Radeon RX 470 vs Titan X Pascal

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Aggregate performance score

Titan X Pascal
2016
12 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
33.70
+60.9%

Titan X Pascal outperforms Radeon RX 470 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking145243
Place by popularitynot in top-10052
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.895.32
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameGP102Polaris 10 Pro
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 July 2016 (7 years ago)4 August 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 $179
Current price$312 (0.3x MSRP)$14.08 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Titan X Pascal has 180% 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 cores35842048
Core clock speed1418 MHz926 MHz
Boost clock speed1531 MHz1206 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate342.9154.4
Floating-point performance10,974 gflops4,940 gflops

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 3.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR5XGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz6600 MHz
Memory bandwidth480.4 GB/s211.2 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSyncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA+no 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.

Titan X Pascal 33.70
+60.9%
RX 470 20.95

Titan X Pascal outperforms Radeon RX 470 by 61% 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%

Titan X Pascal 13026
+60.9%
RX 470 8096

Titan X Pascal outperforms Radeon RX 470 by 61% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Titan X Pascal 35995
+104%
RX 470 17625

Titan X Pascal outperforms Radeon RX 470 by 104% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

Titan X Pascal 27316
+130%
RX 470 11885

Titan X Pascal outperforms Radeon RX 470 by 130% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Titan X Pascal 135092
+97.3%
RX 470 68475

Titan X Pascal outperforms Radeon RX 470 by 97% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

Titan X Pascal 496070
+30.3%
RX 470 380689

Titan X Pascal outperforms Radeon RX 470 by 30% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 HD124
+77.1%
70
−77.1%
1440p73
+55.3%
47
−55.3%
4K62
+59%
39
−59%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 79
+139%
30−35
−139%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+148%
40−45
−148%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95
+164%
35−40
−164%
Battlefield 5 174
+152%
65−70
−152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 108
+135%
45−50
−135%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+136%
30−35
−136%
Far Cry 5 121
+128%
50−55
−128%
Far Cry New Dawn 138
+138%
55−60
−138%
Forza Horizon 4 127
+86.8%
65−70
−86.8%
Hitman 3 163
+226%
50−55
−226%
Horizon Zero Dawn 275
+299%
65−70
−299%
Metro Exodus 143
+131%
60−65
−131%
Red Dead Redemption 2 125
+119%
55−60
−119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 251
+139%
105
−139%
Watch Dogs: Legion 104
+167%
35−40
−167%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 87
+107%
40−45
−107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
+136%
35−40
−136%
Battlefield 5 165
+139%
65−70
−139%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 132
+187%
45−50
−187%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+109%
30−35
−109%
Far Cry 5 146
+181%
52
−181%
Far Cry New Dawn 123
+262%
34
−262%
Forza Horizon 4 121
+77.9%
65−70
−77.9%
Hitman 3 84
+68%
50−55
−68%
Horizon Zero Dawn 221
+220%
65−70
−220%
Metro Exodus 140
+106%
68
−106%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120
+111%
55−60
−111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149
+239%
44
−239%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 184
+163%
70
−163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 91
+133%
35−40
−133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 67
+59.5%
40−45
−59.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 63
+75%
35−40
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75
+63%
45−50
−63%
Cyberpunk 2077 59
+78.8%
30−35
−78.8%
Far Cry 5 67
+26.4%
50−55
−26.4%
Forza Horizon 4 112
+64.7%
65−70
−64.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150
+103%
74
−103%
Metro Exodus 127
+102%
63
−102%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95
+138%
40
−138%
Watch Dogs: Legion 64
+64.1%
35−40
−64.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 118
+107%
55−60
−107%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+60%
40−45
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 113
+169%
40−45
−169%
Hitman 3 55
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 37
+131%
16−18
−131%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+68.2%
21−24
−68.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 51
+155%
20−22
−155%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 94
+248%
27−30
−248%
Cyberpunk 2077 38
+217%
12−14
−217%
Far Cry 5 101
+135%
43
−135%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+68.3%
40−45
−68.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
+123%
53
−123%
Metro Exodus 101
+120%
46
−120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 122
+139%
51
−139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 46
+207%
14−16
−207%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 124
+218%
39
−218%
Far Cry New Dawn 67
+191%
21−24
−191%
Hitman 3 39
+144%
16−18
−144%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+78.3%
21−24
−78.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
+200%
14−16
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+209%
21−24
−209%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+192%
12−14
−192%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+191%
10−12
−191%
Battlefield 5 71
+196%
24−27
−196%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
+225%
16−18
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+350%
4−5
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 73
+152%
27−30
−152%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70
+204%
21−24
−204%
Metro Exodus 56
+133%
24
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
+189%
9−10
−189%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 47
+161%
18−20
−161%

This is how Titan X Pascal and RX 470 compete in popular games:

  • Titan X Pascal is 77% faster in 1080p
  • Titan X Pascal is 55% faster in 1440p
  • Titan X Pascal is 59% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Titan X Pascal is 350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Titan X Pascal surpassed RX 470 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.70 20.95
Cost $1199 $179
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 120 Watt

The Titan X Pascal is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 470 in performance tests.


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