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    Radeon RX 470 vs GeForce GTX 970

    Radeon RX 470
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 470
    GeForce GTX 970
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 970

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon RX 470
      105%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 470
      102%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 470

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 970

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    No clear winner declared

    These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (76 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 470GeForce GTX 970
    GPU NameEllesmere (Ellesmere PRO)vsGM204 (GM204-200-A1)
    Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size232 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistors5,700 millionvs5,200 million
    Shaders2048vs1664
    Compute Units32vs13
    Core clock926 MHzvs1050 MHz
    ROPs32vs56
    TMUs128vs104

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 470GeForce GTX 970
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1650 MHz
    6600 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size4096 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 470GeForce GTX 970
    TDP120 wattsvs148 watts
    Release Date29 Jun 2016vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 470
      38.60 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 470
      154.40 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      109.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 470
      211.20 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      224.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 470
      4940.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 970
      3494.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon RX 470
      16690
    • GeForce GTX 970
      15750

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 470
      51
    • GeForce GTX 970
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 470
      53
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      64
    • GeForce GTX 970
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      46
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 470
      84
    • GeForce GTX 970
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      64
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 470
      58
    • GeForce GTX 970
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      75
    • GeForce GTX 970
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      49
    • GeForce GTX 970
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      76
    • GeForce GTX 970
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      66
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      51
    • GeForce GTX 970
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      49
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      86
    • GeForce GTX 970
      77

    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 970
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 470
      48
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      68
    • GeForce GTX 970
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      83
    • GeForce GTX 970
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      72
    • GeForce GTX 970
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      49
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 470
      68
    • GeForce GTX 970
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      52
    • GeForce GTX 970
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      65
    • GeForce GTX 970
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      42
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      72
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 470
      32
    • GeForce GTX 970
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      46
    • GeForce GTX 970
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 470
      36
    • GeForce GTX 970
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      44
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      32
    • GeForce GTX 970
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 470
      55
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      44
    • GeForce GTX 970
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 470
      39
    • GeForce GTX 970
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      38
    • GeForce GTX 970
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      51
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      29
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 470
      67
    • GeForce GTX 970
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      34
    • GeForce GTX 970
      31

    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 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 470
      31
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      48
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      55
    • GeForce GTX 970
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      52
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      36
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 470
      50
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      37
    • GeForce GTX 970
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      44
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      29
    • GeForce GTX 970
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 470
      19
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 470
      15
    • GeForce GTX 970
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      21
    • GeForce GTX 970
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      25
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 470
      27
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      21
    • GeForce GTX 970
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 470
      21
    • GeForce GTX 970
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      22
    • GeForce GTX 970
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      22
    • GeForce GTX 970
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      25
    • GeForce GTX 970
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      25
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      13
    • GeForce GTX 970
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 470
      34
    • GeForce GTX 970
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      19
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    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 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 470
      15
    • GeForce GTX 970
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      30
    • GeForce GTX 970
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      26
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      31
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      22
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      21
    • GeForce GTX 970
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      22
    • GeForce GTX 970
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      14
    • GeForce GTX 970
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      27
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 470
      19
    • GeForce GTX 970
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

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