GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon Pro WX 4100

Place in the ranking	474	524
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.50	1.31
Power efficiency	13.07	2.59
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Baffin	GF100
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 November 2016 (8 years ago)	26 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Pro WX 4100 has 167% 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 cores	1024	448
Core clock speed	1125 MHz	607 MHz
Boost clock speed	1201 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	215 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	76.86	34.05
Floating-point processing power	2.46 TFLOPS	1.089 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	40
TMUs	64	56

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 support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1280 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	133.9 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	4x mini-DisplayPort	Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	-	+

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.

Pro WX 4100 9.12
+17.4%

GTX 470 7.77

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.

Pro WX 4100 3654
+17.3%

GTX 470 3114

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Pro WX 4100 19113
+75.2%

GTX 470 10908

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:

900p	60−65 +9.1%	55 −9.1%
Full HD	70−75 +11.1%	63 −11.1%
1200p	60−65 +13.2%	53 −13.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.70
−2.9%

5.54

+2.9%

Pro WX 4100 and GTX 470 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Fortnite	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
World of Tanks	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	64 +0%	64 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
World of Tanks	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Fortnite	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

This is how Pro WX 4100 and GTX 470 compete in popular games:

Pro WX 4100 is 9% faster in 900p
Pro WX 4100 is 11% faster in 1080p
Pro WX 4100 is 13% faster in 1200p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.12	7.77
Recency	10 November 2016	26 March 2010
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1280 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	215 Watt

Pro WX 4100 has a 17.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 330% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro WX 4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 470 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 4100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 470 is a desktop one.

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