Mobility Radeon vs GeForce GTX 470
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 470 and Mobility Radeon, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 470 outperforms ATI Mobility by a whopping 500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 485 | 981 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.13 | 0.02 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Rage 6 (2000−2007) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | M6 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 April 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 December 2001 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | no data |
| Current price | $9.98 (0x MSRP) | $202 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 470 has 40550% better value for money than ATI Mobility.
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 | no data |
| CUDA cores | 448 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 607 MHz | 144 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 30 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 34.0 billion/sec | 0.43 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,088.6 gflops | no data |
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 | AGP 4x |
| Length | 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm) | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| 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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 16 MB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) | 288 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 133.9 GB/s | 2.304 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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) | 7.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/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 GTX 470 outperforms Mobility Radeon by 500% based on our aggregate 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%
GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Mobility Radeon by 300% 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:
| 900p | 52
+550%
| 8−9
−550%
|
| Full HD | 67
+570%
| 10−12
−570%
|
| 1200p | 53
+563%
| 8−9
−563%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+477%
|
12−14
−477%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 100−105
+488%
|
16−18
−488%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
+491%
|
10−12
−491%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+483%
|
24−27
−483%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 95−100
+494%
|
16−18
−494%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+477%
|
12−14
−477%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−105
+456%
|
18−20
−456%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 130−140
+465%
|
21−24
−465%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+490%
|
35−40
−490%
|
| Hitman 3 | 90−95
+500%
|
14−16
−500%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 210−220
+483%
|
35−40
−483%
|
| Metro Exodus | 130−140
+465%
|
21−24
−465%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 130−140
+491%
|
21−24
−491%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 150−160
+500%
|
24−27
−500%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 180−190
+481%
|
30−35
−481%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 100−105
+488%
|
16−18
−488%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
+491%
|
10−12
−491%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+483%
|
24−27
−483%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 95−100
+494%
|
16−18
−494%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+477%
|
12−14
−477%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−105
+456%
|
18−20
−456%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 130−140
+465%
|
21−24
−465%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+490%
|
35−40
−490%
|
| Hitman 3 | 90−95
+500%
|
14−16
−500%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 210−220
+483%
|
35−40
−483%
|
| Metro Exodus | 130−140
+465%
|
21−24
−465%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 130−140
+491%
|
21−24
−491%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 150−160
+500%
|
24−27
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 100−105
+488%
|
16−18
−488%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 180−190
+481%
|
30−35
−481%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 100−105
+488%
|
16−18
−488%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
+491%
|
10−12
−491%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 95−100
+494%
|
16−18
−494%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+477%
|
12−14
−477%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−105
+456%
|
18−20
−456%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+490%
|
35−40
−490%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 210−220
+483%
|
35−40
−483%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 150−160
+500%
|
24−27
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 100−105
+488%
|
16−18
−488%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 180−190
+481%
|
30−35
−481%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 130−140
+491%
|
21−24
−491%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+494%
|
16−18
−494%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 75−80
+477%
|
12−14
−477%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 45−50
+463%
|
8−9
−463%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 60−65
+500%
|
10−11
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+500%
|
4−5
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+477%
|
12−14
−477%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+471%
|
14−16
−471%
|
| Hitman 3 | 65−70
+491%
|
10−12
−491%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 100−105
+488%
|
16−18
−488%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
+500%
|
10−11
−500%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+463%
|
8−9
−463%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+471%
|
7−8
−471%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+500%
|
4−5
−500%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 80−85
+471%
|
14−16
−471%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+471%
|
7−8
−471%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+483%
|
6−7
−483%
|
| Hitman 3 | 24−27
+500%
|
4−5
−500%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+463%
|
8−9
−463%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+500%
|
4−5
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+500%
|
5−6
−500%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−33
+500%
|
5−6
−500%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+500%
|
4−5
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+456%
|
9−10
−456%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+463%
|
8−9
−463%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+456%
|
9−10
−456%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 45−50
+463%
|
8−9
−463%
|
This is how GTX 470 and ATI Mobility compete in popular games:
- GTX 470 is 550% faster in 900p
- GTX 470 is 570% faster in 1080p
- GTX 470 is 563% faster in 1200p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.04 | 1.34 |
| Recency | 12 April 2010 | 1 December 2001 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 180 nm |
The GeForce GTX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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