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    GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon R9 380X

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon R9 380X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 470 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 380X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 470 Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins
    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 380X.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 470 has 1276 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 380X.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon R9 380X is 212 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 470.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 704 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

    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 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than GeForce GTX 470.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 470 Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture Fermi GCN 3.0
    Code name GF100 Antigua
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 12 April 2010 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 448 2048
    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 124.2
    Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops 3,973 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) 0.58 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
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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