GeForce 820M vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 Mobile and GeForce 820M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 470 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 85 Watt
17.82
+1326%

RX 470 Mobile outperforms 820M by a whopping 1326% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3121046
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.19no data
Power efficiency14.725.84
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameEllesmereGF117
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 August 2016 (8 years ago)27 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores204896
Core clock speed926 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1074 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate137.510.00
Floating-point processing power4.399 TFLOPS0.24 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs12816

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s14.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
GPU Boostno data2.0
Optimus-+
GameWorks-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RX 470 Mobile 17.82
+1326%
GeForce 820M 1.25

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 470 Mobile 10715
+1095%
GeForce 820M 897

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 HD220−230
+1275%
16
−1275%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.50no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+288%
8−9
−288%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+288%
8−9
−288%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
Fortnite 90−95
+3000%
3−4
−3000%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+900%
7−8
−900%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+611%
9−10
−611%
Valorant 130−140
+303%
30−35
−303%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+288%
8−9
−288%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+671%
27−30
−671%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Dota 2 100−110
+538%
16−18
−538%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
Fortnite 90−95
+3000%
3−4
−3000%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+900%
7−8
−900%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70 0−1
Metro Exodus 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+611%
9−10
−611%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+700%
6−7
−700%
Valorant 130−140
+303%
30−35
−303%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+288%
8−9
−288%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Dota 2 100−110
+538%
16−18
−538%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+900%
7−8
−900%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+611%
9−10
−611%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+700%
6−7
−700%
Valorant 130−140
+303%
30−35
−303%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+3000%
3−4
−3000%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+1686%
7−8
−1686%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+1963%
8−9
−1963%
Valorant 160−170
+4100%
4−5
−4100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+1500%
3−4
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Valorant 95−100
+1500%
6−7
−1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Dota 2 60−65
+5900%
1−2
−5900%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how RX 470 Mobile and GeForce 820M compete in popular games:

  • RX 470 Mobile is 1275% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 7100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 470 Mobile is ahead in 47 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.82 1.25
Recency 4 August 2016 27 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 15 Watt

RX 470 Mobile has a 1325.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 820M, on the other hand, has 466.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 470 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 820M in performance tests.

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