Radeon R9 M470 vs Tesla M60

In this comparison between Radeon R9 M470 and Tesla M60 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 Radeon R9 M470 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M60 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  Radeon R9 M470 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Tesla M60 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M470.
  • Radeon R9 M470 is used in Laptops, and Tesla M60 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 M470 is build with GCN 2 architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 443 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • Radeon R9 M470 and Tesla M60 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 988 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 24−27
QHD / 1440p 2−3 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 14−16 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Radeon R9 M470.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 M470 Tesla M60
Architecture GCN 2 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Saturn GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 14 May 2016 30 August 2015
Pipelines 768 2048
Core clock speed 1000 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 1178 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 150.8
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 432 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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