The Radeon RX 470 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX Vega 56 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's CA$82.64 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 470
- Consumes up to 43% less energy – 120 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX Vega 56
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 9% cheaper – CA$838.42 vs CA$921.06
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Radeon RX 470 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 470
Aug 4th, 2016
Average FPS
65
76%
Min 1% FPS
32
70%
Price, CA$
CA$921.06
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$14.17/FPS
69%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Average FPS
86
100%
Min 1% FPS
46
100%
Price, CA$
CA$838.42
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$9.74/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 470 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 470 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 470 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 470
Aug 4th, 2016
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
211.2 GB/s
52%
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
41%
Texture Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
47%
FP32
4.94 TFLOPS
47%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 470 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Aug 4th, 2016 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
$179.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Vega |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
120 W | Power Consumption | 210 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 2048-bit |
| 211.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 38.59 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| 154.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 329.5 GTexel/s |
| 4.94 TFLOPS | FP32 | 10.54 TFLOPS |
