Radeon RX 590 vs ATI Mobility HD 3470

Place in the ranking	1375	237
Place by popularity	not in top-100	100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	23.98
Power efficiency	1.36	9.62
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	M82	Polaris 30
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2008 (17 years ago)	15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	40	2304
Core clock speed	680 MHz	1469 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1545 MHz
Number of transistors	181 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.720	222.5
Floating-point processing power	0.0544 TFLOPS	7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	4	144

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).

Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

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	DDR2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	256.0 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, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	4.1	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131

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.

ATI Mobility HD 3470 0.23

RX 590 23.65
+10183%

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.

ATI Mobility HD 3470 93

RX 590 9388
+9995%

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:

Full HD	0−1	102
1440p	0−1	61
4K	-0−1	37

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.74
1440p	no data	4.57
4K	no data	7.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2400%	50−55 +2400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2400%	50−55 +2400%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −4467%	137 +4467%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2175%	91 +2175%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2400%	50−55 +2400%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −971%	75−80 +971%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −3700%	114 +3700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −3883%	239 +3883%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −875%	39 +875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1875%	75−80 +1875%
World of Tanks	10−12 −2218%	250−260 +2218%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2400%	50−55 +2400%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −971%	75−80 +971%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −3233%	100 +3233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −1217%	79 +1217%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−17400%

170−180
+17400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1675%	70−75 +1675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −800%	35−40 +800%
Valorant	4−5 −1775%	75 +1775%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −173%	41 +173%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −173%	41 +173%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	0−1	82
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −173%	41 +173%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	30
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Dota 2	14−16 −180%	40−45 +180%
Valorant	0−1	39

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	87 +0%	87 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	88 +0%	88 +0%
Valorant	128 +0%	128 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	129 +0%	129 +0%
Dota 2	52 +0%	52 +0%
Fortnite	116 +0%	116 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +0%	79 +0%
Metro Exodus	60 +0%	60 +0%
Valorant	64 +0%	64 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	71 +0%	71 +0%
Dota 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Valorant	110 +0%	110 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	25 +0%	25 +0%
World of Tanks	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70 +0%	70 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	58 +0%	58 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Metro Exodus	19 +0%	19 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 +0%	16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	34 +0%	34 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40 +0%	40 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 590 is 17400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 590 is ahead in 29 tests (48%)
there's a draw in 32 tests (52%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.23	23.65
Recency	7 January 2008	15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	175 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3470 has 1358.3% lower power consumption.

RX 590, on the other hand, has a 10182.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3470 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3470 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.

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