GTX 470 benchmark with FX-8120 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Medium Quality

It is worth noting that the GTX 470 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. With current 1280 MB RAM, the GTX 470 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. It is important to know that GTX 470 's max load temperature is very high and might require custom cooling solutions. This combination between GTX 470 and AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core has less than 15% bottleneck in many games and can cause minor FPS loss. This combination between GTX 470 and AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Price $ 299.0
Year 2010
Maximum Recorded Temperature 95C
Max Fan Noise 60dB
Recommended Power Supply 565W
Benchmark CPU AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core ($99.99)
CPU Impact on FPS -1.6 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -10.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Medium Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 70.2 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 42.0 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 37.4 FPS
Average 4K Performance 28.5 FPS
Memory 1 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 14.2
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 26.2
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 30.1
4K Cost Per Frame $ 41.6
Series GTX 470
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Overall Combination Score 61/100 Good

The GTX 480 might be the high-end flagship of the latest Fermi set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most mid-range PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 470 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 349. NVIDIA ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Fermi graphics card inside the GTX 470, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, HD 6870, the GTX 470 was -8.4 % slower. The GTX 480 might be the high-end flagship of the latest Fermi set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most mid-range PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 470 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 349.

NVIDIA ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Fermi graphics card inside the GTX 470, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, HD 6870, the GTX 470 was -8.4 % slower.

Compare GTX 470 Variants Performance in Medium Quality

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
47.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
44.7 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 $ 349
40.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
40.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6970 $ 369
39.3 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 $ 499
37.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
37.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
36.9 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6950 $ 299
35.5 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
34.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
31.9 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
29.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
30.5 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
29.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
29.9 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
27.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
27.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
23.8 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
22.0 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
21.7 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
21.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 $ 449
21.3 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
20.7 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R7 250 $ 89
19.5 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
17.9 FPS

The GTX 470 sits between the HD 6870 and the GTX 560, falling slower than HD 6870 by 2.7% and faster than GTX 560 by 1.9%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the HD 6870. Compared to its higher sibling, the GTX 470 was much slower than the GTX 480 by more than 20%.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
47.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
44.7 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 $ 349
40.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
40.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6970 $ 369
39.3 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 $ 499
37.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
37.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
36.9 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6950 $ 299
35.5 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
34.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
31.9 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
29.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
30.5 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
29.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
29.9 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
27.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
27.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
23.8 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
22.0 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
21.7 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
21.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 $ 449
21.3 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
20.7 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R7 250 $ 89
19.5 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
17.9 FPS

The GTX 470 sits between the HD 6870 and the GTX 560, falling slower than HD 6870 by 2.7% and faster than GTX 560 by 1.9%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the HD 6870. Compared to its higher sibling, the GTX 470 was much slower than the GTX 480 by more than 20%.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
106.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
100.1 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 $ 349
91.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
91.5 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6970 $ 369
88.6 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 $ 499
85.3 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
84.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
83.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6950 $ 299
80.6 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
78.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
72.7 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
65.9 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
69.2 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
68.0 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
68.0 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
63.3 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
62.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
54.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
50.4 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
49.9 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
49.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 $ 449
48.8 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
47.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R7 250 $ 89
45.2 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
41.5 FPS

The GTX 470 sits between the HD 6870 and the GTX 560, falling slower than HD 6870 by 3% and faster than GTX 560 by 2%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Compared to its higher sibling, the GTX 470 was much slower than the GTX 480 by more than 20%.

Game Performance at Medium Quality settings

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Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
45
50.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
32
36.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
29
32.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
23
25.8
2023 Forspoken
26
29.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
21
23.8
2023 Dead Space
32
36.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
38
42.3
2023 Armored Core VI
38
42.3
2023 Immortals of Aveum
19
21.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
34
38.8
2023 Remnant II
21
23.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
27
30.5
2023 Atomic Heart
27
30.5
2023 Starfield
14
16.7
2022 Elden Ring
32
35.8
2022 God of War
30
34.4
2022 Overwatch 2
52
57.9
2022 F1 22
38
42.8
2022 Dying Light 2
36
41.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
36
41.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
55
62.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
42
46.8
2021 Forza Horizon 5
31
34.7
2021 Halo Infinite
24
27.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
41
46.2
2021 Hitman 3
47
52.6
2021 Far Cry 6
44
49.6
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
48
53.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
48
53.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
26
29.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
18
20.1
2020 Valorant
89
99.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
41
45.7
2020 Death Stranding
46
51.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
32
35.8
2020 Godfall
45
50.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
26
29.1
2019 Apex Legends
45
50.6
2019 Anthem
31
35.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
43
48.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
59
66.4
2019 Metro Exodus
30
33.9
2019 World War Z
50
56.7
2019 Gears of War 5
41
46.2
2019 F1 2019
50
56.2
2019 GreedFall
46
51.4
2019 Borderlands 3
34
38.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
59
65.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
26
29.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
39
43.4
2018 Just Cause 4
41
46.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
44
49.1
2018 Strange Brigade
62
69.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
54
60.3
2017 For Honor
69
76.7
2017 Project CARS 2
51
57.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
60
67.6
2016 Dishonored 2
39
44.4
2015 Rocket League
162
180.9
2015 Need For Speed
58
64.5
2015 Project CARS
56
62.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
91
101.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
120
134.4
2011 DiRT 3
129
144.2
2011 Portal 2
197
219.1
2011 Batman: Arkham City
103
115.0
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
115
128.7
2011 Battlefield 3
72
81.0
2010 Metro: 2033
69
77.1
2010 Starcraft II
123
137.3
2009 League of Legends
197
219.6
2008 Crysis: Warhead
64
71.8

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
31
38.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
22
28.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
20
25.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
16
20.4
2023 Forspoken
16
20.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
14
17.9
2023 Dead Space
20
25.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
28
35.5
2023 Armored Core VI
28
35.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
12
15.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
22
28.2
2023 Remnant II
13
16.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
19
23.8
2023 Atomic Heart
18
22.9
2023 Starfield
12
15.0
2022 Elden Ring
23
29.3
2022 God of War
24
30.2
2022 Overwatch 2
40
50.9
2022 F1 22
22
28.2
2022 Dying Light 2
22
28.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
24
30.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
37
46.8
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
25
32.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
24
30.5
2021 Halo Infinite
20
25.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
26
32.7
2021 Hitman 3
31
39.6
2021 Far Cry 6
31
38.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
31
39.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
30
37.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
20
25.8
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
14
17.9
2020 Valorant
67
84.2
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
29
37.2
2020 Death Stranding
33
41.8
2020 Marvel's Avengers
21
27.0
2020 Godfall
28
35.8
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
21
27.3
2019 Apex Legends
31
39.3
2019 Anthem
23
28.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
31
38.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
38
47.8
2019 Metro Exodus
21
27.3
2019 World War Z
34
43.4
2019 Gears of War 5
28
35.5
2019 F1 2019
33
41.8
2019 GreedFall
31
39.1
2019 Borderlands 3
22
28.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
40
50.4
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
19
25.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
28
35.5
2018 Just Cause 4
28
35.5
2018 Monster Hunter: World
29
36.4
2018 Strange Brigade
40
50.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
36
46.0
2017 For Honor
39
49.1
2017 Project CARS 2
34
43.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
49
62.3
2016 Dishonored 2
31
38.8
2015 Rocket League
73
91.9
2015 Need For Speed
41
51.9
2015 Project CARS
39
49.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
57
71.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
92
116.0
2009 League of Legends
110
138.6

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
26
34.4
2019 Anthem
18
24.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
24
32.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
30
39.6
2019 Metro Exodus
18
24.4
2019 World War Z
28
37.7
2019 Gears of War 5
24
31.6
2019 F1 2019
28
37.4
2019 GreedFall
23
31.1
2019 Borderlands 3
18
23.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
33
44.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
16
22.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
24
31.6
2018 Just Cause 4
22
29.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
22
29.6
2018 Strange Brigade
32
43.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
32
42.3
2017 For Honor
31
41.0
2017 Project CARS 2
32
42.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
46
61.3
2016 Dishonored 2
28
37.4
2015 Rocket League
57
75.5
2015 Need For Speed
35
47.3
2015 Project CARS
34
46.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
44
58.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
89
117.6
2009 League of Legends
83
110.0

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
21
30.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
13
19.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
13
19.2
2023 The Last of Us Part I
8
11.7
2023 Forspoken
7
11.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
6
9.6
2023 Dead Space
8
11.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
15
21.7
2023 Armored Core VI
15
21.7
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
7.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
11
16.7
2023 Remnant II
6
9.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
8
12.7
2023 Atomic Heart
10
15.0
2023 Starfield
7
11.0
2022 Elden Ring
12
18.2
2022 God of War
17
24.4
2022 Overwatch 2
28
40.4
2022 F1 22
15
21.7
2022 Dying Light 2
15
21.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
16
23.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
24
34.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
15
21.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
17
24.7
2021 Halo Infinite
12
18.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
15
22.3
2021 Hitman 3
18
25.8
2021 Far Cry 6
16
22.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
16
23.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
18
25.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
12
18.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
10
14.7
2020 Valorant
52
75.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
15
22.0
2020 Death Stranding
19
27.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
10
15.4
2020 Godfall
13
18.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
13
18.9
2019 Apex Legends
17
25.6
2019 Anthem
11
17.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
15
22.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
18
26.1
2019 Metro Exodus
12
18.6
2019 World War Z
19
27.3
2019 Gears of War 5
16
23.8
2019 F1 2019
20
28.8
2019 GreedFall
12
18.6
2019 Borderlands 3
11
16.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
22
32.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
17.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
16
23.8
2018 Just Cause 4
14
20.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
13
19.2
2018 Strange Brigade
21
30.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
23
33.9
2017 For Honor
19
27.3
2017 Project CARS 2
25
36.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
37
53.7
2016 Dishonored 2
22
31.9
2015 Rocket League
34
49.1
2015 Need For Speed
25
36.9
2015 Project CARS
25
36.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
26
37.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
74
106.7
2009 League of Legends
46
65.9
GTX 470 with FX-8120 at 1080p and Medium Quality settings
GTX 470 with FX-8120 at 1440p and Medium Quality settings
GTX 470 with FX-8120 at 4K and Medium Quality settings

GTX 470 Specifications

GTX 470 Board Design

Board NumberP1045
Length9.5 inches 241 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x mini-HDMI
Power Connectors2x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slot
TDP215 W

GTX 470 Clock Speeds

GPU Clock608 MHz
Memory Clock837 MHz 3348 MHz effective
Shader Clock1215 MHz

GTX 470 Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 400
Launch Price349 USD
ProductionEnd-of-life
Release DateMar 26th, 2010

GTX 470 Graphics Features

CUDA2
DirectX12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL1.1
OpenGL4.6
Shader Model5.1
VulkanN/A

GTX 470 Graphics Processor

ArchitectureFermi
Die Size529 mm²
GPU NameGF100
GPU VariantGF100-275-A3
Process Size40 nm
Transistors3,100 million

GTX 470 Memory

Bandwidth133.9 GB/s
Memory Bus320 bit
Memory Size1280 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5

GTX 470 Render Config

ROPs40
SM Count14
Shading Units448
TMUs56

GTX 470 Theoretical Performance

FP32 (float) performance1,089 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance136.1 GFLOPS (1:8)
Pixel Rate17.02 GPixel/s
Texture Rate34.05 GTexel/s

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