GeForce GTX 880M vs Radeon R9 M470X

Place in performance ranking	465	422
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	no data	0.92
Architecture	GCN 2 (2016)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Emerald	N15E-GX-A2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	14 May 2016 (7 years ago)	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	no data	$1544

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	896	1536
CUDA cores	no data	1536
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	954 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	993 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	122 Watt
Texture fill rate	61.60	127.1
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops	3,050 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M470X and GeForce GTX 880M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	no data	+

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Standard memory configuration	no data	GDDR5
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	Up to 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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
eDP 1.2 signal support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	no data	Up to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display support	no data	Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP content protection	no data	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	no data	+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	no data	+

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
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.

R9 M470X 8.38

GTX 880M 9.77
+16.6%

GeForce GTX 880M outperforms Radeon R9 M470X by 17% 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%

R9 M470X 3244

GTX 880M 3783
+16.6%

GeForce GTX 880M outperforms Radeon R9 M470X by 17% in Passmark.

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	110−120 −22.7%	135 +22.7%
Full HD	45−50 −28.9%	58 +28.9%
4K	18−20 −27.8%	23 +27.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−15.4%

14−16
+15.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −17.9%	30−35 +17.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −13%	24−27 +13%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −18.2%	24−27 +18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Hitman 3	21−24 −19%	24−27 +19%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −21.4%	16−18 +21.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −17.9%	30−35 +17.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −13%	24−27 +13%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −18.2%	24−27 +18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Hitman 3	21−24 −19%	24−27 +19%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −100%	34 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −21.4%	16−18 +21.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −17.9%	30−35 +17.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −18.2%	24−27 +18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −11.8%	19 +11.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −21.4%	16−18 +21.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Hitman 3	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%