GeForce GTX 870M vs Radeon R9 M470X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M470X and GeForce GTX 870M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M470X
2016
4 GB GDDR5
8.41

GTX 870M outperforms R9 M470X by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking495482
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data6.39
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameEmeraldGK104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)12 March 2014 (10 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 cores8961344
Core clock speed1000 MHz941 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz967 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data100 Watt
Texture fill rate61.60108.3
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS2.599 TFLOPS
ROPs1624
TMUs56112

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
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB3 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataGDDR5
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHzUp to 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s120.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
HDMI-+
HDCP content protection-+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI-+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming-+

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+

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
OpenCL2.01.1
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 M470X 8.41
GTX 870M 8.94
+6.3%

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 M470X 3244
GTX 870M 3449
+6.3%

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 HD40−45
−10%
44
+10%
4K18−20
−11.1%
20
+11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−8%
27−30
+8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−4.2%
24−27
+4.2%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−7.1%
60−65
+7.1%
Hitman 3 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−12%
27−30
+12%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−8.7%
24−27
+8.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−3.4%
60−65
+3.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−8%
27−30
+8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−4.2%
24−27
+4.2%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−7.1%
60−65
+7.1%
Hitman 3 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−12%
27−30
+12%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−8.7%
24−27
+8.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−267%
88
+267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−3.4%
60−65
+3.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−7.1%
60−65
+7.1%
Hitman 3 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+60%
15
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−3.4%
60−65
+3.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−8.7%
24−27
+8.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−8.8%
35−40
+8.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−5.6%
55−60
+5.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

This is how R9 M470X and GTX 870M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 870M is 10% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 870M is 11% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M470X is 60% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 870M is 267% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M470X is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • GTX 870M is ahead in 59 tests (82%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (17%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.41 8.94
Recency 15 May 2016 12 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB

R9 M470X has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 870M, on the other hand, has a 6.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 M470X and GeForce GTX 870M.


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AMD Radeon R9 M470X
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
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