RSX-CXD2953 vs Radeon RX 470

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	243	not rated
Place by popularity	47	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.32	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Pro	RSX-CXD2953
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	4 August 2016 (7 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data
Current price	$14.08 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

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	2048	no data
Core clock speed	926 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1206 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	154.4	no data
Floating-point performance	4,940 gflops	no data

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	no data
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	6600 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	211.2 GB/s	no data
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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
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)	N/A
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	ES 1.1
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

14 nm

90 nm

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