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    GeForce GTX 470M vs Radeon R9 280X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon R9 280X, 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 Radeon R9 280X, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    GeForce GTX 470M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280X has 233% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 470M.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 470M has 1533 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 470M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N11E-GT Thaiti XTL
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 November 2010 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 288 2048
    Core clock speed 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 128.0
    Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 288 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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