GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 470 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 470
2010
1280 MB GDDR5, 225 Watt
8.05

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 470 by a whopping 638% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking51434
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.2885.28
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF100AD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 April 2010 (14 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 6563% better value for money than GTX 470.

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 cores4484352
CUDA cores448no data
Core clock speed607 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2535 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt160 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate34.05344.8
Floating-point processing power1.089 gflopsno data
ROPs4048
TMUs56136

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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length241 mm240 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1280 MB8 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1674 MHz (3348 data rate)18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth133.9 GB/s288.0 GB/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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIMini HDMI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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.

GTX 470 8.05
RTX 4060 Ti 59.40
+638%

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.

GTX 470 3106
RTX 4060 Ti 22911
+638%

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:

900p52
−573%
350−400
+573%
Full HD67
−572%
450−500
+572%
1200p53
−560%
350−400
+560%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−631%
95−100
+631%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−600%
140−150
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−608%
170−180
+608%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−631%
95−100
+631%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−622%
130−140
+622%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−596%
160−170
+596%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−548%
350−400
+548%
Hitman 3 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−552%
300−310
+552%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−608%
170−180
+608%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−627%
160−170
+627%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−604%
190−200
+604%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−602%
400−450
+602%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−600%
140−150
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−608%
170−180
+608%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−631%
95−100
+631%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−622%
130−140
+622%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−596%
160−170
+596%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−548%
350−400
+548%
Hitman 3 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−552%
300−310
+552%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−608%
170−180
+608%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−627%
160−170
+627%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−604%
190−200
+604%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−596%
160−170
+596%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−602%
400−450
+602%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−600%
140−150
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−631%
95−100
+631%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−622%
130−140
+622%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−548%
350−400
+548%
Hitman 3 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−552%
300−310
+552%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−604%
190−200
+604%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−596%
160−170
+596%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−602%
400−450
+602%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−627%
160−170
+627%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−608%
85−90
+608%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−622%
65−70
+622%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−610%
220−230
+610%
Hitman 3 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−606%
120−130
+606%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−600%
70−75
+600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−586%
350−400
+586%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−614%
100−105
+614%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Hitman 3 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−624%
210−220
+624%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−622%
65−70
+622%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%

This is how GTX 470 and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti is 573% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 572% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 560% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.05 59.40
Recency 12 April 2010 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 160 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti has a 637.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 540% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 40.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 470 in performance tests.


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