GeForce GTX 980MX vs GTX 470

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	586	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.25	no data
Power efficiency	2.74	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GF100	GM204
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	26 March 2010 (16 years ago)	1 June 2016 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	448	1664
Core clock speed	607 MHz	1050 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1178 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	148 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	34.05	122.5
Floating-point processing power	1.089 TFLOPS	3.92 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	64
TMUs	56	104
L1 Cache	896 KB	624 KB
L2 Cache	640 KB	2 MB

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).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	133.9 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	+	5.2

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	26 March 2010	1 June 2016
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	148 Watt