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AMD Radeon RX 470 vs AMD Radeon RX 6700

In this graphics card comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 470 and the AMD Radeon RX 6700 we compare both the technical data of the graphics cards and the results achieved in various benchmarks such as e.g. the 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 is based on the Ellesmere GPU architecture from AMD. It has 4 GB of graphics memory of type GDDR5. Its clock frequency is 0.93 GHz with a TDP of 120 Watt.

The architecture used on the AMD Radeon RX 6700 is the RDNA 2 from AMD. The chip of this graphics card has a clock frequency of 1.94 GHz. It can access 12 GB GDDR6 memory. The TDP of this graphics card is 175 Watt.

AMD Radeon RX 470 AMD Radeon RX 6700
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Manufacturer: AMD AMD
Architecture: Ellesmere RDNA 2
Graphic type: Dedicated graphics Dedicated graphics
Chip AMD Radeon RX 470 Change graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6700 Change graphics card
Graphics card chip: Polaris 10 PRO Navi 22
SM: 32 36
Raytracing cores: 32 36
Render Output Units: 32 64
Texture shader: 2048 2304
Graphics memory AMD Radeon RX 470 Change graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6700 Change graphics card
Memory Size: 4 GB 12 GB
Memory Type: GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory Clock: 1.65 GHz 2.00 GHz
Memory Interface: 256 bit 192 bit
Memory Bandwith: 211 GB/s 384 GB/s
Other data AMD Radeon RX 470 Change graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6700 Change graphics card
TDP: 120 W 175 W
GPU Interface: PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
Raytracing: No Yes
DLSS / FSR: Yes Yes
Number of models: show 3 models show 5 models

3DMark Time Spy (graphics)

The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5
3,984 (39%)
AMD Radeon RX 6700
12 GB GDDR6
10,269 (100%)

3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Price-performance

In the Price-Performance Index, the points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark are compared with the current price of the graphics card.
AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5
44 P/$ (100%)
AMD Radeon RX 6700
12 GB GDDR6
37 P/$ (83%)

3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Efficiency

The points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark divided by the energy consumption of the graphics card result in the efficiency rating of this graphics card. The higher the score, the more efficient a GPU is.
AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5
33 P/W (57%)
AMD Radeon RX 6700
12 GB GDDR6
59 P/W (100%)

FP32 rasterization performance

The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.
AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB GDDR5
4.9 TFLOPS (44%)
AMD Radeon RX 6700
12 GB GDDR6
11.2 TFLOPS (100%)

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