Radeon HD 7470 OEM vs RX 460
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 397 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 1.29 | no data |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 11 / Baffin XT | Caicos |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 August 2016 (7 years ago) | 5 January 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
| Current price | $397 (4.6x MSRP) | $15 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 896 | 160 |
| Core clock speed | 1090 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 370 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 27 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 67.20 | 6.000 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,150 gflops | 240.0 gflops |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Supported Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 8 August 2016 | 5 January 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 27 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 460 and Radeon HD 7470 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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