Radeon RX Vega 7 vs R9 M470X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M470X and Radeon RX Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M470X
2016
4 GB GDDR5
8.40
+13.5%

R9 M470X outperforms RX Vega 7 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking472503
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.88
ArchitectureGCN 2 (2016)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameEmeraldVega Raven Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 May 2016 (8 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Current priceno data$387

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores896448
Core clock speed1100 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1800 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate61.60no data
Floating-point performance1,971 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M470X and Radeon RX Vega 7 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed6000 MHzno data
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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12_1
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131no 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 HD24−27
+4.3%
23
−4.3%
1440p40−45
+8.1%
37
−8.1%
4K16−18
+6.7%
15
−6.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 no data
Battlefield 5 24−27 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 no data
Far Cry 5 18−20 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27 no data
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 no data
Hitman 3 16−18 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40 no data
Metro Exodus 24−27 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 no data
Battlefield 5 24−27 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 no data
Far Cry 5 18−20 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27 no data
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 no data
Hitman 3 16−18 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40 no data
Metro Exodus 24−27 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 no data
Far Cry 5 18−20 no data
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 no data
Far Cry 5 12−14 no data
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 no data
Hitman 3 12−14 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20 no data
Metro Exodus 10−12 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5 no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7 no data
Hitman 3 4−5 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 no data
Far Cry 5 4−5 no data
Forza Horizon 4 10−11 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10 no data
Metro Exodus 9−10 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9 no data

This is how R9 M470X and RX Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • R9 M470X is 4% faster in 1080p
  • R9 M470X is 8% faster in 1440p
  • R9 M470X is 7% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.40 7.40
Recency 14 May 2016 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

The Radeon R9 M470X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 7 in performance tests.


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