Radeon R9 M470X vs Radeon RX 560

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M470X and Radeon RX 560, 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 Radeon R9 M470X stacks up against Radeon RX 560, 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

  Radeon R9 M470X Radeon RX 560
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 M470X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M470X and Radeon RX 560 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon R9 M470X is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 M470X is build with GCN 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M470X.
  • Radeon R9 M470X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M470X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 18−20
ultra / 1080p 10−11 10−12
QHD / 1440p 4−5 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 35−40
medium / 1080p 21−24 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 M470X Radeon RX 560
Architecture GCN 2 GCN 4.0
Code name Emerald Polaris 21
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 14 May 2016 18 April 2017
Pipelines 896 1024
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 61.60 81.60
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops 2,611 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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