AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) vs AMD Radeon R7 350

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) and AMD Radeon R7 350 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

  • Around 16% higher core clock speed: 926 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • 6x more texture fill rate: 154.4 GTexel / s vs 25.6 GTexel / s
  • 4x more pipelines: 2048 vs 512
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 47% higher memory clock speed: 6600 MHz vs 4500 MHz
  • 4.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 33787 vs 7787
  • 4.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 111.543 vs 25.508
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1817.005 vs 647.813
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.511 vs 2.72
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 99.875 vs 44.6
  • 4.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 511.362 vs 109.558
  • 4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9983 vs 2072
  • 4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9983 vs 2072
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 926 MHz vs 800 MHz
Texture fill rate 154.4 GTexel / s vs 25.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2048 vs 512
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 6600 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 33787 vs 7787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 111.543 vs 25.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1817.005 vs 647.813
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.511 vs 2.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.875 vs 44.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 511.362 vs 109.558
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9983 vs 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9983 vs 2072

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 350

  • 167.2x better floating-point performance: 819.2 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3122 vs 2443
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 1674
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3122 vs 2443
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 1674
Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance 819.2 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3122 vs 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3122 vs 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 1674

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 350

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
33787
7787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
111.543
25.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1817.005
647.813
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.511
2.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
99.875
44.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
511.362
109.558
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9983
2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2443
3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1674
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9983
2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2443
3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1674
3358
Name AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) AMD Radeon R7 350
PassMark - G3D Mark 7965
PassMark - G2D Mark 723
Geekbench - OpenCL 33787 7787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 111.543 25.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1817.005 647.813
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.511 2.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.875 44.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 511.362 109.558
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9983 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2443 3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1674 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9983 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2443 3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1674 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 842

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) AMD Radeon R7 350

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Ellesmere Cape Verde
Design Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 4 August 2016 6 July 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $179
Place in performance rating 389 1083
Price now $109.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 100.00

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1206 MHz
Compute units 32
Core clock speed 926 MHz 800 MHz
Floating-point performance 4.9 TFLOPs 819.2 gflops
GPU Power 85-110 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 2048 512
Stream Processors 2048
Texture fill rate 154.4 GTexel / s 25.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 55 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 1,500 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm 168 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 211 GB/s 72 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6600 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 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