GeForce 930A vs Radeon R9 M470

When choosing between GeForce 930A and Radeon R9 M470, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce 930A and Radeon R9 M470.

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

  GeForce 930A Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 930A 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 GeForce 930A.
  • GeForce 930A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 930A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 72 MHz higher, than GeForce 930A.
  • GeForce 930A and Radeon R9 M470 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 3998 MHz higher, than GeForce 930A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 12−14
ultra / 1080p 1−2 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 14−16 24−27
medium / 1080p 5−6 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than GeForce 930A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930A Radeon R9 M470
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2
Code name GM108 Saturn
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 14 May 2016
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 928 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.58 48.00
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
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