GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon R9 M470X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M470X with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

R9 M470X
2016
4 GB GDDR5
8.41

RTX 4090 outperforms R9 M470X by a whopping 1089% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking4951
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.80
Power efficiencyno data15.87
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameEmeraldAD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores89616384
Core clock speed1000 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data450 Watt
Texture fill rate61.601,290
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs16176
TMUs56512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s1.01 TB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 M470X 8.41
RTX 4090 100.00
+1089%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R9 M470X 3244
RTX 4090 38588
+1090%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD21−24
−1176%
268
+1176%
1440p16−18
−1188%
206
+1188%
4K12−14
−1108%
145
+1108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1631%
225
+1631%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−1019%
235
+1019%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−2292%
287
+2292%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−876%
240−250
+876%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−606%
120−130
+606%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1608%
222
+1608%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−521%
110−120
+521%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−738%
200−210
+738%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−420%
290−300
+420%
Hitman 3 16−18
−706%
120−130
+706%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−633%
350−400
+633%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−520%
150−160
+520%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−439%
120−130
+439%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−1550%
450−500
+1550%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−166%
150−160
+166%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−867%
200−210
+867%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−1967%
248
+1967%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−876%
240−250
+876%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−606%
120−130
+606%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1546%
214
+1546%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−521%
110−120
+521%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−738%
200−210
+738%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−420%
290−300
+420%
Hitman 3 16−18
−706%
120−130
+706%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−633%
350−400
+633%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−520%
150−160
+520%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−439%
120−130
+439%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−1857%
548
+1857%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−904%
240−250
+904%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−166%
150−160
+166%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−752%
179
+752%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−1733%
220
+1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−606%
120−130
+606%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1515%
210
+1515%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−521%
110−120
+521%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−420%
290−300
+420%
Hitman 3 16−18
−706%
120−130
+706%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−721%
394
+721%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−1832%
541
+1832%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−1171%
305
+1171%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−164%
153
+164%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−439%
120−130
+439%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−938%
160−170
+938%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−762%
110−120
+762%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−1838%
155
+1838%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−4475%
183
+4475%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−925%
80−85
+925%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3750%
154
+3750%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−697%
270−280
+697%
Hitman 3 12−14
−1050%
130−140
+1050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−2056%
388
+2056%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−1282%
152
+1282%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−6200%
504
+6200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−3250%
268
+3250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−344%
240−250
+344%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−821%
120−130
+821%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1000%
85−90
+1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1050%
65−70
+1050%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1560%
80−85
+1560%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−228%
105
+228%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−2267%
140−150
+2267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−5520%
281
+5520%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2300%
120
+2300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−2900%
120
+2900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1200%
50−55
+1200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−7900%
80
+7900%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2460%
250−260
+2460%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−6950%
282
+6950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−3800%
117
+3800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1288%
110−120
+1288%

This is how R9 M470X and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 1176% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 1188% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 1108% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 7900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed R9 M470X in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.41 100.00
Recency 15 May 2016 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RTX 4090 has a 1089.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M470X is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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AMD Radeon R9 M470X
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