Radeon RX 460 Mobile vs R9 M470X

Place in the ranking	503	447
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	12.65
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Emerald	Baffin
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	8 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$86

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	896	896
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1180 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	55 Watt
Texture fill rate	61.60	66.08
Floating-point processing power	1.971 TFLOPS	2.115 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	56	56

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 size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)

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	1500 MHz	1250 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

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

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

27−30

−29.6%

35
+29.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

2.46

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Elden Ring	21−24 −26.1%	27−30 +26.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −22.2%	30−35 +22.2%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Valorant	30−33 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −22.2%	30−35 +22.2%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Dota 2	30−33 −20%	35−40 +20%
Elden Ring	21−24 −26.1%	27−30 +26.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −13.9%	40−45 +13.9%
Fortnite	50−55 −18%	55−60 +18%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 −20%	35−40 +20%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −16.4%	75−80 +16.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −19.2%	30−35 +19.2%
Valorant	30−33 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%
World of Tanks	120−130 −15.1%	140−150 +15.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −22.2%	30−35 +22.2%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Dota 2	30−33 −20%	35−40 +20%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −13.9%	40−45 +13.9%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 +205%	22 −205%
Valorant	30−33 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Elden Ring	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −14.3%	45−50 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
World of Tanks	60−65 −19.7%	70−75 +19.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −29.4%	21−24 +29.4%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −35.7%	18−20 +35.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Valorant	21−24 −19%	24−27 +19%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Dota 2	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Elden Ring	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −20.8%	27−30 +20.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Dota 2	18−20 −5.3%	20−22 +5.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Fortnite	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Valorant	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%

This is how R9 M470X and RX 460 Mobile compete in popular games:

RX 460 Mobile is 30% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M470X is 205% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 460 Mobile is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games: