GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon HD 6990

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon HD 6990, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 470 stacks up against Radeon HD 6990, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 470	Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pins	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 74% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 470.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 470 has 1278 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 385 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.
GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon HD 6990 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6990 is 286 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 470.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 3326 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
QHD / 1440p	4−5	3−4
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	9−10	7−8
4K / 2160p	6−7	5−6
low / 720p	55−60	50−55
medium / 1080p	30−33	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Battlefield 5 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	220−230	210−220
medium / 768p	180−190	170−180
ultra / 1080p	100−110	95−100
QHD / 1440p	60−65	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−35	30−33
high / 768p	150−160	140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	95−100	90−95
ultra / 1080p	65−70	60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Far Cry 5 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	100−110	95−100
medium / 1080p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Fortnite is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	20−22
QHD / 1440p	10−11	9−10
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	55−60	50−55
medium / 1080p	30−35	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	80−85	75−80
high / 1080p	30−35	30−33
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	4−5	3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	10−11	9−10
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	3−4	2−3
low / 720p	30−35	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	24−27	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	55−60
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
medium / 768p	35−40	30−35
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6990.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 470	Radeon HD 6990
Architecture	Fermi	TeraScale 3
Code name	GF100	Antilles
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 April 2010	8 March 2011
Pipelines	448	1536
Core clock speed	1215 MHz	830 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	34.0 billion/sec	79.68
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length	9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)	295 mm
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	133.9 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.2	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	448
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
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GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon HD 6990

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