AMD Radeon RX 470 VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2048
Cores211.2 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 470
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1080
AMD Radeon RX 470
4GB GDDR5 120W N/A Aug 2016
Radeon RX 470
$179 • Aug 2016
VS
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W N/A May 2016
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 470 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5X |
| TDP | 120 W | 180 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1206 MHz | 1733 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s | 320.3 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 128 | 160 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1650 MHz | 1251 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 38.59 GPixel/s | 110.9 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 211.2 GTexel/s | 320.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.94 GFLOPS | 8.873 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 7200 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3498
AMD Radeon RX 470
7282 (+108%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
31382
AMD Radeon RX 470
63994 (+104%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 470
89.1 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
7968
AMD Radeon RX 470
15572 (+95%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (414 benchmarks)
The Lord of the Rings Gollum
2023 • Daedalic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+93%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+106%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+100%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+67%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+90%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+106%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Redfall
8.3 2023 • Action, Adventure Arkane Austin
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+109%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+128%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+114%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+46%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+109%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+150%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Metal Hellsinger
7.4 2022 • Action, Adventure The Outsiders
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+103%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+96%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+118%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
UNCHARTED Legacy of Thieves Collection
7.8 2022 • Adventure Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+40%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+52%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+8%)
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+46%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+66%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+88%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+133%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+129%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+135%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+139%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+147%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+144%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sons Of The Forest
7.5 2023 • Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation Endnight Games Ltd
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+62%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+82%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+108%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Wins!
Based on 411 benchmarks across 133 games
37
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 470
VS
+96.3%
72
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AMD Radeon RX 470
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
37
Avg FPS
31
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
408
Wins
72
Avg FPS
61
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
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