Qualcomm Adreno 680 vs Radeon R9 M470

In this comparison between Qualcomm Adreno 680 and Radeon R9 M470 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Qualcomm Adreno 680 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M470 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Qualcomm Adreno 680 and Radeon R9 M470 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Qualcomm Adreno 680 and Radeon R9 M470 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 Qualcomm Adreno 680 or Radeon R9 M470 here:

Main Specs

  Qualcomm Adreno 680 Radeon R9 M470
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Qualcomm Adreno 680 is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 1−2 24−27
medium / 1080p 0−1 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Qualcomm Adreno 680.

Full Specs

  Qualcomm Adreno 680 Radeon R9 M470
Architecture GCN 2
Code name Saturn
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 6 December 2018 14 May 2016
Pipelines 768
Core clock speed 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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