GeForce GTS 150M vs GTX 470
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 470 with GeForce GTS 150M, including specs and performance data.
GTX 470 outperforms GTS 150M by a whopping 515% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 512 | 1033 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.28 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | G9x (2007−2010) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | N10E-GE1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 April 2010 (14 years ago) | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 448 | 64 |
| CUDA cores | 448 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 607 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 34.05 | 12.80 |
| Floating-point performance | 1.089 gflops | 0.128 gflops |
| Gigaflops | no data | 192 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | 2-way |
| MXM Type | no data | MXM 3.0 Type-B |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) | Up to 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 133.9 GB/s | 51 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI | DisplayPortHDMIDual Link DVILVDSSingle Link DVIVGA |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | S/PDIF |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 43
+617%
| 6−7
−617%
|
| Full HD | 68
+580%
| 10−12
−580%
|
| 1200p | 53
+563%
| 8−9
−563%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+233%
|
6−7
−233%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+667%
|
3−4
−667%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+2600%
|
2−3
−2600%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+229%
|
14−16
−229%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
+72.7%
|
30−35
−72.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+233%
|
6−7
−233%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+667%
|
3−4
−667%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+2600%
|
2−3
−2600%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+229%
|
14−16
−229%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+109%
|
10−12
−109%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
+72.7%
|
30−35
−72.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+233%
|
6−7
−233%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+2600%
|
2−3
−2600%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+229%
|
14−16
−229%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+109%
|
10−12
−109%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
+72.7%
|
30−35
−72.7%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+520%
|
5−6
−520%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 50−55
+750%
|
6−7
−750%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+625%
|
4−5
−625%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
This is how GTX 470 and GTS 150M compete in popular games:
- GTX 470 is 617% faster in 900p
- GTX 470 is 580% faster in 1080p
- GTX 470 is 563% faster in 1200p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 470 is 2600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 470 surpassed GTS 150M in all 48 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.05 | 1.31 |
| Recency | 12 April 2010 | 2 March 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 45 Watt |
GTX 470 has a 514.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
GTS 150M, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 150M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 470 is a desktop card while GeForce GTS 150M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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