GeForce GTX 670 vs Radeon R9 M470X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 670 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 GTX 670 stacks up against Radeon R9 M470X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M470X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470X 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 M470X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 670 Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 M470X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 670.
  • GeForce GTX 670 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 670 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 120 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 670.
  • GeForce GTX 670 and Radeon R9 M470X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 5994 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 670.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 670 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 670 Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture Kepler GCN 2
Code name GK104 Emerald
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 10 May 2012 14 May 2016
Pipelines 1344 896
Core clock speed 980 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 980 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 102.5 billion/sec 61.60
Floating-point performance 2,459.5 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1344
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
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