Radeon R9 M470X vs Tesla C2070

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R9 M470X and Tesla C2070. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon R9 M470X and Tesla C2070. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 Tesla C2070
Power consumption (TDP) 238 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI
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  • Radeon R9 M470X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla C2070 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla C2070 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M470X.
  • Radeon R9 M470X is used in Laptops, and Tesla C2070 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 M470X is build with GCN 2 architecture, and Tesla C2070 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 526 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.
  • Radeon R9 M470X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2070 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 3012 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 16−18
ultra / 1080p 10−11 9−10
QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 21−24 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Tesla C2070.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 M470X Tesla C2070
Architecture GCN 2 Fermi
Code name Emerald GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 14 May 2016 25 July 2011
Pipelines 896 448
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 61.60 32.14
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 143.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Laptop size large
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