Radeon RX 470 Mobile vs RX Vega M GH

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Radeon E9390 PCIe Radeon E9550 MXM Radeon E9560 PCIe Radeon RX 470 Mobile Radeon RX 480 Mobile Radeon RX 570 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

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

RX Vega M GH
2018
4 GB HBM2, 100 Watt
16.47

RX 470 Mobile outperforms RX Vega M GH by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking337320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.30
Power efficiency11.6514.59
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 22Ellesmere
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (7 years ago)4 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549.99

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 cores15362048
Core clock speed1063 MHz926 MHz
Boost clock speed1190 MHz1074 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate114.2137.5
Floating-point processing power3.656 TFLOPS4.399 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs96128

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfaceIGPMXM-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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s224.0 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-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 Vega M GH 16.47
RX 470 Mobile 17.53
+6.4%

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 Vega M GH 10248
RX 470 Mobile 10715
+4.6%

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 HD59
−1.7%
60−65
+1.7%
1440p38
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
4K28
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.17
1440pno data13.75
4Kno data20.37

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−6.6%
95−100
+6.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+8.3%
35−40
−8.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
−10%
30−35
+10%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 81
+12.5%
70−75
−12.5%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−6.6%
95−100
+6.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
−20%
35−40
+20%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−7.5%
55−60
+7.5%
Fortnite 85−90
−4.5%
90−95
+4.5%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
Forza Horizon 5 47
−14.9%
50−55
+14.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
−10%
30−35
+10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−8.5%
60−65
+8.5%
Valorant 120−130
−3.9%
130−140
+3.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 66
−9.1%
70−75
+9.1%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−6.6%
95−100
+6.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 200−210
−3.8%
210−220
+3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−56.5%
35−40
+56.5%
Dota 2 108
+6.9%
100−110
−6.9%
Far Cry 5 51
−11.8%
55−60
+11.8%
Fortnite 85−90
−4.5%
90−95
+4.5%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
Forza Horizon 5 35
−54.3%
50−55
+54.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
−6.7%
60−65
+6.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
−10%
30−35
+10%
Metro Exodus 32
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−8.5%
60−65
+8.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+27.7%
45−50
−27.7%
Valorant 120−130
−3.9%
130−140
+3.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60
−20%
70−75
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−56.5%
35−40
+56.5%
Dota 2 95
−6.3%
100−110
+6.3%
Far Cry 5 47
−21.3%
55−60
+21.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
−10%
30−35
+10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−8.5%
60−65
+8.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
−38.2%
45−50
+38.2%
Valorant 120−130
−3.9%
130−140
+3.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
−4.5%
90−95
+4.5%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
−5.9%
120−130
+5.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−11.5%
27−30
+11.5%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−4.5%
160−170
+4.5%
Valorant 160−170
−4.4%
160−170
+4.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 43
−11.6%
45−50
+11.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
−300%
16−18
+300%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−5.7%
35−40
+5.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−7.5%
40−45
+7.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−8.3%
24−27
+8.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
−8.3%
35−40
+8.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
−6.9%
30−35
+6.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Metro Exodus 11
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Valorant 85−90
−6.7%
95−100
+6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21
−19%
24−27
+19%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Dota 2 55−60
−5.3%
60−65
+5.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%

This is how RX Vega M GH and RX 470 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 470 Mobile is 2% faster in 1080p
  • RX 470 Mobile is 5% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega M GH is 4% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GH is 28% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GH is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • RX 470 Mobile is ahead in 62 tests (94%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 16.47 17.53
Recency 1 February 2018 4 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 85 Watt

RX Vega M GH has an age advantage of 1 year.

RX 470 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 6.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 17.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX Vega M GH and Radeon RX 470 Mobile.

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