GeForce 830M vs Radeon R9 M470X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M470X, 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 830M stacks up against Radeon R9 M470X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M470X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M470X 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 GeForce 830M or Radeon R9 M470X here:
Main Specs
GeForce 830M
Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce 830M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M470X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 830M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 830M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 71 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.
GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M470X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 4200 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
3−4
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
5−6
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
14−16
55−60
medium / 1080p
6−7
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Battlefield 5 is 322% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
120−130
220−230
medium / 768p
90−95
190−200
ultra / 1080p
35−40
100−110
QHD / 1440p
21−24
65−70
4K / 2160p
16−18
35−40
high / 768p
65−70
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 116% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
medium / 768p
45−50
100−110
ultra / 1080p
20−22
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Dota 2 is 102% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
2−3
21−24
ultra / 1080p
2−3
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
2−3
6−7
low / 720p
10−12
45−50
medium / 1080p
3−4
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Far Cry 5 is 475% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
10−11
27−30
ultra / 1080p
5−6
21−24
QHD / 1440p
3−4
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
110−120
medium / 1080p
10−11
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Fortnite is 200% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
5−6
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
3−4
10−11
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
16−18
60−65
medium / 1080p
8−9
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Forza Horizon 4 is 312% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
45−50
95−100
medium / 768p
−
85−90
high / 1080p
4−5
35−40
ultra / 1080p
2−3
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Grand Theft Auto V is 177% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
1−2
10−12
ultra / 1080p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
4−5
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Metro Exodus is 533% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Minecraft is 27% more, than GeForce 830M.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
60−65
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 77% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
30−35
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 433% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
9−10
60−65
medium / 768p
8−9
35−40
high / 1080p
4−5
21−24
ultra / 1080p
3−4
12−14
4K / 2160p
1−2
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 460% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
35−40
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in World of Tanks is 58% more, than GeForce 830M.
Full Specs
GeForce 830M
Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 2
Code name
N15?
Emerald
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2014
14 May 2016
Pipelines
256
896
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1150 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
18.40
61.60
Floating-point performance
588.8 gflops
1,971 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.2.131
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
67 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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