Arc Pro B50 vs Radeon R9 M470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M470 with Arc Pro B50, including specs and performance data.

R9 M470
2016
4 GB GDDR5
5.27

Pro B50 outperforms R9 M470 by a whopping 466% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking643194
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data47.37
Power efficiencyno data34.34
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Xe2 (2024)
GPU code nameEmeraldBMG-G21
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date15 May 2016 (9 years ago)5 September 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores7682048
Core clock speed900 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2600 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data70 Watt
Texture fill rate48.00332.8
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS10.65 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs48128
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L1 Cache192 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KB4 MB

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x8
Lengthno data167 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

R9 M470 5.27
Arc Pro B50 29.82
+466%

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.

R9 M470 2330
Samples: 7
Arc Pro B50 13186
+466%
Samples: 6

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

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−456%
150−160
+456%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 24−27
−442%
130−140
+442%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−456%
150−160
+456%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−456%
100−105
+456%
Fortnite 30−35
−459%
190−200
+459%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−438%
140−150
+438%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−463%
90−95
+463%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−424%
110−120
+424%
Valorant 65−70
−430%
350−400
+430%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 24−27
−442%
130−140
+442%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−456%
150−160
+456%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−426%
500−550
+426%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Dota 2 45−50
−465%
260−270
+465%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−456%
100−105
+456%
Fortnite 30−35
−459%
190−200
+459%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−438%
140−150
+438%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−463%
90−95
+463%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−450%
110−120
+450%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−424%
110−120
+424%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−433%
80−85
+433%
Valorant 65−70
−430%
350−400
+430%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
−442%
130−140
+442%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Dota 2 45−50
−465%
260−270
+465%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−456%
100−105
+456%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−438%
140−150
+438%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−424%
110−120
+424%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−433%
80−85
+433%
Valorant 65−70
−430%
350−400
+430%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
−459%
190−200
+459%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
−458%
240−250
+458%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−441%
200−210
+441%
Valorant 60−65
−456%
350−400
+456%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−438%
70−75
+438%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 10−12
−445%
60−65
+445%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−459%
95−100
+459%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Valorant 27−30
−436%
150−160
+436%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Dota 2 20−22
−450%
110−120
+450%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.27 29.82
Recency 15 May 2016 5 September 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

Arc Pro B50 has a 465.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc Pro B50 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M470 is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro B50 is a workstation one.

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