Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition vs Radeon HD 8470D
Aggregated performance score
HD 8470D
2013
System Shared
0.94
GTX 660M Mac Edition
2013
512 MB GDDR5
1.56
+66%
GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 66% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1079 | 921 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Architecture | Terascale 3 (2010−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Richland | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 June 2013 (10 years old) | 1 April 2013 (11 years old) |
| Current price | $37 | $149 |
Value for money
HD 8470D has 25% better value for money than GTX 660M Mac Edition.
Technical specs
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 | 128 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.20 | 30.40 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 729.6 gflops |
Size and 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).
| Interface | IGP | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Width | IGP | MXM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
Memory
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 | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 5000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 80 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | no data | 3.0 |
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:
| Full HD | 13
−61.5%
| 21−24
+61.5%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
This is how HD 8470D and GTX 660M Mac Edition compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- GTX 660M Mac Edition is 61.5% faster than HD 8470D
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 0.94 | 1.56 |
| Recency | 5 June 2013 | 1 April 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 50 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8470D 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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