NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX SLI vs AMD Radeon R9 M470X

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Combined performance score

R9 M470X
8.37

GeForce GTX 670MX SLI outperforms Radeon R9 M470X by 17% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking464419
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 2 (2016)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameEmeraldN13E-GR
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 May 2016 (7 years old)1 October 2012 (11 years old)

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8961920
Core clock speed1100 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 million5080 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rate61.60no data
Floating-point performance1,971 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M470X and GeForce GTX 670MX SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit2x 192 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsno data

Technologies

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

Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
CUDAno data+

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 HD60−65
−18.3%
71
+18.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−13%
24−27
+13%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−18.2%
24−27
+18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Hitman 3 21−24
−19%
24−27
+19%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−13%
24−27
+13%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−18.2%
24−27
+18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Hitman 3 21−24
−19%
24−27
+19%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−18.2%
24−27
+18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Hitman 3 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

This is how R9 M470X and GTX 670MX SLI compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 670MX SLI is 18.3% faster than R9 M470X

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 670MX SLI is 66.7% faster than the R9 M470X.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 670MX SLI is ahead in 64 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.37 9.79
Recency 14 May 2016 1 October 2012

The GeForce GTX 670MX SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470X in performance tests.


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