Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	278	193
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	40.91	6.21
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Pro	N19E-Q1
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	4 August 2016 (7 years ago)	27 May 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549.99	no data
Current price	$148 (0.3x MSRP)	$2393

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 Mobile has 559% better value for money than RTX 3000 Mobile.

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	2048	1920
Core clock speed	926 MHz	945 MHz
Boost clock speed	1206 MHz	1380 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	137.5	198.7
Floating-point performance	4,399 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 470 Mobile and Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	448.0 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	No outputs
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	no data	7.5

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.

RX 470 Mobile 18.86

RTX 3000 Mobile 26.14
+38.6%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 39% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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%

RX 470 Mobile 10715

RTX 3000 Mobile 14842
+38.5%

Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 39% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	65−70 −46.2%	95 +46.2%
4K	60−65 −46.7%	88 +46.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33

−43.3%

40−45
+43.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −97.4%	77 +97.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −39.4%	45−50 +39.4%
Battlefield 5	60−65 −33.3%	80−85 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −40.8%	65−70 +40.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −43.3%	40−45 +43.3%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −38.8%	65−70 +38.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −78.4%	91 +78.4%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −32.3%	85−90 +32.3%
Hitman 3	50−55 −46.3%	75−80 +46.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −40%	55−60 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −35.5%	40−45 +35.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −150%	100 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −59%	62 +59%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −39.4%	45−50 +39.4%
Battlefield 5	60−65 −33.3%	80−85 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −40.8%	65−70 +40.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −43.3%	40−45 +43.3%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −38.8%	65−70 +38.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −68.6%	86 +68.6%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −32.3%	85−90 +32.3%
Hitman 3	50−55 −46.3%	75−80 +46.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −40%	55−60 +40%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −46.7%	40−45 +46.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −35.5%	40−45 +35.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −110%	84 +110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −166%	109 +166%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +0%	39 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −39.4%	45−50 +39.4%
Battlefield 5	60−65 −33.3%	80−85 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −43.3%	40−45 +43.3%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −38.8%	65−70 +38.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −51%	77 +51%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −32.3%	85−90 +32.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −36.6%	56 +36.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −42.9%	40−45 +42.9%
Hitman 3	30−33 −46.7%	40−45 +46.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −44.4%	24−27 +44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −42.9%	20−22 +42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −45.8%	35−40 +45.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −40%	27−30 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −52.9%	24−27 +52.9%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −41.5%	55−60 +41.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −45.2%	45−50 +45.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −42.1%	50−55 +42.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −60%	30−35 +60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −53.8%	20−22 +53.8%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Hitman 3	16−18 −47.1%	24−27 +47.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −41.7%	16−18 +41.7%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −52.6%	27−30 +52.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −46.7%	21−24 +46.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −44.4%	24−27 +44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −42.3%	35−40 +42.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%

This is how RX 470 Mobile and RTX 3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3000 Mobile is 46.2% faster than RX 470 Mobile in 1080p
RTX 3000 Mobile is 46.7% faster than RX 470 Mobile in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3000 Mobile is 166% faster than the RX 470 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3000 Mobile is ahead in 67 tests (99%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.86	26.14
Recency	4 August 2016	27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	80 Watt