AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) videocard review

AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) videocard released by AMD; release date: 4 August 2016. At the time of release, the videocard cost $179. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 4.0 microarchitecture codenamed Ellesmere.

Core clock speed - 926 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1206 MHz. Texture fill rate - 154.4 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 2048. Floating-point performance - 4.9 TFLOPs. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Transistors count - 5,700 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 120 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 4 GB. Memory bus width - 256 bit. Memory clock speed - 6600 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 211 GB/s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38762
8026
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1310
728
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
351431
34592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
111.543 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
1817.005 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
9.511 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
461.690 Frames/s
99.875 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
511.362 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
9983 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
2443 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
1674 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
9983.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
2443.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
1674.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36532
3701
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 8026
PassMark - G2D Mark 728
Geekbench - OpenCL 34592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 111.543 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 1817.005 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 9.511 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 99.875 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 511.362 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 9983 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 2443 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 1674 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 9983.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 2443.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 1674.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3701

Games performance

F1 2020 (2020)

Ultra, 1920x108073.80
QHD, 2560x144053.40

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x720245.00
Medium, 1920x1080105.00
High, 1920x108087.50
Ultra, 1920x108066.80
QHD, 2560x144050.60
4K, 3840x216025.40

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

High, 1920x108076.00
Ultra, 1920x108047.60
QHD, 2560x144035.90

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x720113.00
Medium, 1920x108074.00
High, 1920x108068.00
Ultra, 1920x108063.00
QHD, 2560x144046.00
4K, 3840x216024.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x720179.00
Medium, 1920x1080102.00
High, 1920x108088.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.00
4K, 3840x216028.40

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1920x108060.00
High, 1920x108060.00
Ultra, 1920x108059.10
4K, 3840x216020.30

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Ultra, 1920x108061.00
QHD, 2560x144043.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72066.30
Medium, 1920x108060.50
High, 1920x108052.10
4K, 3840x216038.50

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x720105.00
Medium, 1920x108051.30
High, 1920x108030.15
QHD25.30
4K, 3840x216013.40

Fortnite (2018)

High, 1920x108088.00
Ultra, 1920x108058.90
4K, 3840x216017.30

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

High, 1920x108079.00
Ultra, 1920x108061.00
4K, 3840x21609.70

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108079.00
4K, 3840x216025.00

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72066.00
Medium, 1920x108057.00
High, 1920x108052.00
Ultra, 1920x108044.00
4K, 3840x216014.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Medium, 1920x108071.00
High, 1920x108049.60
Ultra, 1920x108040.20

Dirt 4 (2017)

High, 1920x108098.00
Ultra, 1920x108059.40

Rocket League (2017)

High, 1920x1080142.00
4K, 3840x216062.30

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x720143.00
Ultra, 1920x108091.00
4K, 3840x216027.80

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

High, 1920x108057.80
Ultra, 1920x108050.00
4K, 3840x216022.60

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x720130.00
Medium, 1920x108062.05
High, 1920x108057.15
Ultra, 1920x108029.80
4K, 3840x216020.60

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x720244.00
Medium, 1920x1080101.20
High, 1920x108096.75
Ultra, 1920x108068.70
4K, 3840x216029.60

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

High, 1920x1080115.50
Ultra, 1920x108063.90
4K, 3840x216030.80

Dishonored 2 (2016)

High, 1920x108056.20
Ultra, 1920x108048.25
4K, 3840x216024.80

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108090.00
4K, 3840x216045.30

Titanfall 2 (2016)

High, 1920x1080110.00
Ultra, 1920x108097.00
4K, 3840x216032.30

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108072.00
4K, 3840x216067.80

Civilization VI (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108063.50
4K, 3840x216054.50

Battlefield 1 (2016)

High, 1920x108088.80
Ultra, 1920x108079.90
4K, 3840x216035.20

Mafia 3 (2016)

Medium, 1366x76852.80
High, 1920x108029.80

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x720113.00
Medium, 1366x768102.00
High, 1920x108060.05
Ultra, 1920x108030.05
4K, 3840x216017.80

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108065.20
4K, 3840x216023.70

Overwatch (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108094.00
4K, 3840x216054.40

Doom (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108080.00
4K, 3840x216029.70

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108055.60
4K, 3840x216026.70

The Division (2016)

Medium, 1366x768134.15
High, 1920x108072.70
Ultra, 1920x108053.30
4K, 3840x216027.20

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108054.00
4K, 3840x216026.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

High, 1920x108053.50
Ultra, 1920x108024.50
4K, 3840x216014.70

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

High, 1920x108068.70
Ultra, 1920x108054.20
4K, 3840x216025.30

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Ultra, 1920x1080120.00
4K, 3840x216032.20

Fallout 4 (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108065.00
4K, 3840x216026.80

World of Warships (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108051.90
4K, 3840 x 216051.90

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

4K, 3840x216086.00

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Medium, 1366x768126.90
High, 1920x108069.90
Ultra, 1920x108040.25

Dirt Rally (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108082.00
4K, 3840x2160116.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768175.00
High, 1920x108098.30
Ultra, 1920x108046.90
QHD33.30
4K, 3840x216033.30

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Ultra, 1920x108077.00
4K, 3840x216038.30

BioShock Infinite (2013)

High, 1366x768182.80
Ultra, 1920x108093.20

Crysis 3 (2013)

Ultra, 1920x108048.90

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0
Code name Ellesmere
Design Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 4 August 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $179
Place in performance rating 370
Price now $109.99
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 100.00

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1206 MHz
Compute units 32
Core clock speed 926 MHz
Floating-point performance 4.9 TFLOPs
GPU Power 85-110 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 2048
Stream Processors 2048
Texture fill rate 154.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 211 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit
Memory clock speed 6600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 2.0b
HDMI 4K Support
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
ZeroCore