Radeon RX Vega Nano vs GeForce GTX 470M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 626 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | N11E-GT | Vega 10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 November 2010 (13 years ago) | no data |
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 | 288 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 535 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1546 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 12,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.68 | 395.8 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.6163 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 152 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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1600 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 60.0 GB/s | 409.6 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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 175 Watt |
GTX 470M has 133.3% lower power consumption.
RX Vega Nano, on the other hand, has a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon RX Vega Nano. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 470M is a notebook card while Radeon RX Vega Nano is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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