GeForce GTX 470M SLI vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

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Radeon RX Vega M GL Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and GeForce GTX 470M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
10.09
+51.7%

RX Vega M GL outperforms GTX 470M SLI by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega M GL RX Vega M GL
GTX 470M SLI GTX 470M SLI

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking449567
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.71no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code namePolaris 22N11E-GT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (6 years ago)1 November 2010 (14 years ago)

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 cores1280576
Core clock speed931 MHz535 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data
Texture fill rate80.88no data
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no data

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPno 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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width1024 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)11
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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:

900p100−110
+51.5%
66
−51.5%
Full HD110−120
+46.7%
75
−46.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+68.6%
35−40
−68.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+56%
50−55
−56%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+56.5%
21−24
−56.5%
Fortnite 55−60
+51.3%
35−40
−51.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+56.5%
21−24
−56.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+44.4%
50−55
−44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
World of Tanks 140−150
+39.4%
100−110
−39.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+56.5%
21−24
−56.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+44.4%
50−55
−44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+68.6%
35−40
−68.6%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Elden Ring 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Elden Ring 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Elden Ring 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
World of Tanks 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Elden Ring 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and GTX 470M SLI compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL is 52% faster in 900p
  • RX Vega M GL is 47% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 57% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL is ahead in 11 tests (18%)
  • there's a draw in 50 tests (82%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 10.09 6.65
Recency 1 February 2018 1 November 2010
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm

RX Vega M GL has a 51.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 470M SLI in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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