AMD Radeon HD 6470M videocard review

Radeon HD 6470M videocard released by AMD; release date: 4 January 2011. At the time of release, the videocard cost $569.99. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on TeraScale 2 microarchitecture codenamed Seymour.

Core clock speed - 700 MHz. Texture fill rate - 5.6 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 160. Floating-point performance - 224 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 40 nm. Transistors count - 370 million.

Memory type: DDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 512 MB. Memory bus width - 64 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1600 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 12.8 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38534

227

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1294

105

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

345391

731

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

2.282 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

112.819 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

93.230 Frames/s

0.276 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

530.303 Frames/s

5.671 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

4413.025 mHash/s

23.025 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770 Frames

589 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

1251 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

1881 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770.000 Fps

589.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

1251.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

1881.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	227
PassMark - G2D Mark	105
Geekbench - OpenCL	731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	2.282 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	112.819 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	0.276 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	5.671 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	23.025 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	589 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	1251 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	1881 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	589.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	1251.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	1881.000 Fps

Games performance

1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
2. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
3. StarCraft 2 (2010)
4. Metro 2033 (2010)
5. GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008)
6. Left 4 Dead (2008)

7. Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
8. Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)
9. Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
10. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
11. World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
12. Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)
13. World of Warcraft (2005)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x720

17.90

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x768	30.85
High, 1366x768	20.00

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768	148.90
Medium, 1360x768	30.10
High, 1360x768	21.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.75

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x600	29.20
Medium, 1360x768	18.70
High, 1600x900	9.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	4.10

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008)

Low, 800x600	50.75
Medium, 1024x768	25.75
High, 1280x1024	16.80

Left 4 Dead (2008)

High, 1024x768

54.00

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

Low, 640x480	175.00
High, 1024x768	45.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	15.70

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)

Low, 800x600	52.70
Medium, 1024x768	39.70

Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)

Low, 1024x768	46.80
Medium, 1024x768	35.70
High, 1024x768	26.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	13.20

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Low, 1024x768	79.80
Medium, 1024x768	37.05
High, 1024x768	18.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	4.90

World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)

Low, 800x600	133.00
Medium, 1024x768	49.50
High, 1024x768	25.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.00

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)

High, 1024x768

119.70

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x600	125.90
Medium, 1024x768	63.40
High, 1280x1024	28.60

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2
Code name	Seymour
Launch date	4 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$569.99
Place in performance rating	1587
Price now	$569.99
Type	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	0.72
Technical info
Core clock speed	700 MHz
Floating-point performance	224 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm
Pipelines	160
Texture fill rate	5.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count	370 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Memory type	DDR3
Shared memory	0