Radeon HD 4770 vs Radeon R9 M470

In this comparison between Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon R9 M470 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 4770 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M470 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470 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 Radeon R9 M470 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4770 Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 4770 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4770 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M470.
  • Radeon HD 4770 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
  • Radeon HD 4770 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4770.
  • Radeon HD 4770 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 2800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4770.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 12−14
ultra / 1080p 0−1 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 10−12 24−27
medium / 1080p 2−3 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 240% more, than Radeon HD 4770.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4770 Radeon R9 M470
Architecture TeraScale GCN 2
Code name RV740 Saturn
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 28 April 2009 14 May 2016
Pipelines 640 768
Core clock speed 750 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 826 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 48.00
Floating-point performance 960.0 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 203 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.1 6.3
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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