AMD Radeon RX 470
Ellesmere
Graphics Processor
2048
Cores
128
TMUs
32
ROPs
4 GB
Memory Size
GDDR5
Memory Type
256 bit
Bus Width
Recommended Resolutions:
- 640x480
- 1280x720
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The Radeon RX 470 is a mid-range graphics card by AMD, launched in August 2016. Built on the 14 nm process, and based on the Ellesmere graphics processor, in its Polaris 10 PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0. The Ellesmere graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 232 mm² and 5,700 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked Radeon RX 480, which uses the same GPU but has all 2304 shaders enabled, AMD has disabled some shading units on the Radeon RX 470 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units and 32 ROPs. AMD has placed 4,096 MB GDDR5 memory on the card, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 926 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1206 MHz, memory is running at 1650 MHz.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon RX 470 draws power from 1x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 120 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort. Radeon RX 470 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 179 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon RX 470 draws power from 1x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 120 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort. Radeon RX 470 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 179 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
- GPU Name
- Ellesmere
- GPU Variant
-
Polaris 10 PRO
(215-0876204)
- Architecture
- GCN 4.0
- Foundry
- TSMC
- Process Size
- 14 nm
- Transistors
- 5,700 million
- Die Size
- 232 mm²
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Aug 4th, 2016
- Generation
-
Arctic Islands
(RX 400)
- Production
- Active
- Launch Price
- 179 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 926 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1206 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 211.2 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 2048
- TMUs
- 128
- ROPs
- 32
- Compute Units
- 32
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 38.59 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 154.4 GTexel/s
- FP16 (half) performance
- 4,940 GFLOPS (1:1)
- FP32 (float) performance
- 4,940 GFLOPS
- FP64 (double) performance
- 308.7 GFLOPS (1:16)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 9.5 inches
241 mm
- TDP
- 120 W
- Outputs
- 1x HDMI
3x DisplayPort
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin
- Board Number
- C940,
D000-03,
D009-07
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12.0 (12_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.5
- OpenCL
- 2.0
- Vulkan
- 1.1.86
- Shader Model
- 6.0
Ellesmere GPU Notes
| Chip Variant: Polaris 10 Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx803) Display Core Engine: 11.2 Unified Video Decoder: 6.3 Video Compression Engine: 3.4 ROCm Support |
Retail boards based on this design (48)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASUS RX 470 DirectCU II
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
ASUS RX 470 Mining
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1750 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 470 GAMING
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 470 GAMING 8 GB
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 8 GB, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 470 GAMING OC
|
926 MHz | 1250 MHz | 1650 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 470 GAMING OC 8 GB
|
926 MHz | 1250 MHz | 1650 MHz | 8 GB, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
Dataland RX 470 X-Serial
|
926 MHz | 1242 MHz | 1650 MHz | 11.1 inches/282 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
Dataland RX 470 X-Serial 8 GB
|
926 MHz | 1242 MHz | 1650 MHz | 8 GB, 11.1 inches/282 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
GIGABYTE RX 470 G1 Gaming
|
926 MHz | 1230 MHz | 1650 MHz | 9.13 inches/232 mm |
GIGABYTE RX 470 WindForce 2X Mining
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
HIS RX 470 IceQ X2 OC
|
926 MHz | 1226 MHz | 1750 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
HIS RX 470 IceQ X2 Turbo
|
926 MHz | 1256 MHz | 1750 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
MSI RX 470 ARMOR
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 9.69 inches/246 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
MSI RX 470 ARMOR 8 GB
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 8 GB, 9.69 inches/246 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
MSI RX 470 ARMOR OC
|
926 MHz | 1230 MHz | 1650 MHz | 9.69 inches/246 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
MSI RX 470 ARMOR OC 8 GB
|
926 MHz | 1230 MHz | 1650 MHz | 8 GB, 9.69 inches/246 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
MSI RX 470 GAMING
|
926 MHz | 1218 MHz | 1650 MHz | 10.87 inches/276 mm, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
MSI RX 470 GAMING 8 GB
|
926 MHz | 1218 MHz | 1650 MHz | 8 GB, 10.87 inches/276 mm, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
MSI RX 470 GAMING X
|
926 MHz | 1242 MHz | 1650 MHz | 10.87 inches/276 mm, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
MSI RX 470 GAMING X 8 GB
|
926 MHz | 1242 MHz | 1650 MHz | 8 GB, 10.87 inches/276 mm, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
PCYES RX 470
|
926 MHz | 1226 MHz | 1750 MHz | 9.65 inches/245 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
PowerColor Red Devil RX 470
|
926 MHz | 1270 MHz | 1750 MHz | 10.04 inches/255 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 470
|
926 MHz | 1210 MHz | 1650 MHz | 10.04 inches/255 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 470 V2
|
926 MHz | 1210 MHz | 1650 MHz | 10.04 inches/255 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
PowerColor RX 470 Mining
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | |
PowerColor RX 470 Mining
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 1x DVI |
Sapphire GPRO 8200
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 8 GB, Single-slot, 4x DisplayPort |
Sapphire NITRO RX 470 Mining
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 1x DVI |
Sapphire NITRO RX 470 Mining
|
926 MHz | 1236 MHz | 1650 MHz | 9.06 inches/230 mm, 1x DVI |
Sapphire NITRO RX 470 Mining 8 GB
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 8 GB, 9.06 inches/230 mm, No outputs |
Sapphire NITRO RX 470 Mining 8 GB
|
926 MHz | 1236 MHz | 1650 MHz | 8 GB, 9.06 inches/230 mm, 1x DVI |
Sapphire NITRO RX 470 OC
|
1140 MHz | 1236 MHz | 1750 MHz | 9.06 inches/230 mm, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
Sapphire NITRO RX 470 OC
|
1140 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1750 MHz | 9.06 inches/230 mm, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
Sapphire NITRO RX 470 OC 8 GB
|
1140 MHz | 1236 MHz | 1750 MHz | 8 GB, 9.06 inches/230 mm, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 470 OC
|
1143 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1750 MHz | 9.45 inches/240 mm, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 470 OC
|
1143 MHz | 1260 MHz | 1750 MHz | 9.45 inches/240 mm, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 470 OC 8 GB
|
1121 MHz | 1216 MHz | 2000 MHz | 8 GB, 9.45 inches/240 mm, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 470 OC 8 GB
|
1143 MHz | 1260 MHz | 2000 MHz | 8 GB, 9.45 inches/240 mm, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
Sapphire RX 470 Platinum Edition
|
926 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
VisionTek RX 470 Overclocked
|
926 MHz | 1226 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
XFX RS RX 470 Black Edition
|
926 MHz | 1256 MHz | 1750 MHz | 9.45 inches/240 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
XFX RS RX 470 Black Limited Edition
|
926 MHz | 1280 MHz | 1750 MHz | 9.45 inches/240 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
XFX RS RX 470 Triple X Best Buy Exclusive
|
926 MHz | 1226 MHz | 1750 MHz | 9.45 inches/240 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
XFX RS RX 470 Triple X Edition
|
926 MHz | 1226 MHz | 1750 MHz | 9.45 inches/240 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
XFX RX 470 Triple X Edition
|
926 MHz | 1226 MHz | 1750 MHz | 8.66 inches/220 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
Yeston RX 470 GAEA
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 9.45 inches/240 mm, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
Yeston RX 470 GAMEACE
|
926 MHz | 1206 MHz | 1650 MHz | 9.84 inches/250 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
Yeston RX 470 GAMEACE TOP
|
926 MHz | 1250 MHz | 1650 MHz | 9.84 inches/250 mm, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |