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Radeon RX 470 vs GeForce RTX 3070

Radeon RX 470 vs GeForce RTX 3070: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon RX 470

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

MSI Vulkan Polaris AMD Radeon RX 470 GAMING X 4G GDDR5 DX12 PCI-Express 3 Graphics Card - Black

Buy for £219.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7421 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

Buy for £618.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7420 minutes ago

Radeon RX 470

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

MSI Vulkan Polaris AMD Radeon RX 470 GAMING X 4G GDDR5 DX12 PCI-Express 3 Graphics Card - Black

Buy for £219.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7421 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

Buy for £618.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7420 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $179

MSI Vulkan Polaris AMD Radeon RX 470 GAMING X 4G GDDR5 DX12 PCI-Express 3 Graphics Card - Black

Prices and Stock
MSRP $499

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

Palit GeForce RTX 3070 GamingPro 8GB GDDR6 Ray-Tracing LHR Graphics Card, 5888 Core, 1500MHz GPU, 1725 Boost, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, TurboFan 3.0

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING Z TRIO 8G LHR Gaming Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 1845 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 256 bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD REV2.0 Video Card

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 EAGLE 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon RX 470 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 470 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 1489 days newer than Radeon RX 470.

Advantages of Radeon RX 470

Up to 31% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than GeForce RTX 3070 - £3.19 vs £4.65 per FPS
Consumes up to 45% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 120 vs 220 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070

Performs up to 93% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon RX 470 - 133 vs 69 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 470 - 8 vs 4 GB

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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016

FPS

69

52%

Value, £/FPS

£3.19/FPS

100%

Price, £

£219.99

100%

Value Winner

MSI Vulkan Polaris AMD Radeon RX 470 GAMING X 4G GDDR5 DX12 PCI-Express 3 Graphics Card - Black

Buy for £219.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7421 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

FPS

133

100%

Value, £/FPS

£4.65/FPS

69%

Price, £

£618.21

35%

FPS Winner

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

Buy for £618.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7420 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016

GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

452

FPS

371

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

140

FPS

62

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

794

FPS

595

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

395

FPS

387

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

136

FPS

92

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016

Pixel Fillrate

38.59 GPixel/s

23%

Texel Fillrate

154.4 GTexel/s

49%

GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

165.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

317.4 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 470	vs	GeForce RTX 3070
Aug 4th, 2016	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2020
Arctic Islands	Generation	GeForce 30
$179	MSRP	$499
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	256-bit
211.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	448 GB/s
926 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1500 MHz
1206 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1725 MHz
1650 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using Radeon RX 470 or GeForce RTX 3070

With selected game settings

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

112 FPS

£9.59/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,074

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

119 FPS

£10.08/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i9-12900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,199

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

130 FPS

£11.92/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i9-13900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,549

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

132 FPS

£9.46/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 9 7900X

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,249

In Stock

Vibox III-121 Gaming PC Image

Vibox III-121 Gaming PC

96 FPS

£10.31/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i7-10700F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£989.95

In Stock

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Vibox VIII-37 Gaming PC

112 FPS

£10.13/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,134.95

In Stock

Veno Scorp Gaming PC Image

Veno Scorp Gaming PC

98 FPS

£15.66/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 5 3600

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£1,535

In Stock

3XS iCUE Gaming PC Image

3XS iCUE Gaming PC

110 FPS

£14.55/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,599.96

In Stock

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Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC

108 FPS

£31.73/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 7 5800

16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

£3,427.12

In Stock

OPSYS Agilian-X8 White Gaming PC Image

OPSYS Agilian-X8 White Gaming PC

108 FPS

£14.17/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 5 5600

16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

£1,529.95

In Stock

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£254.99

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GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

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£658.99

£219.99

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

£219.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£307.99

£219.99

£199.55

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Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

£219.99

£141.3

£219.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£438.99

£219.99

£244.34

£219.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

£219.99

£89.99

£219.99

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

£219.99

£146.76

£219.99

GeForce RTX 4070

£219.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

£219.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

£219.99

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£694.35

£219.99

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

£219.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

£219.99

£50.99

£219.99

£605.36

£219.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£333.96

£219.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

£219.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

£219.99

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

£599.99

£219.99

£63.56

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£658.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£307.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

£199.55

£219.99

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

£219.99

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

£2,300

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

£219.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

£141.3

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£438.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

£244.34

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

£89.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

£146.76

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£694.35

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

£219.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

£50.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

£605.36

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£333.96

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

£599.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

£63.56

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

£2,300