NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 videocard review

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

GeForce GTX 470 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 26 March 2010. At the time of release, the videocard cost $349. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Fermi microarchitecture codenamed GF100.

Core clock speed - 1215 MHz. Texture fill rate - 34.0 billion / sec. Pipelines - 448. Floating-point performance - 1,088.6 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 40 nm. Transistors count - 3,100 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 215 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 1280 MB. Memory bus width - 320 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1674 MHz (3348 data rate). Memory bandwidth - 133.9 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38582
3107
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
405
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345616
10940
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
27.930 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
980.005 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
3.268 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
47.309 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
97.852 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
3873 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3614 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3317 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
3873.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3614.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3317.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
0
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 3107
PassMark - G2D Mark 405
Geekbench - OpenCL 10940
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 27.930 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 980.005 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 3.268 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 47.309 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 97.852 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 3873 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3614 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3317 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 3873.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3614.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3317.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Games performance

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108064.00

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76855.30
Medium, 1366x76848.70
High, 1366x76834.20
Ultra, 1920x108012.50

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720162.30
Medium, 1366x768111.50
High, 1366x768100.90
Ultra, 1920x108032.80

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768265.00
Medium, 1366x768107.00
High, 1366x76896.00
Ultra, 1920x108056.00

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x768166.00
Ultra, 1920x108039.00

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768305.60
Medium, 1366x768155.50
High, 1366x768115.20
Ultra, 1920x108044.10

World of Tanks v8 (2012)

Low, 1024x768118.00
Medium, 1366x76880.00
High, 1366x76872.00
Ultra, 1920x108052.00

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768241.00
Medium, 1366x768174.00
High, 1366x768110.00
Ultra, 1920x108080.00

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Ultra, 1920x108060.00

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

High, 1366x76863.00
Ultra, 1920x108044.00

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x768103.00
Medium, 1366x76875.00
High, 1366x76861.00
Ultra, 1920x108030.00

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Ultra, 1920x108062.00

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Ultra, 1920x108078.00

Metro 2033 (2010)

High, 1600x90061.00
Ultra, 1920x108023.00

Stalker: Call of Pripyat (2010)

Ultra, 1920x120053.00

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

Ultra, 1920x108090.20

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Ultra, 1920x108033.80

World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)

Ultra, 1920x108068.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Fermi
Code name GF100
Launch date 26 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $349
Place in performance rating 810
Price now $522.01
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 6.87

Technical info

Core clock speed 1215 MHz
CUDA cores 448
Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C
Pipelines 448
Texture fill rate 34.0 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 215 Watt
Transistor count 3,100 million

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI Internal
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
SLI options 2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB
Memory bandwidth 133.9 GB / s
Memory bus width 320 Bit
Memory clock speed 1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround