AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) videocard review

AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)

Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) videocard released by AMD; release date: 4 August 2016. At the time of release, the videocard cost $549.99. 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 - 137.5 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

Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
344136
33853
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
530.303 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
36466
3675
Name Value
Geekbench - OpenCL 33853
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 3675

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) $549.99
Place in performance rating 491
Price now $109.99
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 91.95

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 137.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size large
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt

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