GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon R9 380

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon R9 380, 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 R9 380, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 470	Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	190 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pins	2 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 470 has 13% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 380.
GeForce GTX 470 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 470 has 1276 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 380.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 470 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 380 is 212 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 470.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 704 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	21−24
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
4K / 2160p	4−5	10−11
low / 720p	30−35	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
high / 1080p	24−27	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	9−10	35−40
4K / 2160p	6−7	18−20
low / 720p	55−60	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−33	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Battlefield 5 is 116% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
low / 768p	220−230	250−260
medium / 768p	180−190	220−230
ultra / 1080p	100−110	180−190
QHD / 1440p	60−65	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−35	70−75
high / 768p	150−160	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 39% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	95−100	110−120
ultra / 1080p	65−70	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Dota 2 is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
high / 1080p	18−20	45−50
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
QHD / 1440p	16−18	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	80−85
medium / 1080p	21−24	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Far Cry 5 is 104% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
high / 1080p	27−30	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	100−110	180−190
medium / 1080p	55−60	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Fortnite is 89% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
high / 1080p	27−30	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−11	30−35
4K / 2160p	10−11	24−27
low / 720p	55−60	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 107% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
low / 768p	90−95	140−150
medium / 768p	80−85	120−130
high / 1080p	30−35	70−75
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	4−5	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 75% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	3−4	8−9
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Metro Exodus is 121% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
medium / 1080p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Minecraft is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	16−18	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
low / 768p	60−65	130−140
medium / 768p	35−40	85−90
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
4K / 2160p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 121% more, than GeForce GTX 470.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 470.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 470	Radeon R9 380
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF100	Tonga Pro
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 April 2010	26 June 2015
Pipelines	448	1792
Core clock speed	1215 MHz
Boost Clock		970 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	34.0 billion/sec	108.6
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	3,476 gflops
Length	9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)	221 mm
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)	970 MHz
Memory bandwidth	133.9 GB/s	182.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.2	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.48 kh/s
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	448
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	97 Mh/s	404 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		18 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		168.45 Sol/s
Compute units		28
Form factor		full height / full length / dual slot
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		-
LiquidVR		+
FRTC		+
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GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon R9 380

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