK104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 November 2010 23 July 2013
Pipelines 288 1536
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 745 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 95.36
Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 2x 2,448 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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