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    Radeon RX 470 vs GeForce GTX 960

    Radeon RX 470
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 470
    GeForce GTX 960
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 22 Jan 2015
    GeForce GTX 960

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon RX 470
      160%
    • GeForce GTX 960
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 470
      199%
    • GeForce GTX 960
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 470

    99% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 GeForce GTX 960

    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (45 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 470GeForce GTX 960
    GPU NameEllesmere (Ellesmere PRO)vsGM206 (GM206-300-A1)
    Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size232 mm²vs228 mm²
    Transistors5,700 millionvs2,940 million
    Shaders2048vs1024
    Compute Units32vs8
    Core clock926 MHzvs1127 MHz
    ROPs32vs32
    TMUs128vs64

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 470GeForce GTX 960
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs128 bit
    Memory Speed1650 MHz
    6600 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size4096 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 470GeForce GTX 960
    TDP120 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date29 Jun 2016vs22 Jan 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 470
      38.60 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      36.10 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 470
      154.40 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      72.10 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 470
      211.20 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      112.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 470
      4940.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 960
      2308.10 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon RX 470
      16690
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10380

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon RX 470
      74
    • GeForce GTX 960
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 470
      32
    • GeForce GTX 960
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 470
      36
    • GeForce GTX 960
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      32
    • GeForce GTX 960
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 470
      55
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 470
      39
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      47
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      51
    • GeForce GTX 960
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      47
    • GeForce GTX 960
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 470
      67
    • GeForce GTX 960
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      52
    • GeForce GTX 960
      18

    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 470
      44
    • GeForce GTX 960
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      36
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 470
      50
    • GeForce GTX 960
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      37
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      44
    • GeForce GTX 960
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      29
    • GeForce GTX 960
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 470
      51
    • GeForce GTX 960
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 470
      53
    • GeForce GTX 960
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      46
    • GeForce GTX 960
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 470
      84
    • GeForce GTX 960
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 470
      58
    • GeForce GTX 960
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      75
    • GeForce GTX 960
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      76
    • GeForce GTX 960
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      66
    • GeForce GTX 960
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      86
    • GeForce GTX 960
      22

    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 470
      63
    • GeForce GTX 960
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      49
    • GeForce GTX 960
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 470
      68
    • GeForce GTX 960
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      52
    • GeForce GTX 960
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      65
    • GeForce GTX 960
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      42
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 470
      19
    • GeForce GTX 960
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      25
    • GeForce GTX 960
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 470
      27
    • GeForce GTX 960
      3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 470
      21
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      22
    • GeForce GTX 960
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      25
    • GeForce GTX 960
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 470
      34
    • GeForce GTX 960
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      23
    • GeForce GTX 960
      5

    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 470
      21
    • GeForce GTX 960
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      22
    • GeForce GTX 960
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      21
    • GeForce GTX 960
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      14
    • GeForce GTX 960
      6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 470
      19
    • GeForce GTX 960
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

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