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    GeForce GTX 470M SLI vs Radeon R9 280X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 470M SLI and Radeon R9 280X. 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 SLI and Radeon R9 280X. 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 SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 470M SLI 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 SLI here:

    GeForce GTX 470M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M SLI Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 470M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 470M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 470M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
    4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
    low / 720p 30−35 60−65
    medium / 1080p 20−22 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than GeForce GTX 470M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 470M SLI Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N11E-GT Thaiti XTL
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 November 2010 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 576 2048
    Core clock speed 535 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 128.0
    Floating-point performance 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 288 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    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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