AMD Radeon RX 470 vs AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
22.5Rasterization24.4
20Ray Tracing20
31.6Memoryspec-based26.9
86Efficiencyspec-based95.6
36Compute26.9
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 4706 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 34.9 against 35 for AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 6500 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 27
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 100% higher Shading units: 2,048 vs 1,024
- 47% higher bandwidth: 211 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- Lower launch price: $179 vs $199
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 186% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 926 MHz
- 133% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,206 MHz
- 57% lower process: 6 nm vs 14 nm
- 34% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,939 vs 3,680
- 11% lower TDP: 107 W vs 120 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Polaris (GCN 4) | RDNA 2 |
| Process | 14 nm | 6 nm+57% |
| TDP | 120 W | 107 W+11% |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+100% | 1,024 |
| RT cores | — | 16 |
| Base clock | 926 MHz | 2,650 MHz+186% |
| Boost clock | 1,206 MHz | 2,815 MHz+133% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+300% | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 211 GB/s+47% | 144 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,680Bottom 12% | 4,939+34%Bottom 22% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 176Bottom 3% |
| PassMark G3D | — | 9,614Bottom 16% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | FSR 3 |
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