Radeon RX 590 vs ATI Mobility HD 3470

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3470 with Radeon RX 590, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 3470
2008
256 MB DDR2, 12 Watt
0.21

RX 590 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3470 by a whopping 9890% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1385246
Place by popularitynot in top-10093
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data21.84
Power efficiency1.399.51
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameM82Polaris 30
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2008 (17 years ago)15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores402304
Core clock speed680 MHz1469 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors181 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate2.720222.5
Floating-point processing power0.0544 TFLOPS7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs4144

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).

InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeDDR2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount256 MB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s256.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX10.112 (12_0)
Shader Model4.16.4
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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.

ATI Mobility HD 3470 0.21
RX 590 20.98
+9890%

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.

ATI Mobility HD 3470 93
RX 590 9373
+9978%

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 HD1−2
−10100%
102
+10100%
1440p0−160
4K-0−138

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.74
1440pno data4.65
4Kno data7.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−6100%
60−65
+6100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−6100%
60−65
+6100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−5900%
120
+5900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1614%
120
+1614%
Valorant 24−27
−1104%
301
+1104%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−6100%
60−65
+6100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−1992%
250−260
+1992%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Dota 2 9−10
−1222%
110−120
+1222%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−5550%
113
+5550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1443%
108
+1443%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−2833%
88
+2833%
Valorant 24−27
−1048%
287
+1048%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Dota 2 9−10
−1222%
110−120
+1222%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−4450%
91
+4450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1086%
83
+1086%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1600%
51
+1600%
Valorant 24−27
−340%
110
+340%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−8600%
170−180
+8600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−5800%
55−60
+5800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 35−40

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−173%
41
+173%
Valorant 2−3
−5550%
113
+5550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1650%
35
+1650%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−1350%
29
+1350%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 133
+0%
133
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Fortnite 139
+0%
139
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Fortnite 138
+0%
138
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 96
+0%
96
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
Valorant 232
+0%
232
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+0%
32
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 3470 and RX 590 compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 10100% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 590 is 8600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 590 is ahead in 28 tests (45%)
  • there's a draw in 34 tests (55%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 20.98
Recency 7 January 2008 15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 175 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3470 has 1358.3% lower power consumption.

RX 590, on the other hand, has a 9890.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3470 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3470 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.

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