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    GeForce GTX 470M vs Radeon HD 8730M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 8730M. 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 8730M. 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 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 8730M 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 8730M here:

    GeForce GTX 470M Laptops
    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 470M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 470M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 1−2
    medium / 1080p 10−12 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N11E-GT Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 November 2010 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 288 384
    Core clock speed 1100 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 16.80
    Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 537.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 32 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    SLI options +
    Laptop size large medium sized
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