Radeon RX 470 vs Quadro RTX 4000

Place in the ranking	103	255
Place by popularity	not in top-100	49
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	36.59	17.61
Power efficiency	17.96	12.61
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	TU104	Ellesmere
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 November 2018 (5 years ago)	4 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$899	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4000 has 108% better value for money than RX 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	2304	2048
Core clock speed	1005 MHz	926 MHz
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	1206 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	222.5	154.4
Floating-point processing power	7.119 TFLOPS	4.94 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	144	128
Tensor Cores	288	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	36	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	241 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	1650 MHz
Memory bandwidth	416.0 GB/s	211.2 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 Connectors	3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	7.5	-

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.

RTX 4000 39.82
+89.8%

RX 470 20.98

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.

RTX 4000 15367
+89.8%

RX 470 8096

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 HD	130−140 +80.6%	72 −80.6%
1440p	75−80 +82.9%	41 −82.9%
4K	70−75 +89.2%	37 −89.2%

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 RTX 4000 and RX 470 compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 is 81% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 is 83% faster in 1440p
RTX 4000 is 89% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.82	20.98
Recency	13 November 2018	4 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	120 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 89.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

RX 470, on the other hand, has 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 470 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 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.