GeForce 7950 GT vs Radeon HD 8470D
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8470D and GeForce 7950 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 8470D outperforms 7950 GT by a small 9% 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 | 1154 | 1166 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.04 |
| Power efficiency | 1.03 | 0.95 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Scrapper | G71 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 July 2013 (11 years ago) | 6 August 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $114.95 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 192 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 278 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.20 | 13.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3264 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 12 | 24 |
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 | IGP | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-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 type | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 44.8 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 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.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 13
+30%
| 10−12
−30%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 11.50 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
+9.5%
|
21−24
−9.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dead Island 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
This is how HD 8470D and 7950 GT compete in popular games:
- HD 8470D is 30% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.95 | 0.87 |
| Recency | 29 July 2013 | 6 August 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
HD 8470D has a 9.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 8470D and GeForce 7950 GT.
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