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    Radeon RX 460 vs Radeon RX 470

    Radeon RX 460
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 460
    Radeon RX 470
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 470

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon RX 460
      100%
    • Radeon RX 470
      206%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 460
      100%
    • Radeon RX 470
      184%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 460

    45 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 470 .
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 470

    84% higher gaming performance.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon RX 470

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 470

    The Radeon RX 470 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (47 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470
    GPU NameBaffin (Baffin PRO)vsEllesmere (Ellesmere PRO)
    Fab Process14 nmvs14 nm
    Die Size123 mm²vs232 mm²
    Transistors3,000 millionvs5,700 million
    Shaders896vs2048
    Compute Units14vs32
    Core clock1090 MHzvs926 MHz
    ROPs16vs32
    TMUs56vs128

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    7000 MHz effective    		vs1650 MHz
    6600 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470
    TDP75 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date29 Jun 2016vs29 Jun 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 460
      19.20 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 470
      38.60 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 460
      67.20 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 470
      154.40 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 460
      112.00 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 470
      211.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 460
      2150.40 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 470
      4940.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon RX 460
      8080
    • Radeon RX 470
      16690

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon RX 460
      49
    • Radeon RX 470
      119

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      31
    • Radeon RX 470
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      47
    • Radeon RX 470
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • Radeon RX 470
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      29
    • Radeon RX 470
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      65
    • Radeon RX 470
      131

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      36
    • Radeon RX 470
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 460
      34
    • Radeon RX 470
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      30
    • Radeon RX 470
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      43
    • Radeon RX 470
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      37
    • Radeon RX 470
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      49
    • Radeon RX 470
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      34
    • Radeon RX 470
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      38
    • Radeon RX 470
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 460
      28
    • Radeon RX 470
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 460
      38
    • Radeon RX 470
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      29
    • Radeon RX 470
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      35
    • Radeon RX 470
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • Radeon RX 470
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon RX 460
      42
    • Radeon RX 470
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • Radeon RX 470
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      25
    • Radeon RX 470
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      32
    • Radeon RX 470
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 460
      18
    • Radeon RX 470
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • Radeon RX 470
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      42
    • Radeon RX 470
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      24
    • Radeon RX 470
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 460
      23
    • Radeon RX 470
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      32
    • Radeon RX 470
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • Radeon RX 470
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 460
      36
    • Radeon RX 470
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      34
    • Radeon RX 470
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      22
    • Radeon RX 470
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      26
    • Radeon RX 470
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • Radeon RX 470
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • Radeon RX 470
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      20
    • Radeon RX 470
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      20
    • Radeon RX 470
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      14
    • Radeon RX 470
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      15
    • Radeon RX 470
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      11
    • Radeon RX 470
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      11
    • Radeon RX 470
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      11
    • Radeon RX 470
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 460
      18
    • Radeon RX 470
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      18
    • Radeon RX 470
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      16
    • Radeon RX 470
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      7
    • Radeon RX 470
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

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