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AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) vs AMD Radeon RX 470

AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)
AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.20 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100
AMD Radeon RX 470
AMD Radeon RX 470 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.21 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) and the AMD Radeon RX 470, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 470 is 101 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU).

AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
Speed index
2/100
4/100
FP32
2.46 TFLOPS
4.94 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.20 GHz
1.21 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
211 GB/s
TDP
75 W
120 W
Launch Price
139 $
179 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
Based onAMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
GPU ChipBaffin XTPolaris 10 PRO
Streaming Multiprocessors1632
Shader10242048
Render Output Units1632
Texture Units64128
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The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) is based on the AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) and has 1024 texture shaders and 16 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 470 is based on AMD Radeon RX 470, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
Memory Size2 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.650 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps6.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s211 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 211 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
Base Clock1.090 GHz0.926 GHz
Boost Clock1.200 GHz1.206 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) clocks in the base with up to 1.090 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 470 is 0.926 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
TDP75 W120 W
Tjunction max95 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power--1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) is 75 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the -- connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 11 x 90 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 3 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU).

The AMD Radeon RX 470 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_012_0
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 470 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoNo
VP9NoNo
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
Length--240 mm
Height--95 mm
Width--35 mm
Width (Slots)--2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 is 240 mm long, 95 mm high and 35 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU)AMD Radeon RX 470
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 8PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2017Q3/2016
Launch Price139 $179 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 460 (16CU) was released in Q1/2017 at a price of 139 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 470 was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 179 $.

Benchmark results

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 470 +102.7 %

  1. 17,856
  2. 36,194

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 470 +104.5 %

  1. 19,164
  2. 39,194

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 470 +109.0 %

  1. 17,234
  2. 36,011

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