Qualcomm Adreno 685 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3470 and Qualcomm Adreno 685, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Qualcomm Adreno 685 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3470 by a whopping 958% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1378 | 841 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.37 | 24.88 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | no data |
| GPU code name | M82 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2008 (17 years ago) | 6 December 2018 (6 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 | 40 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 7 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.720 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0544 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | no data |
| TMUs | 4 | 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).
| Interface | MXM-II | 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 | DDR2 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 12 |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−61.5%
|
40−45
+61.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−292%
|
45−50
+292%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−178%
|
24−27
+178%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−61.5%
|
40−45
+61.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−178%
|
24−27
+178%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−61.5%
|
40−45
+61.5%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 685 is 1700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Qualcomm Adreno 685 is ahead in 32 tests (55%)
- there's a draw in 26 tests (45%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.24 | 2.54 |
| Recency | 7 January 2008 | 6 December 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 7 Watt |
Qualcomm Adreno 685 has a 958.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 685.7% more advanced lithography process, and 71.4% lower power consumption.
The Qualcomm Adreno 685 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3470 in performance tests.
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