Radeon RX 7800 XT vs R9 M470X

Place in the ranking	499	30
Place by popularity	not in top-100	76
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	70.81
Power efficiency	no data	17.20
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Emerald	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$499

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 cores	896	3840
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	61.60	583.2
Floating-point processing power	1.971 TFLOPS	37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	56	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	624.1 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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 M470X 8.41

RX 7800 XT 62.81
+647%

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 M470X 3244

RX 7800 XT 24234
+647%

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	27−30 −707%	218 +707%
1440p	16−18 −694%	127 +694%
4K	9−10 −722%	74 +722%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−1885%

258
+1885%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −748%	178 +748%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −1750%	222 +1750%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −696%	190−200 +696%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −571%	110−120 +571%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −1385%	193 +1385%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −495%	110−120 +495%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −529%	150−160 +529%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −311%	230−240 +311%
Hitman 3	16−18 −675%	120−130 +675%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −385%	230−240 +385%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −520%	150−160 +520%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −413%	110−120 +413%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −814%	250−260 +814%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −159%	150−160 +159%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −1143%	261 +1143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −1408%	181 +1408%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −696%	190−200 +696%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −571%	110−120 +571%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −1138%	161 +1138%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −495%	110−120 +495%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −529%	150−160 +529%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −311%	230−240 +311%
Hitman 3	16−18 −675%	120−130 +675%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −385%	230−240 +385%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −520%	150−160 +520%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −413%	110−120 +413%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −1321%	398 +1321%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −450%	130−140 +450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −159%	150−160 +159%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −519%	130 +519%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −1217%	158 +1217%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −571%	110−120 +571%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −1038%	148 +1038%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −495%	110−120 +495%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −296%	222 +296%
Hitman 3	16−18 −675%	120−130 +675%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −471%	274 +471%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −1114%	340 +1114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −733%	200 +733%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −150%	145 +150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−413%

110−120
+413%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −775%	140−150 +775%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −654%	95−100 +654%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −1388%	119 +1388%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −3000%	124 +3000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −825%	70−75 +825%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −2325%	97 +2325%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −630%	70−75 +630%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −697%	270−280 +697%
Hitman 3	12−14 −650%	90−95 +650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1106%	217 +1106%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −1245%	148 +1245%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −2938%	243 +2938%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −1738%	147 +1738%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −335%	230−240 +335%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−650%

100−110
+650%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −813%	70−75 +813%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −917%	60−65 +917%
Hitman 3	5−6 −980%	50−55 +980%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −597%	220−230 +597%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1467%	90−95 +1467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −2260%	118 +2260%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1680%	89 +1680%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −1700%	72 +1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −4300%	44 +4300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −975%	40−45 +975%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1540%	164 +1540%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3150%	130 +3150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −2133%	67 +2133%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−700%

60−65
+700%

This is how R9 M470X and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 707% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 694% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 722% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 4300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 7800 XT surpassed R9 M470X in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.41	62.81
Recency	15 May 2016	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

RX 7800 XT has a 646.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M470X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M470X is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.

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