Radeon RX 6700 vs GeForce GTX 470M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 470M with Radeon RX 6700, including specs and performance data.
RX 6700 outperforms 470M by a whopping 868% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 689 | 90 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.78 | 19.84 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | Navi 22 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 September 2010 (15 years ago) | 9 June 2021 (4 years ago) |
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 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 535 MHz | 1941 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 17,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.68 | 352.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6163 TFLOPS | 11.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 64 |
| TMUs | 48 | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 576 KB |
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 384 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 80 MB |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 10 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 160 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 60.0 GB/s | 320.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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
−782%
| 300−350
+782%
|
| Full HD | 50
−800%
| 450−500
+800%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−852%
|
200−210
+852%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−850%
|
95−100
+850%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−847%
|
180−190
+847%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−852%
|
200−210
+852%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−850%
|
95−100
+850%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
−844%
|
170−180
+844%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−829%
|
130−140
+829%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−864%
|
270−280
+864%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−855%
|
210−220
+855%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−823%
|
120−130
+823%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−847%
|
180−190
+847%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−817%
|
550−600
+817%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−847%
|
180−190
+847%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−852%
|
200−210
+852%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
−815%
|
750−800
+815%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−850%
|
95−100
+850%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−754%
|
350−400
+754%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
−844%
|
170−180
+844%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−829%
|
130−140
+829%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−864%
|
270−280
+864%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−855%
|
210−220
+855%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−823%
|
120−130
+823%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−833%
|
140−150
+833%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−844%
|
85−90
+844%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−847%
|
180−190
+847%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−829%
|
130−140
+829%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−817%
|
550−600
+817%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−847%
|
180−190
+847%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−850%
|
95−100
+850%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−754%
|
350−400
+754%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
−844%
|
170−180
+844%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−829%
|
130−140
+829%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−855%
|
210−220
+855%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−847%
|
180−190
+847%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−829%
|
130−140
+829%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−817%
|
550−600
+817%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
−864%
|
270−280
+864%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−844%
|
85−90
+844%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−733%
|
300−310
+733%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−800%
|
27−30
+800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−800%
|
27−30
+800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−757%
|
300−310
+757%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−782%
|
450−500
+782%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−775%
|
35−40
+775%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−800%
|
27−30
+800%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 9−10
−844%
|
85−90
+844%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−844%
|
85−90
+844%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−809%
|
100−105
+809%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−829%
|
65−70
+829%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
−844%
|
85−90
+844%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−838%
|
150−160
+838%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−858%
|
230−240
+858%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−800%
|
18−20
+800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−838%
|
150−160
+838%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
−800%
|
27−30
+800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−775%
|
35−40
+775%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−817%
|
55−60
+817%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
This is how GTX 470M and RX 6700 compete in popular games:
- RX 6700 is 782% faster in 900p
- RX 6700 is 800% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.65 | 45.02 |
| Recency | 3 September 2010 | 9 June 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 10 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 175 Watt |
GTX 470M has 133.3% lower power consumption.
RX 6700, on the other hand, has a 868.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 566.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 470M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 470M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 6700 is a desktop one.
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