GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Radeon R9 M470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M470 with GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, including specs and performance data.

R9 M470
2016
4 GB GDDR5
6.04

RTX 3090 Ti outperforms R9 M470 by a whopping 1173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking58211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.26
Power efficiencyno data11.83
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameEmeraldGA102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores76810752
Core clock speed900 MHz1560 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1860 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data450 Watt
Texture fill rate48.00625.0
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS40 TFLOPS
ROPs16112
TMUs48336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data336 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s1,008 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

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.

R9 M470 6.04
RTX 3090 Ti 76.91
+1173%

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.

R9 M470 2330
RTX 3090 Ti 29667
+1173%

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.

R9 M470 3655
RTX 3090 Ti 53110
+1353%

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.

R9 M470 24365
RTX 3090 Ti 246319
+911%

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 HD16−18
−1300%
224
+1300%
1440p10−12
−1410%
151
+1410%
4K8−9
−1225%
106
+1225%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.92
1440pno data13.24
4Kno data18.86

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−2090%
219
+2090%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−888%
150−160
+888%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−2186%
160
+2186%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−1335%
240−250
+1335%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−823%
120−130
+823%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1910%
201
+1910%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−808%
110−120
+808%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−1029%
190−200
+1029%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−533%
240−250
+533%
Hitman 3 12−14
−975%
120−130
+975%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−643%
270−280
+643%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−869%
150−160
+869%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−669%
120−130
+669%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−1486%
300−350
+1486%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−208%
150−160
+208%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−888%
150−160
+888%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−1871%
138
+1871%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−1335%
240−250
+1335%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−823%
120−130
+823%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1630%
173
+1630%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−808%
110−120
+808%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−1029%
190−200
+1029%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−533%
240−250
+533%
Hitman 3 12−14
−975%
120−130
+975%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−643%
270−280
+643%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−869%
150−160
+869%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−669%
120−130
+669%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−1486%
300−350
+1486%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−745%
160−170
+745%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−208%
150−160
+208%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−888%
150−160
+888%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−1657%
123
+1657%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−823%
120−130
+823%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1420%
152
+1420%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−808%
110−120
+808%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−533%
240−250
+533%
Hitman 3 12−14
−975%
120−130
+975%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−643%
270−280
+643%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−1486%
300−350
+1486%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−865%
193
+865%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−160%
130
+160%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−669%
120−130
+669%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−1409%
160−170
+1409%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−1144%
110−120
+1144%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1433%
90−95
+1433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−10700%
108
+10700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1267%
80−85
+1267%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3367%
104
+3367%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1100%
80−85
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1406%
270−280
+1406%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1030%
110−120
+1030%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1462%
200−210
+1462%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−2360%
120−130
+2360%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−11300%
220−230
+11300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−2780%
140−150
+2780%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−532%
240−250
+532%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−1009%
120−130
+1009%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−1660%
85−90
+1660%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1625%
65−70
+1625%
Hitman 3 2−3
−3350%
65−70
+3350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1407%
220−230
+1407%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−4167%
120−130
+4167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−8550%
173
+8550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1550%
65−70
+1550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−2333%
73
+2333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2500%
50−55
+2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 53
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−2317%
140−150
+2317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 120−130
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−3400%
70
+3400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%

This is how R9 M470 and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 Ti is 1300% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 1410% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 1225% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3090 Ti is 11300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3090 Ti surpassed R9 M470 in all 70 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.04 76.91
Recency 15 May 2016 27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX 3090 Ti has a 1173.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M470 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon R9 M470
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