GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon R9 390X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon R9 390X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon R9 390X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 470 Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 275 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 390X has 27% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 470.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 470 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 390X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 390X is 266 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 470.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 624 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 50−55
ultra / 1080p 10−11 30−35
QHD / 1440p 4−5 24−27
4K / 2160p 4−5 14−16
low / 720p 30−35 75−80
medium / 1080p 21−24 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 186% more, than GeForce GTX 470.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470 Radeon R9 390X
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF100 Grenada XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 12 April 2010 16 June 2015
Pipelines 448 2816
Core clock speed 1215 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 34.0 billion/sec 184.8
Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops 5,914 gflops
Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm) 275 mm
Memory bus width 320 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 133.9 GB/s 384 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
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
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Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
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High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
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