Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GTX 470 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 1292 days newer than GeForce GTX 470.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 215 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 11% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than GeForce GTX 470 - 63 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 140% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 - 3 vs 1.25 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
17.02 GPixel/s
53%
Texel Fillrate
34.05 GTexel/s
26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
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Mar 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
GeForce 400 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$349 | MSRP | $299 |
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1.25 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
320-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
133.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
608 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
837 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |