GeForce RTX 3070 vs Radeon HD 6470M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6470M with GeForce RTX 3070, including specs and performance data.

HD 6470M
2011
512 MB DDR3
0.51

RTX 3070 outperforms HD 6470M by a whopping 9673% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking122148
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0157.43
Power efficiencyno data18.03
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameSeymourGA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (14 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$569.99 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 3070 has 574200% better value for money than HD 6470M.

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 cores1605888
Core clock speed700 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors370 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data220 Watt
Texture fill rate5.600317.4
Floating-point processing power0.224 TFLOPS20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs496
TMUs8184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA-8.5
DLSS-+

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.

HD 6470M 0.51
RTX 3070 49.84
+9673%

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.

HD 6470M 226
RTX 3070 22287
+9762%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 6470M 535
RTX 3070 43005
+7938%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 6470M 1706
RTX 3070 88744
+5102%

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:

900p10
−9400%
950−1000
+9400%
Full HD13
−1038%
148
+1038%
1440p1−2
−9900%
100
+9900%
4K0−164

Cost per frame, $

1080p43.85
−1200%
3.37
+1200%
1440p569.99
−11323%
4.99
+11323%
4Kno data7.80
  • RTX 3070 has 1200% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 has 11323% lower cost per frame in 1440p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−13050%
263
+13050%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7250%
147
+7250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−9700%
196
+9700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6850%
139
+6850%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−5075%
200−210
+5075%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2113%
170−180
+2113%
Valorant 27−30
−950%
290−300
+950%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−5550%
113
+5550%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−1535%
270−280
+1535%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6200%
126
+6200%
Dota 2 12−14
−1008%
133
+1008%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−5075%
200−210
+5075%
Metro Exodus 0−1 120
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2113%
170−180
+2113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−5650%
230
+5650%
Valorant 27−30
−950%
290−300
+950%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5000%
102
+5000%
Dota 2 12−14
−942%
125
+942%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−5075%
200−210
+5075%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2113%
170−180
+2113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−2925%
121
+2925%
Valorant 27−30
−746%
237
+746%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
−19150%
350−400
+19150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−3400%
170−180
+3400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 62
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−16800%
160−170
+16800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−11300%
110−120
+11300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−14900%
150−160
+14900%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 45−50
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−680%
117
+680%
Valorant 3−4
−10133%
300−350
+10133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−6900%
70
+6900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4550%
90−95
+4550%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3800%
75−80
+3800%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 149
+0%
149
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 330
+0%
330
+0%
Far Cry 5 154
+0%
154
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 159
+0%
159
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 257
+0%
257
+0%
Far Cry 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Far Cry 5 141
+0%
141
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 167
+0%
167
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
+0%
98
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Far Cry 5 125
+0%
125
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Metro Exodus 49
+0%
49
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

This is how HD 6470M and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 9400% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3070 is 1038% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 9900% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3070 is 19150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is ahead in 31 test (52%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 49.84
Recency 4 January 2011 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm

RTX 3070 has a 9672.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6470M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6470M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop one.

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