GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon RX 560

Place in the ranking	475	524
Place by popularity	78	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.48	1.35
Power efficiency	8.73	2.60
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	GF100
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	26 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 560 has 10% better value for money than GTX 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	1024	448
Core clock speed	1175 MHz	607 MHz
Boost clock speed	1275 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	215 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	81.60	34.05
Floating-point processing power	2.611 TFLOPS	1.089 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	40
TMUs	64	56

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 support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	170 mm	241 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
SLI options	-	+

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1280 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	133.9 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
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.

RX 560 9.41
+17.2%

GTX 470 8.03

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 560 3650
+17.2%

GTX 470 3114

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RX 560 17125
+57%

GTX 470 10908

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:

900p	60−65 +9.1%	55 −9.1%
Full HD	35 −80%	63 +80%
1200p	60−65 +13.2%	53 −13.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

2.83

+95.8%

5.54
−95.8%

RX 560 has 96% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Fortnite	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
World of Tanks	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	64 +0%	64 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
World of Tanks	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Fortnite	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

This is how RX 560 and GTX 470 compete in popular games:

RX 560 is 9% faster in 900p
GTX 470 is 80% faster in 1080p
RX 560 is 13% faster in 1200p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.41	8.03
Recency	18 April 2017	26 March 2010
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1280 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	215 Watt

RX 560 has a 17.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 186.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 560 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 470 in performance tests.

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