GeForce GTX 670MX SLI vs Radeon R9 M470X

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M470X and GeForce GTX 670MX SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M470X
2016
4 GB GDDR5
8.42

GTX 670MX SLI outperforms R9 M470X by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking501453
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data4.54
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameEmeraldN13E-GR
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)1 October 2012 (12 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 cores8961920
Core clock speed1000 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 processing power1.971 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs56no data

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit2x 192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

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

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 HD55−60
−20%
66
+20%

FPS 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 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−24%
30−35
+24%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−17.9%
65−70
+17.9%
Hitman 3 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−12.5%
50−55
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−24%
30−35
+24%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−14.3%
30−35
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−8.6%
60−65
+8.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−24%
30−35
+24%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−17.9%
65−70
+17.9%
Hitman 3 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−12.5%
50−55
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−24%
30−35
+24%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−14.3%
30−35
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−8.3%
24−27
+8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−8.6%
60−65
+8.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−17.9%
65−70
+17.9%
Hitman 3 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−12.5%
50−55
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−14.3%
30−35
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−8.3%
24−27
+8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−8.6%
60−65
+8.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−29.4%
40−45
+29.4%
Hitman 3 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−11.1%
20−22
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−14.8%
60−65
+14.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

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

  • GTX 670MX SLI is 20% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 670MX SLI is 63% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 670MX SLI is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.42 9.95
Recency 15 May 2016 1 October 2012

R9 M470X has an age advantage of 3 years.

GTX 670MX SLI, on the other hand, has a 18.2% higher aggregate performance score.

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


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