GeForce RTX 5080 vs GTX 470M

Place in the ranking	635	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	42.05
Power efficiency	4.66	18.63
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GF104	GB203
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 September 2010 (14 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores	288	10752
Core clock speed	535 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.68	879.3
Floating-point processing power	0.6163 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	128
TMUs	48	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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 size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	60.0 GB/s	960.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.4
CUDA	+	10.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 470M 4.74

RTX 5080 91.00
+1820%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 470M 1953

RTX 5080 37502
+1820%

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	34 −1812%	650−700 +1812%
Full HD	48 −302%	193 +302%
1440p	8−9 −1825%	154 +1825%
4K	5−6 −1940%	102 +1940%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.18
1440p	no data	6.49
4K	no data	9.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −680%	110−120 +680%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1805%	400−450 +1805%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −2780%	280−290 +2780%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1450%	180−190 +1450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −875%	150−160 +875%
Valorant	14−16 −4693%	700−750 +4693%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −680%	110−120 +680%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Dota 2	16−18 −929%	170−180 +929%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −528%	157 +528%
Fortnite	30−33 −927%	300−350 +927%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1805%	400−450 +1805%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −2780%	280−290 +2780%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1665%	300−310 +1665%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1450%	180−190 +1450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −400%	210−220 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −875%	150−160 +875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −988%	170−180 +988%
Valorant	14−16 −4693%	700−750 +4693%
World of Tanks	80−85 −236%	270−280 +236%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −680%	110−120 +680%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1918%	222 +1918%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1809%	210−220 +1809%
Dota 2	16−18 −1665%	300−310 +1665%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −640%	180−190 +640%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1805%	400−450 +1805%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −2780%	280−290 +2780%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −400%	210−220 +400%
Valorant	14−16 −4693%	700−750 +4693%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −3280%	160−170 +3280%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −1800%	95−100 +1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −1775%	600−650 +1775%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2225%	90−95 +2225%
World of Tanks	35−40 −1333%	500−550 +1333%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −988%	85−90 +988%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1800%	95−100 +1800%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −1355%	160−170 +1355%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −3086%	220−230 +3086%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −3875%	150−160 +3875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Valorant	14−16 −3814%	500−550 +3814%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −3533%	109 +3533%
Dota 2	16−18 −1000%	180−190 +1000%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1393%	200−210 +1393%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −2033%	60−65 +2033%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2175%	90−95 +2175%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −1100%	36 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Dota 2	16−18 −1665%	300−310 +1665%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1650%	100−110 +1650%
Fortnite	4−5 −2300%	95−100 +2300%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1775%	75−80 +1775%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −4800%	140−150 +4800%
Valorant	5−6 −6440%	300−350 +6440%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus

130−140

+0%

130−140

+0%

This is how GTX 470M and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 1812% faster in 900p
RTX 5080 is 302% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 1825% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 1940% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5080 is 6440% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5080 is ahead in 43 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.74	91.00
Recency	3 September 2010	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	360 Watt

GTX 470M has 380% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 1819.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 470M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 470M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.