GeForce GTX 480M SLI vs Radeon R9 M470

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M470 and GeForce GTX 480M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M470
2016
4 GB GDDR5
6.05

GTX 480M SLI outperforms R9 M470 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking585574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data4.44
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameEmeraldN11E-GTX-A3
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)25 May 2010 (14 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 cores768704
Core clock speed900 MHz425 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 million6000 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data100 Watt
Texture fill rate48.00no data
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs48no data

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
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 data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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:

900p55−60
−10.9%
61
+10.9%
Full HD60−65
−11.7%
67
+11.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−7.7%
40−45
+7.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−7.7%
40−45
+7.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−7.7%
40−45
+7.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−7.9%
40−45
+7.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 1−2
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

This is how R9 M470 and GTX 480M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 480M SLI is 11% faster in 900p
  • GTX 480M SLI is 12% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480M SLI is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 480M SLI is ahead in 48 tests (69%)
  • there's a draw in 22 tests (31%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.05 6.48
Recency 15 May 2016 25 May 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R9 M470 has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 480M SLI, on the other hand, has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 M470 and GeForce GTX 480M SLI.


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