Radeon R9 M470X vs Radeon RX 460

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R9 M470X and Radeon RX 460. 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 Radeon RX 460. 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 Radeon RX 460
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 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M470X and Radeon RX 460 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon R9 M470X is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 460 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 M470X is build with GCN 2 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 10 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 460.
  • Radeon R9 M470X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M470X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 M470X Radeon RX 460
Architecture GCN 2 Polaris
Code name Emerald Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 14 May 2016 8 August 2016
Pipelines 896 896
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1090 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1200 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 61.60 67.20
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops 2,150 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
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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