AMD Radeon HD 6470M vs NVIDIA Quadro M520

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Performance
Radeon HD 6470M
5351% of 104,598
Quadro M520397% better
2,6583% of 104,598

The Quadro M520 has 397% better performance than the Radeon HD 6470M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 6470M
No data available
Quadro M520
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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon HD 6470M GPU

The AMD Radeon HD 6470M is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q1 2011. It is built on the TeraScale 2 GPU microarchitecture (codename Seymour) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The HD 6470M has 512 MB of DDR3 memory, with a 800 MHz memory clock and a 64 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 12.8 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The HD 6470M includes 160 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 700 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 8 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 4 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 25 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The HD 6470M has the 511th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 0.51% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

About the NVIDIA Quadro M520 GPU

The NVIDIA Quadro M520 is an end-of-life mobile graphics card that released in Q1 2017. It is built on the Maxwell GPU microarchitecture (codename GM108) and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Memory

The M520 has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, with a 1,253 MHz memory clock and a 64 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 40.1 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The M520 includes 384 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 965 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 1,176 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 16 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 8 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 25 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The M520 has the 320th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 2.54% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon HD 6470MQuadro M520
ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureTeraScale 2Maxwell
Market SegmentMobileMobile
Release DateQ1 2011Q1 2017
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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Our database does not have gaming performance data for the AMD Radeon HD 6470M or the NVIDIA Quadro M520.

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon HD 6470M
5351% of 104,598
Quadro M520397% better
2,6583% of 104,598

The Quadro M520 has 397% better performance than the Radeon HD 6470M for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon HD 6470M is ranked 511th with a score of 535, and the Quadro M520 is ranked 320th with a score of 2,658.

Performance per dollar
Radeon HD 6470M
No data available
Quadro M520
No data available

We do not have any performance per dollar data for the Radeon HD 6470M and the Quadro M520 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon HD 6470M or
GPUBenchmark Performance
GeForce GTX 670M2,698+404%
Quadro 5010M2,693+403%
Quadro M5202,658+397%
Radeon R9 M265X2,633+392%
GeForce 940MX2,556+378%
GeForce GT 520MX596.5+11%
Radeon HD 7450M581.5+9%
Radeon HD 6470M535
Radeon HD 7470M522-2%
GeForce 610M507.5-5%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Our database does not have enough data to compare the benchmark performance per dollar with other GPUs.

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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BenchmarkRadeon HD 6470MQuadro M520
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
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614
3DMark Time Spy Score
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684
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
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13,394
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
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2,342
3DMark 11 Performance Score
595
2,884
(+384.71%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
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75.5
PassMark G3D Mark
228
1,870
(+720.18%)
PassMark G2D Mark
106
227
(+114.15%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 DirectX 11
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27.9
Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
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28.8
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon HD 6470MQuadro M520
CodenameSeymourGM108
ArchitectureTeraScale 2Maxwell
Process Size40 nm28 nm
Transistors370 million1,020 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon HD 6470MQuadro M520
Memory Size512 MB2 GB
Memory TypeDDR3GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth12.8 Gb/s40.1 Gb/s
Memory Clock800 MHz1,253 MHz
Memory Interface64 bit64 bit
L1 Cache8 KB64 KB
L2 Cache128 KB1,024 KB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon HD 6470MQuadro M520
Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)25 W25 W
OutputsDevice DependentDevice Dependent

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon HD 6470MQuadro M520
Stream Processors (SP)160--
CUDA Cores--384
Compute Units (CU)2--
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)816
Render Output Units (ROP)48
Core Clock Speed700 MHz965 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)--1,176 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon HD 6470MQuadro M520
Pixel Fill Rate2.8 GPixel/s9.41 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate5.6 GTexel/s18.82 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance224 GFLOPS903.2 GFLOPS
FP64 Performance--28.22 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon HD 6470MQuadro M520
DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
OpenCL1.23.0
OpenGL4.44.6
Shader Model5.06.7 (5.1)

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.