
MSI Radeon RX 470 Gaming X 4 GB Review
Intel Core i7-4790K | AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
The AMD Radeon RX 470 is a mainstream graphics card for desktop PCs. It was announced in August 2016 and is based on the Polaris 10 chip, just like its bigger sibling Radeon RX 480. The GPU does, however, only use 2048 shader units (32 CUs, 128 TMUs) from 2304 (36 CUs, 144 TMUs). The clocks at 926 - 1206 MHz for the core as well as 1650 MHz for 4 or 8 GB GDDR5-VRAM (256-bit interface) are a bit lower as well.
As a result of the reduced hardware equipment, the RX 470 is about 10 percent slower than the RX 480 and just manages the performance level of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 970. Modern games from 2016 can usually be played in the Full-HD resolution and the highest settings.
The TDP of the Radeon RX 470 is specified with 120 Watts by AMD, so a single 6-pin power connector is sufficient.
Radeon RX 400 Series
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Codename | Polaris 10 Pro | ||||||||||||
Architecture | Polaris | ||||||||||||
Pipelines | 2048 - unified | ||||||||||||
Core Speed | 926 - 1206 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 6600 MHz | ||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit | ||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR5 | ||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 8 GB | ||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | ||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12, OpenGL Vulkan | ||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 120 Watt | ||||||||||||
technology | 14 nm | ||||||||||||
Features | DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0b, AMD FreeSync | ||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 04.08.2016 |
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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