AMD Radeon RX 470 vs AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
22.5Rasterization28.3
20Ray Tracing20
31.6Memoryspec-based26.9
86Efficiencyspec-based97.8
36Compute20
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 4705 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 470 scores 34.9 against 35.6 for AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB 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 20
- 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
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
- Stronger rasterization score: 28 vs 23
- 116% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,206 MHz
- 104% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 7,516 vs 3,680
- 71% lower process: 4 nm vs 14 nm
- 23% lower TDP: 92 W vs 120 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2026 |
| Architecture | Polaris (GCN 4) | RDNA 4 |
| Process | 14 nm | 4 nm+71% |
| TDP | 120 W | 92 W+23% |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+100% | 1,024 |
| RT cores | — | 16 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 32 |
| Base clock | 926 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,206 MHz | 2,600 MHz+116% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| 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 9050 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,680Bottom 12% | 7,516+104%Bottom 30% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 405Bottom 5% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | FSR 4 |
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