Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms Radeon RX 470 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 375 days newer than Radeon RX 470.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 120 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 22% better in The Callisto Protocol than Radeon RX 470 - 82 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 470 - 8 vs 4 GB
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
40.99213936690037%
Texel Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
46.85887708649469%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 470 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4th, 2016 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Vega |
$179 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 211.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 926 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| 1206 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1650 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
