GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Radeon RX 470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 470
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
21.01

RTX 3080 Ti outperforms RX 470 by a whopping 235% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking26119
Place by popularity47not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.8922.70
Power efficiency12.0013.77
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameEllesmereGA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 August 2016 (8 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 Ti has 27% 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 cores204810240
Core clock speed926 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed1206 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate154.4532.8
Floating-point processing power4.94 TFLOPS34.1 TFLOPS
ROPs32112
TMUs128320
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm285 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1650 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth211.2 GB/s912.4 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x 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.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
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.

RX 470 21.01
RTX 3080 Ti 70.31
+235%

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.

RX 470 8096
RTX 3080 Ti 27094
+235%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 470 17625
RTX 3080 Ti 60980
+246%

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.

RX 470 11885
RTX 3080 Ti 47113
+296%

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.

RX 470 68475
RTX 3080 Ti 218185
+219%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 470 380689
RTX 3080 Ti 785365
+106%

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 HD72
−201%
217
+201%
1440p38
−274%
142
+274%
4K35
−180%
98
+180%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.495.53
1440p4.718.44
4K5.1112.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−564%
219
+564%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−215%
140−150
+215%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−260%
120−130
+260%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−226%
220−230
+226%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−177%
110−120
+177%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−458%
184
+458%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−207%
170−180
+207%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−86.7%
230−240
+86.7%
Hitman 3 40−45
−215%
120−130
+215%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105
−156%
250−260
+156%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−115%
150−160
+115%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−118%
120−130
+118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 102
−191%
290−300
+191%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−62.8%
150−160
+62.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−215%
140−150
+215%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−260%
120−130
+260%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−226%
220−230
+226%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−177%
110−120
+177%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−385%
160
+385%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−207%
170−180
+207%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−86.7%
230−240
+86.7%
Hitman 3 40−45
−215%
120−130
+215%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105
−156%
250−260
+156%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−115%
150−160
+115%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−118%
120−130
+118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 88
−363%
407
+363%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−221%
150−160
+221%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−62.8%
150−160
+62.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−215%
140−150
+215%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−186%
100
+186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−177%
110−120
+177%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−342%
146
+342%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−139%
110−120
+139%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−86.7%
230−240
+86.7%
Hitman 3 40−45
−215%
120−130
+215%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
−319%
310
+319%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
−436%
359
+436%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
−353%
181
+353%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
−3.2%
97
+3.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−118%
120−130
+118%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−315%
160−170
+315%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−250%
110−120
+250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−295%
80−85
+295%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−353%
86
+353%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−257%
80−85
+257%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−725%
99
+725%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−246%
80−85
+246%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−130%
270−280
+130%
Hitman 3 24−27
−312%
100−110
+312%
Horizon Zero Dawn 53
−353%
240
+353%
Metro Exodus 46
−207%
141
+207%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
−427%
269
+427%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−433%
120−130
+433%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−94.3%
230−240
+94.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−229%
110−120
+229%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−319%
85−90
+319%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−331%
65−70
+331%
Hitman 3 16−18
−288%
60−65
+288%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−109%
220−230
+109%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−387%
110−120
+387%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−591%
152
+591%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−383%
55−60
+383%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−455%
61
+455%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1150%
50
+1150%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−321%
120−130
+321%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 25
−544%
161
+544%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−556%
59
+556%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−322%
75−80
+322%

This is how RX 470 and RTX 3080 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Ti is 201% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 274% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 180% 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 RTX 3080 Ti is 1150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3080 Ti surpassed RX 470 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.01 70.31
Recency 4 August 2016 31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 350 Watt

RX 470 has 191.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 Ti, on the other hand, has a 234.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 470 in performance tests.


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