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    Radeon R7 A265 vs Radeon R9 M470

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon R9 M470, 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 Radeon R7 A265 stacks up against Radeon R9 M470, check out specs charts below.
    Radeon R7 A265
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    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:

    Radeon R9 M470 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R7 A265 Radeon R9 M470
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R7 A265 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M470 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A265.
    • Radeon R7 A265 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
    • Radeon R7 A265 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 275 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
    • Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon R9 M470 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 4200 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
    low / 720p 12−14 24−27
    medium / 1080p 3−4 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R7 A265 Radeon R9 M470
    Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 2
    Code name Opal Saturn
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 9 January 2014 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 384 768
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 1000 MHz
    Boost Clock 825 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 950 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.80 48.00
    Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops 1,536 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    Laptop size large
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