Quadro 400 vs GeForce GTX 470M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 470M SLI with Quadro 400, including specs and performance data.

GTX 470M SLI
2010
6.65
+1605%

GTX 470M SLI outperforms 400 by a whopping 1605% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5691267
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiencyno data0.84
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameN11E-GTGT216
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 November 2010 (14 years ago)5 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$169

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores57648
Core clock speed535 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistorsno data486 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data32 Watt
Texture fill rateno data7.200
Floating-point processing powerno data0.108 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data163 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz770 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data12.32 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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1111.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-1.2

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:

900p66
+2100%
3−4
−2100%
Full HD75
+1775%
4−5
−1775%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data42.25

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Elden Ring 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Metro Exodus 16−18 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Valorant 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Dota 2 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Elden Ring 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Fortnite 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Metro Exodus 16−18 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Valorant 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
World of Tanks 100−110
+1633%
6−7
−1633%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Dota 2 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
Valorant 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7−8 0−1
Elden Ring 8−9 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 0−1
World of Tanks 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 0−1
Far Cry 5 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 0−1
Metro Exodus 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10 0−1
Valorant 16−18 0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Elden Ring 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Fortnite 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 0−1
Valorant 6−7 0−1

This is how GTX 470M SLI and Quadro 400 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 470M SLI is 2100% faster in 900p
  • GTX 470M SLI is 1775% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.65 0.39
Recency 1 November 2010 5 April 2011

GTX 470M SLI has a 1605.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Quadro 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months.

The GeForce GTX 470M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 400 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 470M SLI is a notebook card while Quadro 400 is a workstation one.


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