RTX A5000 vs Radeon RX 470

Place in the ranking	272	40
Place by popularity	42	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.91	no data
Power efficiency	12.04	17.57
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	4 August 2016 (8 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

no data

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	8192
Core clock speed	926 MHz	1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	1206 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	154.4	433.9
Floating-point processing power	4.94 TFLOPS	27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	128	256
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	64

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 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	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	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1650 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	211.2 GB/s	768.0 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 1.4a
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_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6
DLSS	-	+

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.

RX 470 20.94

RTX A5000 58.58
+180%

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 A5000 22652
+180%

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	69 −175%	190−200 +175%
1440p	38 −163%	100−110 +163%
4K	37 −170%	100−110 +170%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.59	no data
1440p	4.71	no data
4K	4.84	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	50−55 −164%	140−150 +164%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −170%	100−105 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −162%	110−120 +162%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	50−55 −164%	140−150 +164%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −172%	220−230 +172%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −170%	100−105 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −162%	110−120 +162%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −169%	180−190 +169%
Fortnite	100−110 −172%	280−290 +172%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −175%	220−230 +175%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −173%	150−160 +173%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	71 −168%	190−200 +168%
Valorant	140−150 −174%	400−450 +174%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	50−55 −164%	140−150 +164%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −172%	220−230 +172%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −170%	100−105 +170%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	230−240 −177%	650−700 +177%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −162%	110−120 +162%
Dota 2	110−120 −173%	300−310 +173%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −169%	180−190 +169%
Fortnite	88 −173%	240−250 +173%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −175%	220−230 +175%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −173%	150−160 +173%
Grand Theft Auto V	73 −174%	200−210 +174%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50 −160%	130−140 +160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70 −171%	190−200 +171%
Valorant	140−150 −174%	400−450 +174%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −172%	220−230 +172%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −170%	100−105 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −162%	110−120 +162%
Dota 2	110−120 −173%	300−310 +173%
Far Cry 5	61 −179%	170−180 +179%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −175%	220−230 +175%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −173%	150−160 +173%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40 −175%	110−120 +175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40 −175%	110−120 +175%
Valorant	140−150 −174%	400−450 +174%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

59
−171%

160−170

+171%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	140−150 −146%	350−400 +146%
Grand Theft Auto V	33 −173%	90−95 +173%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −169%	70−75 +169%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −162%	450−500 +162%
Valorant	180−190 −173%	500−550 +173%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −168%	150−160 +168%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%
Far Cry 5	43 −179%	120−130 +179%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −160%	130−140 +160%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −178%	100−105 +178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

45−50
−161%

120−130

+161%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Grand Theft Auto V	33 −173%	90−95 +173%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −176%	80−85 +176%
Valorant	110−120 −168%	300−310 +168%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −167%	80−85 +167%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Dota 2	86 −179%	240−250 +179%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −173%	60−65 +173%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −171%	95−100 +171%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −178%	50−55 +178%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −175%	55−60 +175%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

−165%

45−50
+165%

This is how RX 470 and RTX A5000 compete in popular games:

RTX A5000 is 175% faster in 1080p
RTX A5000 is 163% faster in 1440p
RTX A5000 is 170% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.94	58.58
Recency	4 August 2016	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	230 Watt

RX 470 has 91.7% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000, on the other hand, has a 179.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 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 A5000 is a workstation one.