RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs Radeon RX 470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

RX 470
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
20.35

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms RX 470 by a whopping 251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking29621
Place by popularity47not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.094.83
Power efficiency12.108.48
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameEllesmereGB202
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date4 August 2016 (8 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $8,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 470 has 233% better value for money than RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores204824064
Core clock speed926 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed1206 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate154.41,968
Floating-point processing power4.94 TFLOPS126 TFLOPS
ROPs32192
TMUs128752
Tensor Coresno data752
Ray Tracing Coresno data188

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 5.0 x16
Length241 mm304 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB96 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1650 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth211.2 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 DisplayPort 2.1b
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.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-12.0
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 20.35
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 71.35
+251%

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 PRO 6000 Blackwell 28386
+251%

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 HD69
−248%
240−250
+248%
1440p38
−242%
130−140
+242%
4K37
−224%
120−130
+224%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.59
+1276%
35.69
−1276%
1440p4.71
+1299%
65.88
−1299%
4K4.84
+1375%
71.38
−1375%
  • RX 470 has 1276% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 470 has 1299% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 470 has 1375% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−210%
350−400
+210%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−233%
140−150
+233%
Dead Island 2 80−85
−250%
280−290
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−241%
280−290
+241%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−210%
350−400
+210%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−233%
140−150
+233%
Dead Island 2 80−85
−250%
280−290
+250%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−238%
220−230
+238%
Fortnite 100−110
−240%
350−400
+240%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−250%
280−290
+250%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
−239%
210−220
+239%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 71
−238%
240−250
+238%
Valorant 140−150
−242%
500−550
+242%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−241%
280−290
+241%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−210%
350−400
+210%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
−240%
800−850
+240%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−233%
140−150
+233%
Dead Island 2 80−85
−250%
280−290
+250%
Dota 2 110−120
−215%
350−400
+215%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−238%
220−230
+238%
Fortnite 88
−241%
300−310
+241%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−250%
280−290
+250%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
−239%
210−220
+239%
Grand Theft Auto V 73
−242%
250−260
+242%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−233%
140−150
+233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50
−240%
170−180
+240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
−243%
240−250
+243%
Valorant 140−150
−242%
500−550
+242%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−241%
280−290
+241%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−233%
140−150
+233%
Dead Island 2 80−85
−250%
280−290
+250%
Dota 2 110−120
−215%
350−400
+215%
Far Cry 5 61
−244%
210−220
+244%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−250%
280−290
+250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40
−250%
140−150
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
−250%
140−150
+250%
Valorant 140−150
−242%
500−550
+242%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 59
−239%
200−210
+239%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−241%
140−150
+241%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−250%
500−550
+250%
Grand Theft Auto V 33
−233%
110−120
+233%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−246%
90−95
+246%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−249%
600−650
+249%
Valorant 180−190
−226%
600−650
+226%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−239%
190−200
+239%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−242%
65−70
+242%
Dead Island 2 35−40
−243%
120−130
+243%
Far Cry 5 43
−249%
150−160
+249%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−240%
170−180
+240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−223%
100−105
+223%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
−248%
160−170
+248%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−233%
60−65
+233%
Dead Island 2 18−20
−242%
65−70
+242%
Grand Theft Auto V 33
−233%
110−120
+233%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−244%
55−60
+244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−245%
100−105
+245%
Valorant 110−120
−210%
350−400
+210%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−233%
100−105
+233%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−233%
60−65
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−238%
27−30
+238%
Dead Island 2 18−20
−242%
65−70
+242%
Dota 2 86
−249%
300−310
+249%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−241%
75−80
+241%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−243%
120−130
+243%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−250%
70−75
+250%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 17
−224%
55−60
+224%

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

  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 248% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 242% faster in 1440p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 224% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.35 71.35
Recency 4 August 2016 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 96 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 600 Watt

RX 470 has 400% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 250.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 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 PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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