GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 470

Place in the ranking	519	35
Place by popularity	not in top-100	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.34	81.93
Power efficiency	2.59	25.52
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GF100	AD106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 March 2010 (14 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 6014% better value for money than GTX 470.

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	448	4352
Core clock speed	607 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	160 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	34.05	344.8
Floating-point processing power	1.089 TFLOPS	22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	48
TMUs	56	136
Tensor Cores	no data	136
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

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	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	241 mm	240 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	133.9 GB/s	288.0 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	Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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. 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.

GTX 470 8.09

RTX 4060 Ti 59.31
+633%

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.

GTX 470 3110

RTX 4060 Ti 22802
+633%

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	55 −627%	400−450 +627%
Full HD	63 −614%	450−500 +614%
1200p	53 −560%	350−400 +560%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.54

−525%

0.89
+525%

RTX 4060 Ti has 525% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Elden Ring	21−24 −627%	160−170 +627%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −631%	190−200 +631%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −619%	230−240 +619%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −614%	150−160 +614%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −627%	160−170 +627%
Valorant	27−30 −614%	200−210 +614%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −631%	190−200 +631%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Dota 2	27−30 −624%	210−220 +624%
Elden Ring	21−24 −627%	160−170 +627%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −614%	250−260 +614%
Fortnite	45−50 −629%	350−400 +629%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −619%	230−240 +619%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −614%	200−210 +614%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −614%	150−160 +614%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −603%	450−500 +603%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −627%	160−170 +627%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −620%	180−190 +620%
Valorant	27−30 −614%	200−210 +614%
World of Tanks	120−130 −597%	850−900 +597%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −631%	190−200 +631%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Dota 2	64 −603%	450−500 +603%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −614%	250−260 +614%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −619%	230−240 +619%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −603%	450−500 +603%
Valorant	27−30 −614%	200−210 +614%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	9−10 −622%	65−70 +622%
Elden Ring	10−12 −627%	80−85 +627%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −625%	290−300 +625%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
World of Tanks	55−60 −590%	400−450 +590%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −567%	100−105 +567%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −606%	120−130 +606%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −631%	95−100 +631%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Valorant	20−22 −600%	140−150 +600%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Dota 2	18−20 −584%	130−140 +584%
Elden Ring	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −622%	130−140 +622%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −596%	160−170 +596%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −622%	130−140 +622%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Dota 2	18−20 −584%	130−140 +584%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Fortnite	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −622%	65−70 +622%
Valorant	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%

This is how GTX 470 and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti is 627% faster in 900p
RTX 4060 Ti is 614% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Ti is 560% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.09	59.31
Recency	26 March 2010	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	160 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti has a 633.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 540% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 34.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 470 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.