AMD Radeon HD 8470D vs NVIDIA GeForce 820M

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Combined performance score

GeForce 820M
1.29
+37.2%

GeForce 820M outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 37% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking9891078
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.030.05
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Terascale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameN15V-GMRichland
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2014 (10 years old)5 June 2013 (10 years old)
Current price$490 $37
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 8470D has 67% better value for money than GeForce 820M.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96128
Core clock speed775 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speedno data850 MHz
Number of transistors585 million1,303 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate10.0010.20
Floating-point performance240.0 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce 820M and Radeon HD 8470D compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP
Widthno dataIGP

Memory

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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Video outputs and ports

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

Technologies

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

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+no data
GameWorks+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GeForce 820M 1.29
+37.2%
HD 8470D 0.94

GeForce 820M outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 37% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GeForce 820M 500
+37.4%
HD 8470D 364

GeForce 820M outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 37% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce 820M 5106
+49%
HD 8470D 3426

GeForce 820M outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 49% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce 820M 1267
+48.3%
HD 8470D 854

GeForce 820M outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 48% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GeForce 820M 897
+33.9%
HD 8470D 670

GeForce 820M outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 34% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GeForce 820M 6074
+8.8%
HD 8470D 5583

GeForce 820M outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 9% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD16
+23.1%
13
−23.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how GeForce 820M and HD 8470D compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GeForce 820M is 23.1% faster than HD 8470D

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce 820M is 100% faster than the HD 8470D.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 820M is ahead in 13 tests (52%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (48%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.29 0.94
Recency 7 January 2014 5 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB System Shared
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

The GeForce 820M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8470D in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 820M is a notebook card while Radeon HD 8470D is a desktop one.


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

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