ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 vs Quadro NVS 120M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro NVS 120M with Mobility Radeon HD 3470, including specs and performance data.
ATI Mobility HD 3470 outperforms NVS 120M by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1460 | 1386 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.80 | 1.34 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | G72 | M82 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 June 2006 (18 years ago) | 7 January 2008 (17 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 | 7 | 40 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 450 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | 181 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 12 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.800 | 2.720 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0544 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
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-III | MXM-II |
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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 6.4 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−4.2%
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24−27
+4.2%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10−11
−20%
|
12−14
+20%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 8−9
−12.5%
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9−10
+12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−4.2%
|
24−27
+4.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−4.2%
|
24−27
+4.2%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
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| Valorant | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 3470 is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 3470 is ahead in 8 tests (27%)
- there's a draw in 22 tests (73%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.11 | 0.22 |
| Recency | 1 June 2006 | 7 January 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 12 Watt |
NVS 120M has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 20% lower power consumption.
ATI Mobility HD 3470, on the other hand, has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 63.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Mobility Radeon HD 3470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 120M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 120M is a mobile workstation card while Mobility Radeon HD 3470 is a mobile workstation one.
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