AMD Radeon RX 470 vs AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
22.5Rasterization24.3
20Ray Tracing20
31.6Memoryspec-based32.4
86Efficiencyspec-based92.6
36Compute27.9
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 4706 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 34.9 against 35.4 for AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT edges ahead in rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 470
- Stronger compute score: 36 vs 28
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 45% higher Shading units: 2,048 vs 1,408
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- 85% higher Base clock: 1,717 MHz vs 926 MHz
- 53% higher Boost clock: 1,845 MHz vs 1,206 MHz
- 50% lower process: 7 nm vs 14 nm
- 32% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,853 vs 3,680
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2019 |
| Architecture | Polaris (GCN 4) | RDNA |
| Process | 14 nm | 7 nm+50% |
| TDP | 120 W+8% | 130 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+45% | 1,408 |
| Base clock | 926 MHz | 1,717 MHz+85% |
| Boost clock | 1,206 MHz | 1,845 MHz+53% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 211 GB/s | 224 GB/s+6% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,680Bottom 12% | 4,853+32%Bottom 21% |
| PassMark G3D | — | 9,046Bottom 13% |
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