NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 vs AMD Radeon RX 470

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Combined performance score

RX 470
20.89

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms Radeon RX 470 by 133% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking24156
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Value for money5.329.94
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code namePolaris 10 ProTU102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date4 August 2016 (7 years old)13 August 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $6,299
Current price$14.08 (0.1x MSRP)$3083 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 6000 has 87% better value for money than RX 470.

Technical specs

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 cores20484608
Core clock speed926 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1206 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate154.4509.8
Floating-point performance4,940 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed6600 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth211.2 GB/s672.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI+no data

Technologies

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

FreeSync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

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 20.89
RTX 6000 48.73
+133%

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms Radeon RX 470 by 133% in our combined 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%

RX 470 8096
RTX 6000 18884
+133%

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms Radeon RX 470 by 133% in Passmark.

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 HD70
−129%
160−170
+129%
1440p41
−132%
95−100
+132%
4K36
−122%
80−85
+122%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−127%
75−80
+127%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−126%
95−100
+126%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−122%
80−85
+122%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−129%
160−170
+129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−122%
120−130
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−127%
75−80
+127%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−118%
120−130
+118%
Far Cry New Dawn 74
−130%
170−180
+130%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−125%
160−170
+125%
Hitman 3 60−65
−130%
140−150
+130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−127%
100−105
+127%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−121%
75−80
+121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−122%
100−105
+122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−125%
90−95
+125%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−126%
95−100
+126%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−122%
80−85
+122%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−129%
160−170
+129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−122%
120−130
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−127%
75−80
+127%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−118%
120−130
+118%
Far Cry New Dawn 68
−121%
150−160
+121%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−125%
160−170
+125%
Hitman 3 60−65
−130%
140−150
+130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−127%
100−105
+127%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−121%
75−80
+121%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−121%
75−80
+121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−122%
100−105
+122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
−129%
160−170
+129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−125%
90−95
+125%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−126%
95−100
+126%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−122%
80−85
+122%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−129%
160−170
+129%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−127%
75−80
+127%
Far Cry 5 61
−130%
140−150
+130%
Far Cry New Dawn 63
−122%
140−150
+122%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−125%
160−170
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
−125%
90−95
+125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−125%
90−95
+125%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−126%
70−75
+126%
Hitman 3 30−35
−121%
75−80
+121%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−132%
65−70
+132%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−122%
60−65
+122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−117%
100−105
+117%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−125%
27−30
+125%
Far Cry 5 43
−133%
100−105
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
−117%
100−105
+117%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−126%
95−100
+126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Hitman 3 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−125%
27−30
+125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−129%
55−60
+129%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−106%
35−40
+106%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
−129%
55−60
+129%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−124%
65−70
+124%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%

This is how RX 470 and RTX 6000 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 6000 is 129% faster than RX 470

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 6000 is 132% faster than RX 470

4K resolution:

  • RTX 6000 is 122% faster than RX 470

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.89 48.73
Recency 4 August 2016 13 August 2018
Cost $179 $6299
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 260 Watt

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 470 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 470 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation one.


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

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