RX 470 Mobile vs RX Vega M GH

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AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH
Radeon RX Vega M GH
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  • Interface IGP
  • Core clock speed 1063
  • Max video memory 4 GB
  • Memory type HBM2
  • Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
  • Maximum resolution
AMD Radeon RX 470 Mobile
Radeon RX 470 Mobile
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  • Interface MXM-B (3.0)
  • Core clock speed 926
  • Max video memory 8 GB
  • Memory type GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed 7000
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 148$
Games supported 83%

General info

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

Place in performance rating250230
Value for money8.5651.14
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GPolaris 10 Pro
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2018 (5 years old)4 August 2016 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549.99
Current price$1031 $148 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores15362048
Core clock speed1063 MHz926 MHz
Boost clock speed1190 MHz1206 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)100 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate114.2137.5
Floating-point performance3,656 gflops4,399 gflops

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega M GH and Radeon RX 470 Mobile 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 sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfaceIGPMXM-B (3.0)

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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

Technologies

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

FreeSyncno data+

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

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

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.

RX Vega M GH 16.55
RX 470 Mobile 18.68
+12.9%
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

RX Vega M GH 8506
RX 470 Mobile 8961
+5.3%

Radeon RX 470 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GH by 5% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

RX Vega M GH 10248
RX 470 Mobile 10715
+4.6%

Radeon RX 470 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GH by 5% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD60no data
1440p38no data
4K28no data

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+21.9%
30−35
−21.9%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 44
+15.8%
35−40
−15.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Battlefield 5 81
+24.6%
65−70
−24.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
−6.7%
30−35
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−13.3%
50−55
+13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 55
+5.8%
50−55
−5.8%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−11.9%
65−70
+11.9%
Hitman 3 45−50
−14.3%
55−60
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−13.5%
40−45
+13.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−14.3%
30−35
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 47
+14.6%
40−45
−14.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
−8.6%
35−40
+8.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Battlefield 5 66
+1.5%
65−70
−1.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−39.1%
30−35
+39.1%
Far Cry 5 51
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 51
−2%
50−55
+2%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−11.9%
65−70
+11.9%
Hitman 3 45−50
−14.3%
55−60
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−13.5%
40−45
+13.5%
Metro Exodus 32
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−14.3%
30−35
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
−2.5%
40−45
+2.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+42.9%
40−45
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21
−81%
35−40
+81%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Battlefield 5 60
−8.3%
65−70
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−39.1%
30−35
+39.1%
Far Cry 5 47
−8.5%
50−55
+8.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 47
−10.6%
50−55
+10.6%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−11.9%
65−70
+11.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
−23.5%
40−45
+23.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−16%
27−30
+16%
Hitman 3 27−30
−14.3%
30−35
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−13%
24−27
+13%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Battlefield 5 43
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
−175%
10−12
+175%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−14.3%
30−35
+14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−15.2%
35−40
+15.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Hitman 3 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Metro Exodus 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Battlefield 5 21
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−13.6%
24−27
+13.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 16.55 18.68
Recency 7 January 2018 4 August 2016
Memory bus width 1024 256
Pipelines / CUDA cores 1536 2048
Memory bandwidth 204.8 224
Thermal design power (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

AMD Radeon RX 470 Mobile
Radeon RX 470 Mobile

since it shows better performance.


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Competitors of Radeon RX Vega M GH by NVIDIA

According to our data, the closest equivalent to Radeon RX Vega M GH by NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 680M SLI, which is slower by 2% and lower by 3 positions in our rating.

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Competitors of Radeon RX 470 Mobile by NVIDIA

According to our data, the closest equivalent to Radeon RX 470 Mobile by NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 980M, which is slower by 1% and lower by 2 positions in our rating.

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