NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 32% higher texture fill rate: 44.96 GTexel / s vs 34.0 billion / sec
Around 43% higher pipelines: 640 vs 448
Around 32% better floating-point performance: 1,439 gflops vs 1,088.6 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 215 Watt
3.2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1280 MB
Around 49% higher memory clock speed: 1000 or 2500 MHz vs 1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 42.396 vs 27.93
Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 139.158 vs 97.852
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4148 vs 3873
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3715 vs 3614
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3317
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4148 vs 3873
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3715 vs 3614
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3317

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 March 2015 vs 26 March 2010
Texture fill rate	44.96 GTexel / s vs 34.0 billion / sec
Pipelines	640 vs 448
Floating-point performance	1,439 gflops vs 1,088.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 215 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1280 MB
Memory clock speed	1000 or 2500 MHz vs 1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	42.396 vs 27.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	139.158 vs 97.852
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4148 vs 3873
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715 vs 3614
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3317
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4148 vs 3873
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715 vs 3614
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3317

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Around 33% higher core clock speed: 1215 MHz vs 914 MHz
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3119 vs 2580
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 413 vs 217
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 10908 vs 9741
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 980.005 vs 373.644
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.268 vs 2.54
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 47.309 vs 39.412

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1215 MHz vs 914 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3119 vs 2580
PassMark - G2D Mark	413 vs 217
Geekbench - OpenCL	10908 vs 9741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	980.005 vs 373.644
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.268 vs 2.54
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	47.309 vs 39.412

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2580

3119

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

217

413

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

9741

10908

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

42.396

27.93

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

373.644

980.005

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.54

3.268

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

39.412

47.309

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

139.158

97.852

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4148

3873

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3614

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3317

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4148

3873

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3614

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3317

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
PassMark - G3D Mark	2580	3119
PassMark - G2D Mark	217	413
Geekbench - OpenCL	9741	10908
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	42.396	27.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	373.644	980.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.54	3.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	39.412	47.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	139.158	97.852
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4148	3873
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715	3614
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3317
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4148	3873
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715	3614
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3317
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3350	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Fermi
Code name	GM107	GF100
Launch date	13 March 2015	26 March 2010
Place in performance rating	812	809
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$349
Price now		$522.01
Value for money (0-100)		6.87
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz
Core clock speed	914 MHz	1215 MHz
CUDA cores	640	448
Floating-point performance	1,439 gflops	1,088.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	640	448
Texture fill rate	44.96 GTexel / s	34.0 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	215 Watt
Transistor count	1,870 million	3,100 million
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	1
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support	1
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors		Two 6-pins
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1280 MB
Memory bandwidth	32 or 80 GB / s	133.9 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 or 2500 MHz	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Memory type	DDR3 or GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
3D Vision
Surround