Radeon RX 470 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	187	274
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	14.23	41.21
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	N17E-G3 Max-Q	Polaris 10 Pro
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 May 2017 (6 years ago)	4 August 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$549.99
Current price	$1008	$148 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 Mobile has 190% better value for money than GTX 1080 Max-Q.

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	2560	2048
Core clock speed	1101 - 1290 MHz	926 MHz
Boost clock speed	1278 - 1468 MHz	1206 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 - 110 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	234.9	137.5
Floating-point performance	7,516 gflops	4,399 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q and Radeon RX 470 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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 type	GDDR5X	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	10000 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320.3 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Technologies

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

FreeSync	no data	+
VR Ready	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1	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.

GTX 1080 Max-Q 26.36
+39.8%

RX 470 Mobile 18.85

GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 40% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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%

GTX 1080 Max-Q 18192
+69.8%

RX 470 Mobile 10715

GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 70% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD	101 +44.3%	70−75 −44.3%
1440p	66 +46.7%	45−50 −46.7%
4K	50 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45
+43.3%

30−33

−43.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	78 +100%	35−40 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +39.4%	30−35 −39.4%
Battlefield 5	133 +111%	60−65 −111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +42.9%	45−50 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Far Cry 5	91 +85.7%	45−50 −85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	84 +64.7%	50−55 −64.7%
Forza Horizon 4	124 +90.8%	65−70 −90.8%
Hitman 3	80−85 +48.1%	50−55 −48.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +42.5%	40−45 −42.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +38.7%	30−35 −38.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	93 +133%	40−45 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 +83.3%	35−40 −83.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	71 +82.1%	35−40 −82.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +39.4%	30−35 −39.4%
Battlefield 5	121 +92.1%	60−65 −92.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +42.9%	45−50 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Far Cry 5	89 +81.6%	45−50 −81.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	81 +58.8%	50−55 −58.8%
Forza Horizon 4	122 +87.7%	65−70 −87.7%
Hitman 3	80−85 +48.1%	50−55 −48.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	31 −29%	40−45 +29%
Metro Exodus	64 +113%	30−33 −113%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 −93.8%	30−35 +93.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	83 +108%	40−45 −108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	118 +188%	40−45 −188%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +63.9%	35−40 −63.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	54 +38.5%	35−40 −38.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +39.4%	30−35 −39.4%
Battlefield 5	108 +71.4%	60−65 −71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Far Cry 5	85 +73.5%	45−50 −73.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	70 +37.3%	50−55 −37.3%
Forza Horizon 4	106 +63.1%	65−70 −63.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 +56.1%	40−45 −56.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	48 +33.3%	35−40 −33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +46.4%	27−30 −46.4%
Hitman 3	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Metro Exodus	37 +106%	18−20 −106%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	43 +115%	20−22 −115%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +58.8%	16−18 −58.8%
Battlefield 5	82 +100%	40−45 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Far Cry 5	66 +113%	30−35 −113%
Far Cry New Dawn	67 +86.1%	35−40 −86.1%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +121%	35−40 −121%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Hitman 3	24−27 +47.1%	16−18 −47.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Metro Exodus	23 +109%	10−12 −109%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 +125%	12−14 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 +137%	18−20 −137%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 +136%	10−12 −136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Battlefield 5	45 +114%	21−24 −114%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	34 +127%	14−16 −127%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 +111%	18−20 −111%
Forza Horizon 4	55 +104%	27−30 −104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%

This is how GTX 1080 Max-Q and RX 470 Mobile compete in popular games:

GTX 1080 Max-Q is 44.3% faster than RX 470 Mobile in 1080p
GTX 1080 Max-Q is 46.7% faster than RX 470 Mobile in 1440p
GTX 1080 Max-Q is 42.9% faster than RX 470 Mobile in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 Max-Q is 188% faster than the RX 470 Mobile.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 93.8% faster than the GTX 1080 Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games: