GeForce GTX 950M vs Radeon R9 M470

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M470 and GeForce GTX 950M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M470
2016
4 GB GDDR5
6.05

GTX 950M outperforms R9 M470 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking585562
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data6.13
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameEmeraldGM107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)13 March 2015 (9 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 cores768640
Core clock speed900 MHz914 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0044.96
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS1.439 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4840

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
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 typeGDDR5DDR3 or GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s32 or 80 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
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+
Ansel-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-+

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.

R9 M470 6.05
GTX 950M 6.71
+10.9%

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.

R9 M470 2330
GTX 950M 2584
+10.9%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R9 M470 3655
+14.2%
GTX 950M 3200

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

R9 M470 24365
+14.1%
GTX 950M 21356

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 HD24−27
−20.8%
29
+20.8%
1440p18−20
−16.7%
21
+16.7%
4K14−16
−14.3%
16
+14.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−43.8%
23
+43.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−41.2%
24
+41.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−84.6%
24
+84.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−41.2%
24
+41.2%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−12.8%
40−45
+12.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−200%
48
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−105%
43
+105%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−4%
50−55
+4%

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
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−53.8%
20
+53.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−11.8%
19
+11.8%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−12.8%
40−45
+12.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−9.5%
21−24
+9.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−130%
46
+130%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−4%
50−55
+4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+45.5%
11
−45.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−15.4%
15
+15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−12.8%
40−45
+12.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+94.7%
19
−94.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−9.5%
21−24
+9.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+81.8%
11
−81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−4%
50−55
+4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−106%
33
+106%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
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
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−94.4%
35
+94.4%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+0%
13
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−13.2%
40−45
+13.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−72.7%
19
+72.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Hitman 3 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
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
−200%
18
+200%

This is how R9 M470 and GTX 950M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 950M is 21% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 950M is 17% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 950M is 14% faster in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M470 is 95% faster.
  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 950M is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M470 is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • GTX 950M is ahead in 58 tests (83%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.05 6.71
Recency 15 May 2016 13 March 2015

R9 M470 has an age advantage of 1 year.

GTX 950M, on the other hand, has a 10.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 950M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R9 M470
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