GPU Showdown

Radeon RX 470vsGeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a high-end graphics card for 4K gaming and creative work, while the Radeon RX 470 is an older budget card for 1080p gaming at lower settings.

AMD Radeon RX 470
4 GB · 120W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
16 GB · 320W
AMD

Radeon RX 470

GCN 4.0 · TSMC 14 nm · 2016

19score
4/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
4 GB
TDP
120W
CUDA Cores
2,048
Boost Clock
1206 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2024

82score
4.1/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
320W
Shaders
10,240
Boost Clock
2550 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

RX 470
19
RTX 4080 SUPERWinner
82
RTX 4080 SUPER leads by 331.6% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#5RTX 408083
#6RTX 4080 SUPER82
#7RTX 5090 D V279
#107RX 48021
#108RX 47019
#109GTX 165019
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsRX 470RTX 4080 SUPER
General
Process Node14 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM4 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6X
Memory Bus256-bit256-bit
Bandwidth211.2 GB/s736.3 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores2,04810,240
TMUs128320
ROPs32112
Boost Clock1206 MHz2550 MHz
FP324.94 TF52.22 TF
Power
TDP120320
Power Connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER wins handily for gamers needing high-end performance and modern features.

Best value

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER offers far more speed and memory, making it the smarter pick for serious buyers.

When the other wins

For a basic office PC or low-budget build, the Radeon RX 470 is the right choice due to its much lower cost.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the RX 470 better than the RTX 4080 SUPER?

Overall the RTX 4080 SUPER is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (82 vs 19 out of 100), so it leads the RX 470 in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 4080 SUPER than the RX 470?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4080 SUPER is roughly 332% faster than the RX 470 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the RX 470 or the RTX 4080 SUPER?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4080 SUPER. If the RX 470 is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.