ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 vs GeForce Go 7950 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 7950 GTX and Mobility Radeon HD 5470, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 7950 GTX
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.68
+11.5%

Go 7950 GTX outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5470 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Go 7950 GTX Go 7950 GTX
ATI Mobility HD 5470 Mobility HD 5470

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking11891212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.042.79
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameG71Park
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 October 2006 (18 years ago)7 January 2010 (15 years ago)

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 cores3280
Core clock speed575 MHz750 MHz
Boost clock speed575 MHzno data
Number of transistors278 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate13.806.000
Floating-point processing powerno data0.12 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs248

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-IIIPCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth44.8 GB/s25.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model3.05.0
OpenGL2.14.4
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/AN/A

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.

Go 7950 GTX 0.68
+11.5%
ATI Mobility HD 5470 0.61

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.

Go 7950 GTX 263
+11.4%
ATI Mobility HD 5470 236

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+3.6%
27−30
−3.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Valorant 27−30
+3.6%
27−30
−3.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Valorant 27−30
+3.6%
27−30
−3.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Go 7950 GTX is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Go 7950 GTX is ahead in 9 tests (26%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (74%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.68 0.61
Recency 12 October 2006 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 90 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Go 7950 GTX has a 11.5% higher aggregate performance score.

ATI Mobility HD 5470, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The GeForce Go 7950 GTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5470 in performance tests.

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