Radeon RX 470 vs GeForce GTX 780

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 and Radeon RX 470, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
20.79

RX 470 outperforms GTX 780 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking265261
Place by popularitynot in top-10047
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.8317.89
Power efficiency5.7012.00
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGK110Ellesmere
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)4 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 has 270% better value for money than GTX 780.

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 cores23042048
Core clock speed863 MHz926 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1206 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt120 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate173.2154.4
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS4.94 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs192128

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1650 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s211.2 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
PhysX+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

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 780 20.79
RX 470 21.01
+1.1%

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 780 8010
RX 470 8096
+1.1%

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.

GTX 780 10460
RX 470 11885
+13.6%

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 HD54
−33.3%
72
+33.3%
1440p35−40
−8.6%
38
+8.6%
4K30−35
−16.7%
35
+16.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.022.49
1440p18.544.71
4K21.635.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 102
+0%
102
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 88
+0%
88
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+0%
74
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
+0%
67
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
+0%
40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 53
+0%
53
+0%
Metro Exodus 46
+0%
46
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
+0%
51
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 25
+0%
25
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how GTX 780 and RX 470 compete in popular games:

  • RX 470 is 33% faster in 1080p
  • RX 470 is 9% faster in 1440p
  • RX 470 is 17% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.79 21.01
Recency 23 May 2013 4 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 120 Watt

RX 470 has a 1.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 108.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 780 and Radeon RX 470.


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

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