GTX 470 benchmark with i5-680 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at High 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 Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 470 and Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss.

GTX 470 benchmark with i5-680 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at High Quality
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Price $ 299.0
Year 2010
Maximum Recorded Temperature 95C
Max Fan Noise 60dB
Recommended Power Supply 565W
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz ($89.99)
CPU Impact on FPS + 0.1 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings High Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 50.2 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 29.5 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 26.0 FPS
Average 4K Performance 19.4 FPS
Memory 1 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 13.3
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 24.4
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 28.2
4K Cost Per Frame $ 39.2
Series GTX 470
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Overall Combination Score 52/100 Acceptable

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.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
31.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
29.5 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 $ 349
26.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
26.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6970 $ 369
25.8 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 $ 499
24.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
24.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
24.2 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6950 $ 299
23.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
22.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
20.8 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
20.4 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
19.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
19.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
19.4 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
17.9 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
17.7 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
15.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
14.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
13.9 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
13.7 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 $ 449
13.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
13.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R7 250 $ 89
12.4 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
11.4 FPS

The GTX 470 sits between the HD 6870 and the GTX 560, falling slower than HD 6870 by 2.8% 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. It is a close call between the GTX 470 and its rival HD 6870 by a small margin. Compared to its higher sibling, the GTX 470 was much slower than the GTX 480 by more than 20%.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
31.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
29.5 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 $ 349
26.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
26.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6970 $ 369
25.8 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 $ 499
24.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
24.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
24.2 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6950 $ 299
23.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
22.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
20.8 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
20.4 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
19.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
19.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
19.4 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
17.9 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
17.7 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
15.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
14.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
13.9 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
13.7 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 $ 449
13.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
13.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R7 250 $ 89
12.4 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
11.4 FPS

The GTX 470 sits between the HD 6870 and the GTX 560, falling slower than HD 6870 by 2.8% 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. It is a close call between the GTX 470 and its rival HD 6870 by a small margin. 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)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
73.6 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
69.1 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 $ 349
62.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
62.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6970 $ 369
60.7 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 $ 499
58.2 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
57.4 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
57.1 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6950 $ 299
54.8 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
53.5 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
49.2 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
48.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
46.7 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
45.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
45.9 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
42.5 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
41.8 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
36.1 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
33.4 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
33.1 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
32.7 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 $ 449
32.4 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
31.6 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R7 250 $ 89
29.8 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
27.3 FPS

The GTX 470 sits between the HD 6870 and the GTX 560, falling slower than HD 6870 by 3.1% and faster than GTX 560 by 2.2%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. It is a close call between the GTX 470 and its rival HD 6870 by a small margin. Compared to its higher sibling, the GTX 470 was much slower than the GTX 480 by more than 20%.

Game Performance at High Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
32
36.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
23
26.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
20
23.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
16
18.2
2023 Forspoken
18
20.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
14
16.5
2023 Dead Space
23
26.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
27
30.2
2023 Armored Core VI
27
30.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
13
14.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
24
27.5
2023 Remnant II
14
16.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
19
21.5
2023 Atomic Heart
19
21.5
2023 Starfield
10
11.4
2022 Elden Ring
22
25.5
2022 God of War
21
24.3
2022 Overwatch 2
37
41.8
2022 F1 22
27
30.6
2022 Dying Light 2
26
29.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
26
29.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
40
44.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
30
33.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
22
24.5
2021 Halo Infinite
17
19.4
2021 Battlefield 2042
29
33.1
2021 Hitman 3
34
37.8
2021 Far Cry 6
31
35.6
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
34
38.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
34
38.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
18
20.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
12
13.9
2020 Valorant
66
73.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
29
32.7
2020 Death Stranding
33
37.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
22
25.5
2020 Godfall
32
36.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
18
20.4
2019 Apex Legends
32
36.3
2019 Anthem
22
24.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
31
34.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
43
48.4
2019 Metro Exodus
21
24.0
2019 World War Z
36
40.8
2019 Gears of War 5
29
33.1
2019 F1 2019
36
40.4
2019 GreedFall
33
37.0
2019 Borderlands 3
24
27.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
43
48.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
18
20.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
27
30.9
2018 Just Cause 4
29
32.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
31
35.2
2018 Strange Brigade
45
50.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
39
43.7
2017 For Honor
50
56.3
2017 Project CARS 2
37
41.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
44
49.2
2016 Dishonored 2
28
31.6
2015 Rocket League
126
140.7
2015 Need For Speed
42
46.9
2015 Project CARS
40
45.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
68
76.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
91
102.1
2011 DiRT 3
99
110.1
2011 Portal 2
155
173.3
2011 Batman: Arkham City
77
86.4
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
87
97.5
2011 Battlefield 3
53
59.5
2010 Metro: 2033
50
56.6
2010 Starcraft II
94
104.5
2009 League of Legends
156
173.7
2008 Crysis: Warhead
47
52.5

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
21
27.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
15
19.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
14
18.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
11
14.1
2023 Forspoken
11
14.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
9
12.2
2023 Dead Space
14
18.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
19
24.9
2023 Armored Core VI
19
24.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
8
10.8
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
15
19.6
2023 Remnant II
9
11.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
13
16.5
2023 Atomic Heart
12
15.9
2023 Starfield
8
10.4
2022 Elden Ring
16
20.6
2022 God of War
16
21.1
2022 Overwatch 2
29
36.6
2022 F1 22
15
19.6
2022 Dying Light 2
15
19.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
17
21.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
26
33.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
18
22.8
2021 Forza Horizon 5
17
21.3
2021 Halo Infinite
13
17.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
18
23.0
2021 Hitman 3
22
28.0
2021 Far Cry 6
21
27.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
22
28.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
21
26.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
14
17.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
12.2
2020 Valorant
49
61.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
20
26.2
2020 Death Stranding
23
29.5
2020 Marvel's Avengers
15
18.8
2020 Godfall
20
25.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
15
19.0
2019 Apex Legends
22
27.8
2019 Anthem
15
20.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
21
27.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
27
34.3
2019 Metro Exodus
15
19.0
2019 World War Z
24
30.7
2019 Gears of War 5
19
24.9
2019 F1 2019
23
29.7
2019 GreedFall
22
27.7
2019 Borderlands 3
15
19.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
28
36.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
13
17.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
19
24.9
2018 Just Cause 4
20
25.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
20
25.6
2018 Strange Brigade
29
36.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
26
32.9
2017 For Honor
28
35.2
2017 Project CARS 2
24
30.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
36
45.0
2016 Dishonored 2
21
27.3
2015 Rocket League
54
68.0
2015 Need For Speed
29
37.3
2015 Project CARS
28
35.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
41
52.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
69
87.1
2009 League of Legends
84
105.4

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
18
24.2
2019 Anthem
12
16.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
17
23.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
21
28.0
2019 Metro Exodus
12
16.9
2019 World War Z
20
26.6
2019 Gears of War 5
16
22.1
2019 F1 2019
20
26.4
2019 GreedFall
16
21.7
2019 Borderlands 3
12
16.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
23
31.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
15.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
16
22.1
2018 Just Cause 4
15
20.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
15
20.8
2018 Strange Brigade
23
30.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
22
30.0
2017 For Honor
21
28.9
2017 Project CARS 2
22
30.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
33
44.4
2016 Dishonored 2
20
26.4
2015 Rocket League
41
55.2
2015 Need For Speed
25
33.6
2015 Project CARS
24
32.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
31
42.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
67
88.2
2009 League of Legends
62
82.2

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
14
21.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
9
13.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
13.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
5
8.0
2023 Forspoken
5
7.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
6.5
2023 Dead Space
5
8.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
10
14.9
2023 Armored Core VI
10
14.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
5.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
7
11.4
2023 Remnant II
4
6.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6
8.7
2023 Atomic Heart
7
10.4
2023 Starfield
5
7.4
2022 Elden Ring
8
12.4
2022 God of War
11
16.9
2022 Overwatch 2
20
28.6
2022 F1 22
10
14.9
2022 Dying Light 2
10
14.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
11
16.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
17
24.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
10
14.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
11
17.1
2021 Halo Infinite
8
12.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
10
15.5
2021 Hitman 3
12
18.0
2021 Far Cry 6
11
15.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
11
16.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
12
18.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
8
12.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
6
9.9
2020 Valorant
38
54.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
10
15.1
2020 Death Stranding
13
19.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
7
10.6
2020 Godfall
9
13.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
9
13.1
2019 Apex Legends
12
17.7
2019 Anthem
8
11.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
10
15.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
12
18.2
2019 Metro Exodus
8
12.7
2019 World War Z
13
19.0
2019 Gears of War 5
11
16.5
2019 F1 2019
13
20.0
2019 GreedFall
8
12.7
2019 Borderlands 3
7
11.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
15
22.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
11.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
11
16.5
2018 Just Cause 4
9
14.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
9
13.3
2018 Strange Brigade
14
21.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
16
23.8
2017 For Honor
13
19.0
2017 Project CARS 2
18
26.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
26
38.3
2016 Dishonored 2
15
22.3
2015 Rocket League
24
35.0
2015 Need For Speed
18
26.0
2015 Project CARS
18
26.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
18
26.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
55
79.6
2009 League of Legends
33
47.9
GTX 470 with i5-680 at 1080p and High Quality settings
GTX 470 with i5-680 at 1440p and High Quality settings
GTX 470 with i5-680 at 4K and High 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

Critics Reviews

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