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AMD Radeon RX 470 vs MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2

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 470 and the MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2, 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 126 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2.

AMD Radeon RX 470MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
Speed index
4/100
2/100
FP32
4.94 TFLOPS
2.19 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.21 GHz
1.20 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
211 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
120 W
60 W
Launch Price
179 $
99 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 470MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
Based onAMD Radeon RX 470AMD Radeon RX 560 (16 CU)
GPU ChipPolaris 10 PROPolaris 21 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors3216
Shader20481024
Render Output Units3216
Texture Units12864
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The AMD Radeon RX 470 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 470 and has 2048 texture shaders and 32 execution units.

MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 is based on AMD Radeon RX 560 (16 CU), which has 1024 shaders and 16 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 470MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
Memory Size4 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.650 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed6.6 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth211 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 470 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 211 GB/s.

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 470MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
Base Clock0.926 GHz1.175 GHz
Boost Clock1.206 GHz1.196 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 470 clocks in the base with up to 0.926 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 is 1.175 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 470MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
TDP120 W60 W
Tjunction max93 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin--
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 470 is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 has a TDP of 60 W and is supplied with the required energy via -- PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 470MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm1 x 85 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 470 has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 470MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4
DVI--1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX 470.

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 470MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
Max. resolution7680x43205120x2880
DirectX12_012
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 470 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 is 5120x2880 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 470MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9NoDecode
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 470MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
Length240 mm155 mm
Height95 mm112 mm
Width35 mm39 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 470 is 240 mm long, 95 mm high and 35 mm wide.

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 is 155 mm long, 112 mm high and 39 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 470MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 8
Release dateQ3/2016Q2/2017
Launch Price179 $99 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 470 was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 179 $.

The MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OCV2 was introduced in Q2/2017 at a price of 99 $.

Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

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3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 11 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 32 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 42 fps (avg)

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 +77.5 %

  1. 36,194
  2. 20,390

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 470 +117.9 %

  1. 39,194
  2. 17,984

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 470 +82.2 %

  1. 36,011
  2. 19,769

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