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AMD logo Radeon RX 470
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5970

AMD Radeon RX 470 logo AMD Radeon HD 5970 logo
General information Radeon RX 470 Radeon HD 5970
Launched Q3 2016 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 2048 MB 75 %
Core Clock 926 MHz 0 % 850 MHz 8.2 %
Effective Clock 8000 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 87.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 W 59.2 % 294 W 0 %
Length 276 mm 9.2 % 304 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon RX 470 Radeon HD 5970
Overall Score 45518 0 % 24383 46.4 %
Future Proof 48 % 0 % 21 % 56.3 %
Benchmark Score 20719 0 % 5945 71.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 733.5 0 % 421.1 42.6 %
Average DirectX performance 62.8 FPS 0 % 23.1 FPS 63.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 115.7 FPS 0 % 61.5 FPS 46.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 41.3 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 66.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 55.3 FPS 0 % 17 FPS 69.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 39.1 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3036.9 operations/s 0 % 2979 operations/s 1.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 470, Radeon HD 5970.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 470 Radeon HD 5970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 101.7 FPS 45.9 FPS
High settings 183.1 FPS 82.7 FPS
Medium settings 219.8 FPS 99.2 FPS
Low settings 307.7 FPS 138.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 54.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon RX 470, Radeon HD 5970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 470 Radeon HD 5970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 76.0 FPS 39.5 FPS
High settings 136.8 FPS 71.1 FPS
Medium settings 164.2 FPS 85.3 FPS
Low settings 229.9 FPS 119.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 48 %
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