Radeon RX 7800 XT vs HD 8470D

Place in performance ranking	1079	25
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.05	28.00
Architecture	Terascale 3 (2010−2013)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Richland	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 June 2013 (10 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$579
Current price	$37	$669 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 55900% better value for money than HD 8470D.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	128	3840
Core clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	850 MHz	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	1,303 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.20	604.8

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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	IGP	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

Memory type	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	16 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	576.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	no data	+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

HD 8470D 0.94

RX 7800 XT 61.89
+6484%

RX 7800 XT outperforms HD 8470D by 6484% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 8470D 364

RX 7800 XT 23958
+6482%

RX 7800 XT outperforms HD 8470D by 6482% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 8470D 3426

RX 7800 XT 131792
+3747%

RX 7800 XT outperforms HD 8470D by 3747% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 8470D 854

RX 7800 XT 63292
+7311%

RX 7800 XT outperforms HD 8470D by 7311% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 8470D 670

RX 7800 XT 50181
+7390%

RX 7800 XT outperforms HD 8470D by 7390% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 8470D 5583

RX 7800 XT 235488
+4118%

RX 7800 XT outperforms HD 8470D by 4118% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD	13 −1546%	214 +1546%
1440p	1−2 −12500%	126 +12500%
4K	1−2 −7500%	76 +7500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−8500%

258
+8500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1700%	160−170 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −6333%	193 +6333%
Hitman 3	0−1	190−200
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	130−140
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3300%	100−110 +3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −4400%	270 +4400%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1700%	160−170 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −5267%	161 +5267%
Hitman 3	0−1	190−200
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	130−140
Metro Exodus	1−2 −16300%	164 +16300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3300%	100−110 +3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −3833%	236 +3833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −11533%	349 +11533%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4833%	148 +4833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −6233%	190 +6233%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −3600%	110−120 +3600%
Hitman 3	3−4 −4300%	130−140 +4300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −3060%	158 +3060%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −9600%	97 +9600%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −7950%	161 +7950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −13900%	140 +13900%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −6600%	65−70 +6600%
Hitman 3	1−2 −7300%	70−75 +7300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −800%	60−65 +800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	3−4 −3333%	103 +3333%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −2080%	109 +2080%

This is how HD 8470D and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 1546% faster than HD 8470D in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 12500% faster than HD 8470D in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 7500% faster than HD 8470D in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 16300% faster than the HD 8470D.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 7800 XT surpassed HD 8470D in all 25 of our tests.

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	0.94	61.89
Recency	5 June 2013	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	16 GB
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	263 Watt