Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 vs Radeon RX 470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 with Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7, including specs and performance data.

RX 470
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
20.96
+113%

RX 470 outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking243420
Place by popularity53not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.32no data
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code namePolaris 10 ProTiger Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 August 2016 (7 years ago)15 August 2020 (3 years ago)
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.

no data

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 cores204896
Core clock speed926 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1206 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Wattno data
Texture fill rate154.4no data
Floating-point performance4,940 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 470 and Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5DDR4
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed6600 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth211.2 GB/sno data
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 DisplayPortno 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
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX 12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data

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 20.96
+113%
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 9.85

Radeon RX 470 outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 470 11885
+138%
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000

Radeon RX 470 outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by 138% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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
+140%
30−35
−140%
1440p41
+128%
18−20
−128%
4K39
+117%
18−20
−117%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+125%
16−18
−125%
Battlefield 5 65−70 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Far Cry 5 45−50 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60 no data
Forza Horizon 4 90−95 no data
Hitman 3 40−45
+133%
18−20
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85 no data
Metro Exodus 70−75
+133%
30−33
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 105 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+130%
27−30
−130%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+125%
16−18
−125%
Battlefield 5 65−70 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Far Cry 5 45−50 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60 no data
Forza Horizon 4 90−95 no data
Hitman 3 40−45
+133%
18−20
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85 no data
Metro Exodus 34 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 88 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+130%
27−30
−130%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+125%
16−18
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Far Cry 5 45−50 no data
Forza Horizon 4 90−95 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+147%
30−33
−147%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
+123%
30−33
−123%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+130%
27−30
−130%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+138%
24−27
−138%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+133%
18−20
−133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry 5 43 no data
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 no data
Hitman 3 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 53
+121%
24−27
−121%
Metro Exodus 46
+119%
21−24
−119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
+143%
21−24
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Hitman 3 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24 no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 10−12 no data
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Metro Exodus 24
+140%
10−11
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

This is how RX 470 and Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 compete in popular games:

  • RX 470 is 140% faster in 1080p
  • RX 470 is 128% faster in 1440p
  • RX 470 is 117% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.96 9.85
Recency 4 August 2016 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

The Radeon RX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 470 is a desktop card while Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook one.


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