GeForce GTX 470 vs FirePro D700
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro D700 with GeForce GTX 470, including specs and performance data.
D700 outperforms GTX 470 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 370 | 515 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.28 |
| Power efficiency | 3.56 | 2.61 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GF100 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 26 March 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $349 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 607 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 3,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 215 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 108.8 | 34.05 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.482 TFLOPS | 1.089 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 40 |
| TMUs | 128 | 56 |
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).
| Bus support | no data | 16x PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | 241 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 6-pin |
| SLI options | - | + |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 1280 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1370 MHz | 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) |
| Memory bandwidth | 263.0 GB/s | 133.9 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 | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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:
| 900p | 95−100
+72.7%
| 55
−72.7%
|
| Full HD | 110−120
+71.9%
| 64
−71.9%
|
| 1200p | 90−95
+69.8%
| 53
−69.8%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 5.45 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
This is how FirePro D700 and GTX 470 compete in popular games:
- FirePro D700 is 73% faster in 900p
- FirePro D700 is 72% faster in 1080p
- FirePro D700 is 70% faster in 1200p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.01 | 8.05 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 26 March 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 1280 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 215 Watt |
FirePro D700 has a 74% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 380% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 470, on the other hand, has 27.4% lower power consumption.
The FirePro D700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 470 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro D700 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 470 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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