Radeon HD 8470D vs GeForce GTX 750
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GTX 750 outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 821% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 460 | 1080 |
| Place by popularity | 84 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.83 | 0.05 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Terascale 3 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | Richland |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 February 2014 (10 years ago) | 5 June 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $119 | no data |
| Current price | $340 (2.9x MSRP) | $37 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 750 has 1560% better value for money than HD 8470D.
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 | 512 | 128 |
| CUDA cores | 512 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1020 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1085 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 1,303 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 34.72 | 10.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,111 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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 5.0 GB/s | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini-HDMI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 3 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| HDCP | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu Ray 3D | + | no data |
| 3D Gaming | + | no data |
| 3D Vision | + | no data |
| 3D Vision Live | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
GeForce GTX 750 outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 821% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce GTX 750 outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 821% in Passmark.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce GTX 750 outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 493% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
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 | 110−120
+746%
| 13
−746%
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Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.66 | 0.94 |
| Recency | 18 February 2014 | 5 June 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 65 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 750 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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