RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 with RTX 2000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RX 470
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
21.02

RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms RX 470 by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking26173
Place by popularity47not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.9083.51
Power efficiency12.0045.42
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameEllesmereAD107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date4 August 2016 (8 years ago)12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 367% better value for money than RX 470.

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 cores20482816
Core clock speed926 MHz1620 MHz
Boost clock speed1206 MHz2130 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate154.4187.4
Floating-point processing power4.94 TFLOPS12 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs12888
Tensor Coresno data88
Ray Tracing Coresno data22

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length241 mm168 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1650 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth211.2 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

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 21.02
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 46.40
+121%

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 2000 Ada Generation 17876
+121%

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 HD72
−108%
150−160
+108%
1440p38
−111%
80−85
+111%
4K35
−114%
75−80
+114%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.494.33
1440p4.718.11
4K5.118.65

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−112%
70−75
+112%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−117%
100−105
+117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−114%
75−80
+114%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−117%
150−160
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−109%
90−95
+109%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−112%
70−75
+112%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−104%
100−105
+104%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−114%
120−130
+114%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−119%
280−290
+119%
Hitman 3 40−45
−120%
90−95
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105
−120%
220−230
+120%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−108%
150−160
+108%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−114%
120−130
+114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 102
−116%
220−230
+116%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−113%
200−210
+113%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−117%
100−105
+117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−114%
75−80
+114%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−117%
150−160
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−109%
90−95
+109%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−112%
70−75
+112%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−104%
100−105
+104%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−114%
120−130
+114%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−119%
280−290
+119%
Hitman 3 40−45
−120%
90−95
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105
−120%
220−230
+120%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−108%
150−160
+108%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−114%
120−130
+114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 88
−116%
190−200
+116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−113%
100−105
+113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−113%
200−210
+113%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−117%
100−105
+117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−114%
75−80
+114%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−109%
90−95
+109%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−112%
70−75
+112%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−104%
100−105
+104%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−119%
280−290
+119%
Hitman 3 40−45
−120%
90−95
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
−116%
160−170
+116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
−109%
140−150
+109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
−113%
85−90
+113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−113%
200−210
+113%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−114%
120−130
+114%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−113%
85−90
+113%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−119%
70−75
+119%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−114%
45−50
+114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−120%
260−270
+120%
Hitman 3 24−27
−120%
55−60
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 53
−108%
110−120
+108%
Metro Exodus 46
−117%
100−105
+117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
−116%
110−120
+116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−120%
270−280
+120%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−114%
75−80
+114%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−114%
45−50
+114%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Hitman 3 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−113%
230−240
+113%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−107%
60−65
+107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 25
−120%
55−60
+120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%

This is how RX 470 and RTX 2000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 108% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 111% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 114% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.02 46.40
Recency 4 August 2016 12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 2000 Ada Generation has a 120.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 71.4% lower power consumption.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation 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 RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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