GeForce 8700M GT vs GTX 470

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	485	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.13	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	G8x (2007−2008)
GPU code name	GF100	NB8E-SE
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	12 April 2010 (14 years ago)	12 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data
Current price	$9.98 (0x MSRP)	$310

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

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	448	32
CUDA cores	448	no data
Core clock speed	607 MHz	625 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	289 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	34.0 billion/sec	10.00
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	80 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 470 and GeForce 8700M GT 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.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-HE
Length	9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pins	no data
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	133.9 GB/s	25.6 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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.2	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 April 2010	12 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	29 Watt

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