GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon R9 M470X

Place in performance ranking	467	457
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.44
Architecture	GCN 2 (2016)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	Emerald	N16P-GX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	14 May 2016 (7 years ago)	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price	no data	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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 cores	896	640
CUDA cores	no data	640
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	1096 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1202 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	61.60	47.04
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops	1,505 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M470X and GeForce GTX 960M 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 size	large	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
SLI options	no data	+

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	80 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	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	no data	+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	no data	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	no data	+
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
GameWorks	no data	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+
BatteryBoost	no data	+
Ansel	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 M470X 8.38

GTX 960M 8.78
+4.8%

GeForce GTX 960M outperforms Radeon R9 M470X by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 M470X 3244

GTX 960M 3398
+4.7%

GeForce GTX 960M outperforms Radeon R9 M470X by 5% in Passmark.

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:

900p	90−95 −5.6%	95 +5.6%
Full HD	30−35 −20%	36 +20%
1440p	14−16 −7.1%	15 +7.1%
4K	12−14 −8.3%	13 +8.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−7.7%

14−16
+7.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −47.1%	25 +47.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −35.7%	38 +35.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −40%	28 +40%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −22.7%	27 +22.7%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −20.7%	35 +20.7%
Hitman 3	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −33.3%	24 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −11.8%	19 +11.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −10.7%	31 +10.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −25%	25 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −13.6%	25 +13.6%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −6.9%	31 +6.9%
Hitman 3	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −5.6%	19 +5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −41.2%	24 +41.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +54.5%	11 −54.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +7.7%	26 −7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −15%	23 +15%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −4.5%	23 +4.5%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +16%	25 −16%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +21.4%	14 −21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +0%	11 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −14.3%	8 +14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −41.7%	17 +41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −15.4%	15 +15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −25%	15 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −28.6%	18 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
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 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −66.7%	10 +66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +66.7%	3 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +50%	6 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how R9 M470X and GTX 960M compete in popular games:

GTX 960M is 5.6% faster than R9 M470X in 900p
GTX 960M is 20% faster than R9 M470X in 1080p
GTX 960M is 7.1% faster than R9 M470X in 1440p
GTX 960M is 8.3% faster than R9 M470X in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M470X is 66.7% faster than the GTX 960M.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960M is 66.7% faster than the R9 M470X.

All in all, in popular games: