AMD Radeon HD 7420G vs AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 7420G and AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon HD 7420G

AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7420G

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 40 nm
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 309 vs 289
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2023 vs 1702
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2023 vs 1702

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2012 vs 5 January 2012
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	309 vs 289
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2023 vs 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2023 vs 1702

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM

Around 56% higher core clock speed: 750 MHz vs 480 MHz
Around 25% higher pipelines: 160 vs 128
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 790 vs 675
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 152 vs 105
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1044 vs 881
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1044 vs 881

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	750 MHz vs 480 MHz
Pipelines	160 vs 128
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	790 vs 675
PassMark - G2D Mark	152 vs 105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1044 vs 881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1044 vs 881

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 7420G
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

675

790

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

105

152

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

309

289

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

881

1044

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

881

1044

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2023

1702

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2023

1702

Name	AMD Radeon HD 7420G	AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM
Geekbench - OpenCL	675	790
PassMark - G2D Mark	105	152
PassMark - G3D Mark	309	289
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	881	1044
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	881	1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2023	1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2023	1702
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		540
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		540
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		437

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 7420G	AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Terascale 3	TeraScale 2
Code name	Trinity	Caicos
Launch date	1 June 2012	5 January 2012
Place in performance rating	1489	1490
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	655 MHz
Core clock speed	480 MHz	750 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	128	160
Floating-point performance		240.0 gflops
Texture fill rate		6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		27 Watt
Transistor count		370 million
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Laptop size	medium sized
Interface		PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL		4.4
Memory
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory bandwidth		28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width		64 Bit
Memory clock speed		3600 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort