Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs RX 470

Place in performance ranking	243	178
Place by popularity	52	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.32	25.64
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Pro	Vega 10
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	4 August 2016 (7 years ago)	19 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data
Current price	$14.08 (0.1x MSRP)	$671

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 48 has 382% better value for money than RX 470.

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	3072
Core clock speed	926 MHz	1200 MHz
Boost clock speed	1206 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	154.4	249.6
Floating-point performance	4,940 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 470 and Radeon Pro Vega 48 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	6600 MHz	1572 MHz
Memory bandwidth	211.2 GB/s	402.4 GB/s
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 outputs
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)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.125

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 20.94

Pro Vega 48 29.23
+39.6%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms RX 470 by 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 470 8096

Pro Vega 48 11299
+39.6%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms RX 470 by 40% in Passmark.

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	70 −35.7%	95−100 +35.7%
1440p	47 −38.3%	65−70 +38.3%
4K	39 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−36.4%

45−50
+36.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −31%	55−60 +31%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −37.7%	95−100 +37.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −30.4%	60−65 +30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −32.1%	70−75 +32.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −37.9%	80−85 +37.9%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −32.4%	90−95 +32.4%
Hitman 3	50−55 −30%	65−70 +30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −37.7%	95−100 +37.7%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −37.1%	85−90 +37.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −31.6%	75−80 +31.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	105 −33.3%	140−150 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −31%	55−60 +31%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −37.7%	95−100 +37.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −30.4%	60−65 +30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	52 −34.6%	70−75 +34.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	34 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −32.4%	90−95 +32.4%
Hitman 3	50−55 −30%	65−70 +30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −37.7%	95−100 +37.7%
Metro Exodus	68 −32.4%	90−95 +32.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −31.6%	75−80 +31.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	44 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70 −35.7%	95−100 +35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −31%	55−60 +31%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −30.4%	60−65 +30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −32.1%	70−75 +32.1%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −32.4%	90−95 +32.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	74 −35.1%	100−105 +35.1%
Metro Exodus	63 −34.9%	85−90 +34.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

−31.6%

75−80
+31.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −31%	55−60 +31%
Hitman 3	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	43 −39.5%	60−65 +39.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	53 −32.1%	70−75 +32.1%
Metro Exodus	46 −30.4%	60−65 +30.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 −37.3%	70−75 +37.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	39 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Hitman 3	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −37.9%	40−45 +37.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Metro Exodus	24 −25%	30−33 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%