GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 470M

Place in the ranking	624	33
Place by popularity	not in top-100	14
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	83.22
Power efficiency	4.69	25.82
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GF104	AD106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 September 2010 (14 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	288	4352
Core clock speed	535 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.68	344.8
Floating-point processing power	0.6163 TFLOPS	22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	48
TMUs	48	136
Tensor Cores	no data	136
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

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	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	60.0 GB/s	288.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GTX 470M 5.06

RTX 4060 Ti 59.44
+1075%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 470M 1953

RTX 4060 Ti 22931
+1074%

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	34 −929%	350−400 +929%
Full HD	50 −1000%	550−600 +1000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

0.73

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

−1025%

90−95
+1025%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −994%	350−400 +994%
Hitman 3	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −994%	350−400 +994%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −1070%	550−600 +1070%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −994%	350−400 +994%
Hitman 3	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −994%	350−400 +994%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −1070%	550−600 +1070%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −994%	350−400 +994%
Hitman 3	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −994%	350−400 +994%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −1070%	550−600 +1070%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−1054%

150−160
+1054%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −994%	350−400 +994%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−1011%

100−105

+1011%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Hitman 3	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1067%

70−75
+1067%

This is how GTX 470M and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti is 929% faster in 900p
RTX 4060 Ti is 1000% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.06	59.44
Recency	3 September 2010	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	160 Watt

GTX 470M has 113.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 1074.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 470M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 470M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.