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AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM

Graphics Processor
Caicos
Cores
160
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
64 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The Radeon HD 7470 OEM was a graphics card by AMD, launched on January 5th, 2012. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the Caicos graphics processor, in its Khalidster variant, the card supports DirectX 11.2. The Caicos graphics processor is a relatively small chip with a die area of only 67 mm² and 370 million transistors. It features 160 shading units, 8 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. AMD has paired 1,024 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon HD 7470 OEM, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 750 MHz, memory is running at 900 MHz (3.6 Gbps effective).
Being a single-slot card, the AMD Radeon HD 7470 OEM does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 27 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort 1.1. Radeon HD 7470 OEM is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 168 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Caicos
GPU Variant
Khalidster
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
40 nm
Transistors
370 million
Density
5.5M / mm²
Die Size
67 mm²
Chip Package
FCBGA-631

Graphics Card

Release Date
Jan 5th, 2012
Generation
Southern Islands
(HD 7400)
Predecessor
Northern Islands
Successor
Sea Islands
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16

Relative Performance

GeForce RTX 5090
15985%
GeForce RTX 4090
12192%
GeForce RTX 5080
10534%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
9405%
GeForce RTX 4080
9325%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
9320%
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
9185%
Radeon RX 9070 XT
8777%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
8025%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
7878%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
7871%
Radeon RX 9070
7863%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
7204%
GeForce RTX 5070
7132%
GeForce RTX 3090
7027%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
6935%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
6713%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
6609%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
6501%
GeForce RTX 4070
6411%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
6348%
GeForce RTX 3080
6246%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
6228%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
6008%
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
5577%
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB
5543%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
5461%
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
5294%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
5284%
Radeon RX 6800
5107%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
5070%
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB
4997%
GeForce RTX 3070
4944%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
4902%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
4880%
GeForce RTX 5060
4804%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
4328%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
4250%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
3949%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
3915%
GeForce RTX 4060
3903%
Arc B580
3896%
GeForce RTX 5050
3797%
GeForce RTX 2080
3767%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
3684%
Radeon RX 7600
3679%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
3502%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
3465%
Arc A770
3461%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
3336%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
3288%
Radeon VII
3279%
Arc A750
3213%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
3141%
GeForce RTX 2070
3095%
Radeon RX 6600
2956%
Arc A580
2871%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
2868%
Radeon RX Vega 64
2745%
GeForce RTX 2060
2657%
Radeon RX 5700
2644%
GeForce GTX 1080
2595%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
2546%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
2522%
Radeon RX Vega 56
2396%
GeForce GTX 1070
2310%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
2187%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
2185%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
2070%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
2059%
Radeon R9 FURY X
2035%
GeForce GTX 1660
2012%
Radeon RX 590
1900%
Radeon R9 FURY
1852%
GeForce GTX 980
1829%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
1812%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
1788%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
1773%
Radeon RX 580
1759%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
1715%
Radeon R9 390X
1690%
GeForce GTX 690
1670%
Radeon RX 480
1656%
Radeon HD 7990
1648%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
1617%
GeForce GTX 970
1576%
Radeon R9 290X
1571%
Radeon R9 390
1546%
Radeon RX 570
1527%
Radeon R9 290
1449%
Radeon RX 470
1429%
GeForce GTX 1650
1345%
Radeon RX 6400
1319%
Arc A380
1301%
GeForce GTX 780
1299%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
1173%
GeForce GTX 590
1172%
Radeon R9 280X
1155%
Radeon HD 6990
1128%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
1075%
GeForce GTX 680
1050%
Radeon R9 380
1040%
Radeon HD 7970
1040%
GeForce GTX 770
1037%
Radeon R9 285
1029%
GeForce GTX 960
998%
GeForce GTX 670
972%
Radeon HD 5970
879%
GeForce GTX 1630
878%
Radeon HD 7950
862%
GeForce GTX 1050
860%
GeForce GTX 760
854%
GeForce GTX 580
853%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
849%
Radeon R9 270X
839%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
819%
GeForce GTX 950
812%
Radeon RX 560
764%
GeForce GTX 570
752%
GeForce GTX 660
750%
Radeon RX 460
747%
Radeon R7 370
747%
Radeon HD 6970
721%
GeForce GTX 480
689%
Radeon HD 7850
677%
GeForce GTX 295
665%
Radeon HD 6950
642%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
639%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
628%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
624%
Radeon HD 5870
605%
Radeon HD 6870
567%
GeForce GTX 470
547%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
524%
Radeon HD 5850
515%
GeForce GTX 285
480%
Radeon HD 6850
471%
GeForce GTX 280
440%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
439%
GeForce GTX 275
438%
GeForce GT 1030
434%
GeForce GTX 460
427%
Radeon HD 4890
411%
Radeon HD 6790
405%
Radeon HD 5830
385%
GeForce GTX 650
364%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
361%
Radeon HD 4870
356%
GeForce GTX 260
352%
Radeon HD 5770
346%
Radeon HD 7750
343%
Radeon HD 5750
300%
GeForce GTS 450
290%
GeForce GTS 250
282%
Radeon HD 4850
275%
Radeon HD 4770
261%
Radeon HD 4830
245%
Radeon HD 6670
237%
GeForce 9800 GT
228%
GeForce GT 640
220%
Radeon HD 5670
206%
GeForce 9600 GT
194%
GeForce GT 240
169%
GeForce GT 440
165%
Radeon HD 4670
157%
Radeon HD 5570
144%
GeForce GT 430
142%
GeForce GT 220
109%
Radeon HD 7470 OEM
100%
GeForce GT 520
88%
Radeon HD 6450
83%
Radeon HD 5450
71%
Radeon HD 4550
55%
GeForce 9400 GT
45%
GeForce 210
35%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for RTX 3080 and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
750 MHz
Memory Clock
900 MHz
3.6 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
64 bit
Bandwidth
28.80 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
160
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
Compute Units
2
L1 Cache
8 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
128 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
3.000 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
6.000 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
240.0 GFLOPS

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
Length
168 mm
6.6 inches
TDP
27 W
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x DVI
1x DisplayPort 1.1
Power Connectors
None
Board Number
C264

Graphics Features

DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Shader Model
5.0

Card Notes

Rebranded HD 6450 GDDR5

Caicos GPU Notes

Generation: Northern Islands
Mobile Variant: Seymour
Graphics/Compute: GFX4
Display Core Engine: 5.0
Unified Video Decoder: 3.1

Latest Drivers:
Windows XP / 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4

Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12

Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10:
Catalyst Software Suite 15.7.1 / 16.2.1 Beta

Retail boards based on this design (3)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
775 MHz 900 MHz GDDR3, 1x DVI 1x DisplayPort
775 MHz 900 MHz GDDR3, 1x DVI 1x DisplayPort
775 MHz 800 MHz 2 GB, GDDR3
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