NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 vs AMD Radeon R9 Nano

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Performance
GeForce GTX 470
4,3424% of 104,598
Radeon R9 Nano298% better
17,28217% of 104,598

The Radeon R9 Nano has 298% better performance than the GeForce GTX 470 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
GeForce GTX 470
12.448% of 161.45
Radeon R9 Nano114% better
26.6316% of 161.45

The Radeon R9 Nano has 114% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 470 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

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Summary

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About the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 is an end-of-life desktop graphics card that released in Q1 2010 with a MSRP of $349. It is built on the Fermi GPU microarchitecture (codename GF100) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The GTX 470 has 1,280 MB of GDDR5 memory, with a 837 MHz memory clock and a 320 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 133.9 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The GTX 470 includes 448 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 607 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 56 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 40 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GTX 470 occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports DVI, mini-HDMI 1.3a display connections. NVIDIA recommends a power supply of at least 550 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 215 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The GTX 470 has the 266th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 4.15% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 4,342 score and $349 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 12.44. This is the 94th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

About the AMD Radeon R9 Nano GPU

The AMD Radeon R9 Nano is an end-of-life desktop graphics card that released in Q3 2015 with a MSRP of $649. It is built on the GCN 3.0 GPU microarchitecture (codename Fiji) and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Memory

The R9 Nano has 4 GB of HBM memory, with a 500 MHz memory clock and a 4,096 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 512 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The R9 Nano includes 4,096 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 1,000 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 256 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 64 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The R9 Nano occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports HDMI 1.4a, DisplayPort 1.2 display connections. AMD recommends a power supply of at least 450 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 175 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The R9 Nano has the 133rd best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 16.52% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 17,282 score and $649 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 26.63. This is the 82nd best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoGeForce GTX 470Radeon R9 Nano
ManufacturerNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureFermiGCN 3.0
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Release DateQ1 2010Q3 2015
Launch Price (MSRP)$349$649
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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FPS Benchmarks

This table showcases the average frame rate (FPS) achieved both GPUs in at various resolutions. Frame rate is a crucial indicator of how smoothly the GPU can run the game. A higher FPS generally translates to a smoother gameplay experience.

  • Frames Per Second
FPS data for Rise of the Tomb Raider
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GeForce GTX 470Radeon R9 Nano
Low - 768p
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Medium - 768p
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High - 1080p
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Ultra - 1080p
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56 FPS
QHD - 1440p
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4K UHD
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30 FPS
FPS Source: Notebookcheck

Compare Frames Per Second (FPS)

The average frame rate (FPS) in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, higher FPS results in a smoother gameplay experience.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 470 orRadeon R9 Nano

Compare Cost Per Frame

The average cost per frame in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. Generally, a lower cost per frame implies better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 470 orRadeon R9 Nano
GPUCost Per Frame
Radeon R9 280X14.17-35%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti15.99-27%
Radeon R9 FURY16.94-22%
GeForce GTX 98019.68-10%
Radeon R9 290X20.18-7%
Radeon R9 Nano21.78
GeForce GTX 68029.01+33%

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
GeForce GTX 470
4,3424% of 104,598
Radeon R9 Nano298% better
17,28217% of 104,598

The Radeon R9 Nano has 298% better performance than the GeForce GTX 470 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The GeForce GTX 470 is ranked 266th with a score of 4,342, and the Radeon R9 Nano is ranked 133rd with a score of 17,282.

Performance per dollar
GeForce GTX 470
12.448% of 161.45
Radeon R9 Nano114% better
26.6316% of 161.45

The Radeon R9 Nano has 114% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 470 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The GeForce GTX 470 is ranked 94th with a performance per dollar of 12.44, and the Radeon R9 Nano is ranked 82nd with a performance per dollar of 26.63.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 470 or
GPUBenchmark Performance
Radeon R9 FURY17,543+304%
GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB)17,401+301%
Radeon R9 Nano17,282+298%
Radeon R9 290X16,167.5+272%
GeForce GTX 97016,033+269%
GeForce GTX 4805,014+15%
GeForce GT 10304,727.5+9%
GeForce GTX 4704,342
Radeon HD 68704,218-3%
Radeon HD 7770 (GHz Edition)3,098-29%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 470 or
GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Radeon R9 290X29.45+137%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti28.14+126%
Radeon R9 Nano26.63+114%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti22.34+80%
GeForce GTX 68020.47+65%
Radeon HD 797014.15+14%
GeForce GTX 59013.11+5%
GeForce GTX 47012.44
Radeon HD 645011.33-9%
GeForce GTX 48010.05-19%

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

  • Popular
BenchmarkGeForce GTX 470Radeon R9 Nano
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
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4,511
3DMark Time Spy Score
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4,556
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
25,757
81,374
(+215.93%)
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
2,757.5
14,362
(+420.83%)
3DMark 11 Performance Score
4,718
14,793
(+213.54%)
PassMark G3D Mark
3,107
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PassMark G2D Mark
401
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Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecGeForce GTX 470Radeon R9 Nano
CodenameGF100Fiji
ArchitectureFermiGCN 3.0
Process Size40 nm28 nm
Transistors3,100 million8,900 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecGeForce GTX 470Radeon R9 Nano
Memory Size1,280 MB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5HBM
Memory Bandwidth133.9 Gb/s512 Gb/s
Memory Clock837 MHz500 MHz
Memory Interface320 bit4,096 bit
L1 Cache64 KB16 KB
L2 Cache640 KB2 MB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecGeForce GTX 470Radeon R9 Nano
Slots2 slots2 slots
Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)215 W175 W
Suggested PSU550 W450 W
Power Connectors2x 6-pin1x 8-pin
OutputsDVI, mini-HDMI 1.3aHDMI 1.4a, DisplayPort 1.2

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecGeForce GTX 470Radeon R9 Nano
Stream Processors (SP)--4,096
CUDA Cores448--
Compute Units (CU)--64
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)14--
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)56256
Render Output Units (ROP)4064
Core Clock Speed607 MHz1,000 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecGeForce GTX 470Radeon R9 Nano
Pixel Fill Rate17.02 GPixel/s64 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate34.05 GTexel/s256 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance1,089 GFLOPS8.19 TFLOPS
FP64 Performance136.1 GFLOPS512 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecGeForce GTX 470Radeon R9 Nano
DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
OpenCL1.12.1
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model5.16.5

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.