Quadro RTX 8000 vs Radeon RX 470

Place in the ranking	268	64
Place by popularity	42	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.77	2.09
Power efficiency	12.06	13.28
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	TU102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	4 August 2016 (8 years ago)	13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$9,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 470 has 702% better value for money than RTX 8000.

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	2048	4608
Core clock speed	926 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	1206 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	260 Watt
Texture fill rate	154.4	509.8
Floating-point processing power	4.94 TFLOPS	16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	128	288
Tensor Cores	no data	576
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

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 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	4 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1650 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	211.2 GB/s	672.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	-	7.5

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.

RX 470 19.64

RTX 8000 46.84
+138%

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.

RX 470 8096

RTX 8000 19305
+138%

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	71 −125%	160−170 +125%
1440p	39 −131%	90−95 +131%
4K	38 −137%	90−95 +137%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.52 +2379%	62.49 −2379%
1440p	4.59 +2321%	111.10 −2321%
4K	4.71 +2259%	111.10 −2259%

RX 470 has 2379% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 470 has 2321% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 470 has 2259% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −130%	85−90 +130%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −138%	100−105 +138%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −127%	150−160 +127%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −130%	85−90 +130%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −138%	100−105 +138%
Forza Horizon 4	105 −138%	250−260 +138%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −132%	130−140 +132%
Metro Exodus	74 −130%	170−180 +130%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −129%	110−120 +129%
Valorant	85−90 −135%	200−210 +135%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −127%	150−160 +127%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −130%	85−90 +130%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −138%	100−105 +138%
Dota 2	48 −129%	110−120 +129%
Far Cry 5	52 −131%	120−130 +131%
Fortnite	110−120 −136%	260−270 +136%
Forza Horizon 4	88 −127%	200−210 +127%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −132%	130−140 +132%
Grand Theft Auto V	73 −133%	170−180 +133%
Metro Exodus	34 −135%	80−85 +135%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	71 −125%	160−170 +125%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −129%	110−120 +129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −124%	150−160 +124%
Valorant	85−90 −135%	200−210 +135%
World of Tanks	230−240 −131%	550−600 +131%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −127%	150−160 +127%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −130%	85−90 +130%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −138%	100−105 +138%
Dota 2	70−75 −130%	170−180 +130%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −135%	160−170 +135%
Forza Horizon 4	67 −124%	150−160 +124%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −132%	130−140 +132%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	59 −137%	140−150 +137%
Valorant	85−90 −135%	200−210 +135%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	33 −127%	75−80 +127%
Grand Theft Auto V	33 −127%	75−80 +127%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −131%	400−450 +131%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
World of Tanks	140−150 −111%	300−310 +111%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −133%	100−105 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −124%	130−140 +124%
Forza Horizon 4	51 −135%	120−130 +135%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −127%	75−80 +127%
Metro Exodus	46 −117%	100−105 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%
Valorant	55−60 −136%	130−140 +136%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Dota 2	33 −127%	75−80 +127%
Grand Theft Auto V	33 −127%	75−80 +127%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	62 −126%	140−150 +126%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 −127%	75−80 +127%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Dota 2	86 −133%	200−210 +133%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −122%	60−65 +122%
Fortnite	25 −120%	55−60 +120%
Forza Horizon 4	25 −120%	55−60 +120%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
Valorant	24−27 −131%	60−65 +131%

This is how RX 470 and RTX 8000 compete in popular games:

RTX 8000 is 125% faster in 1080p
RTX 8000 is 131% faster in 1440p
RTX 8000 is 137% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.64	46.84
Recency	4 August 2016	13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	260 Watt

RX 470 has 116.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 8000, on the other hand, has a 138.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 8000 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 8000 is a workstation one.

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