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AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

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.

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon RX 400 Series
Radeon RX 480 (compare) 2304 @ 1120 - 1266 (Boost) MHz256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) 2048 @ 926 - 1206 (Boost) MHz256 Bit @ 6600 MHz
Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) (compare) 2048 @ 926 - 1206 (Boost) MHz256 Bit @ 7000 MHz
Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) (compare) 896 @ 1090 - 1200 (Boost) MHz128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
CodenamePolaris 10 Pro
ArchitecturePolaris
Pipelines2048 - unified
Core Speed926 - 1206 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed6600 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory8192 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 12
technology14 nm
FeaturesDisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0b, AMD FreeSync
Date of Announcement04.08.2016

Benchmarks

3DMark - Time Spy Score 2560x1440
3756 Points (29%)
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3DMark - Time Spy Graphics 2560x1440
3624 Points (25%)
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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score 1280x720 offscreen
380689 Points (72%)
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
min: 16841     avg: 21727     median: 21727 (37%)     max: 26613 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 66398     avg: 68475     median: 68475 (37%)     max: 70552 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
min: 8931     avg: 9507     median: 9507 (36%)     max: 10083 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
min: 11869     avg: 11884.5     median: 11884 (29%)     max: 11900 Points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
min: 12328     avg: 13831.5     median: 13831 (44%)     max: 15335 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
min: 17511     avg: 17624.5     median: 17624 (35%)     max: 17738 points
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Unigine Valley 1.0 - Extreme HD DirectX 1920x1080
47.3 fps (33%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only
1440 Samples/s (27%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only
3020 Samples/s (28%)
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
9044 Points (32%)
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Power Consumption - FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test - Power Consumption (external Monitor) 1280x720 *
313 Watt (75%)
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption (external Monitor) ultra 1920x1080 *
250 Watt (57%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

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 detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Dirt Rally 2.0

Dirt Rally 2.0

2019
high 1920x1080
76  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
47.6  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
35.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Far Cry New Dawn

Far Cry New Dawn

2019
low 1280x720
113  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
74  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
68  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
63  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
46  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
24  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F1 2018

F1 2018

2018
low 1280x720
179  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
102  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
88  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
60  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
28.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
The Crew 2

The Crew 2

2018
low 1280x720
60  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
60  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
60  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
59.1  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
20.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
ultra 1920x1080
61  fps    + Compare
QHD 2560x1440
43 43 ~ 43 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
X-Plane 11.11

X-Plane 11.11

2018
low 1280x720
66.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
60.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
52.1  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
38.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

2018
med. 1920x1080
50.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
25.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Fortnite

Fortnite

2018
high 1920x1080
88  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
58.9  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
17.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Star Wars Battlefront 2

Star Wars Battlefront 2

2017
high 1920x1080
79  fps    + Compare