AMD Radeon HD 7470A vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 610

General info

Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.

Place in performance rating	1008	not rated
Place by popularity	81	no data
Value for money	0.01	no data
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GF119	Caicos
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 April 2012 (10 years old)	5 January 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39.99	no data
Current price	$78 (2x MSRP)	no data

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 cores	48	160
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	810 MHz	625 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	29 Watt	25 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	102 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	6.5 billion/sec	5.000
Floating-point performance	155.5 gflops	200.0 gflops

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Information on 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).

Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	2.7" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory

Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1024 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1.8 GB/s	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	12.8 GB/s

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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray

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no data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.2	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GT 610 and Radeon HD 7470A. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	10 Mh/s	no data
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	0.5 Mh/s	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	2 April 2012	5 January 2012
Memory bandwidth	14.4	12.8
Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	160
Thermal design power (TDP)	29 Watt	25 Watt

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