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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Graphics processor Released Mar 26, 2010

Video memory: 1.25 GB
Memory bus: 320 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 133.90 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

218.23^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

222.99^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

221.24^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

116.89^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

16.39^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

79.70^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

109.39^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

103.02^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

168.69^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

85.80^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

198.29^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

171.01^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

334.26^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

364.16^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

309.80^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

26,830^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark3,162^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL10,408^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL11,144^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL10,408^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark381^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark3,147^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark618^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark3,601^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Fermi
Manufacturing process: 40 nm
Process node: 40 nm
GPU cores: 448^*
GPU base clock: 608 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 608 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 837 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Video memory: 1,280 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 529 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 215 W^*
Transistors: 3,100 million^*
Graphics processor: GF100^*
Texture mapping units: 56^*
Raster output units: 40^*
Streaming multiprocessors: 14^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 215 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 550 W^*
External power connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (11_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 1.1^*
CUDA compute capability: 2.0^*
Shader model: 5.1^*
GPU L2 cache: 640 KB^*

GPU configurations

1.25 GB / GDDR5 / 320-bit / GF100-275-A3
Capacity
1.25 GB
Rated memory bandwidth
133.90 GB/s
Chip variant
GF100-275-A3
Reference clock
608 MHz
Memory bus
320 bit
Rated power
215 W
Power specification
TDP
Technology
GDDR5

Memory & storage

Memory options: 1,280^*
Video memory: 1.25 GB
Video memory type: GDDR5
Memory bus: 320 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 133.90 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 215 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 1,088.64^* GFLOPS
TDP: 215^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce GTX 470^*
Year: 2010^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 3,000^*
Die size: 529^*
Memory size: 1,280^*
Memory speed: 133.9^*

Specifications 2 · 32 fields

Architecture: Fermi GF100-275-A3^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 640KB^*
Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
Max Power: 215 Watts^*
Memory: 1,280^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 133.9GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 320 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 837^* MHz
Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Name: GeForce GTX 470^*
Best Resolution: 1920 x 1080^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 4.5^*
PSU: 550 Watt & 38 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 24 GPixel/s^*
Power Connector: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
Process: 40nm^*
ROPs: 40^*
Release Date: 01-Mar-2010^*
Release Price: $349.00^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 5^*
TMUs: 56^*
Texture Rate: 34 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 0^*
Core Speed: 607^* MHz
DVI Connection: 2^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 12.0^*
HDMI Connection: 1^*

Specifications 3 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce GTX 470^*
GPU Chip: GF100^*
Released: Mar 26th, 2010^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1280 MB, GDDR5, 320 bit^*
GPU clock: 608^* MHz
Memory clock: 837^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 448 / 56 / 40^*

Specifications 4 · 12 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 1,089^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 136.1^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2010-03-26^*
Process Size (nm): 40^* nm
TDP (W): 215^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 529^* mm²
Transistors (million): 3,100^*
Freq (MHz): 608^* MHz

Specifications 5 · 26 fields

proc transistors: 3,100 million^*
proc die size: 529^* mm²
cores: 448^*
sm count: 14^*
memory clock: 837^*
ram: 1,280^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 320^*
bus interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 133.9^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 1.0886^*
fp64 performance: 0.1361^*
tdp: 215^* W
suggested psu: 550^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
api cuda: 2^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 3.53^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Fermi^*
card release date: 2010-03-26^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 40^* nm

Specifications 6 · 36 fields

CUDA compute capability

2.0^*

DirectX / feature level

12 (11_0)^*

OpenCL

1.1^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

5.1^*

Architecture

Fermi^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Memory bus

320^* bit

Reported shader processors

448^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

1.0886^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.1361^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

64 KB (per SM)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

640 KB^*

Reported display outputs

2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

17.02 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

2x 6-pin^*

Reported chip die area

529 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

40 nm^*

Transistors

3,100 million^*

Graphics processor

GF100^*

Reported video memory

1,280^* MB

Rated memory bandwidth

133.9 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

40^*

Reported shading units

448^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Streaming multiprocessors

14^*

Suggested system PSU

550 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

215 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

34.05 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

56^*

GPU cores

448^*

Video memory

1,280^* MB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 7 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

3,162^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: GeForce GTX 470^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

GeForce GTX 470^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 8 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce GTX 470^*
GPU Chip: GF100^*
Released: Mar 26th, 2010^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1280 MB, GDDR5, 320 bit^*
GPU clock: 608^* MHz
Memory clock: 837^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 448 / 56 / 40^*

Specifications 9 · 9 fields

model

GeForce GTX 470^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 470^*

core config

448:56:40:14^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 470^*

tdp watts

215.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 470^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 470^*

launch date

2010-03-26 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 470^*

code name

GF100-275-A3^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 470^*

die size mm2

529.0^* mm²

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 470^*

bus interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 470^*

core clock mhz

608.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 470^*

Specifications 10 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 1,088.64^* GFLOPS
TDP: 215^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce GTX 470^*
Year: 2010^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 3,000^*
Die size: 529^*
Memory size: 1,280^*
Memory speed: 133.9^*

Specifications 11 · 57 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 320^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: GF100^*
Clock Speeds Shader Clock: 1,215^* MHz
Graphics Processor Architecture: Fermi^*
Render Config SM Count: 14^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 2^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 40^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 3,100 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 529^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Mar 26th, 2010^*
Graphics Card Generation: GeForce 400^*
Graphics Card Successor: GeForce 500^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: GeForce GTX 470^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 608^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 837 MHz 3.3 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 1,280^* MB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 320^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 133.9^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 56^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: GF100^*
Render Config ROPs: 40^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 17.02 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 34.05 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 215^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 550^* W
Board Design Outputs: 2x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a^*
Board Design Board Number: P1025 SKU 0006^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.1^*
source file: nvidia2010.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: GeForce 200^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1280x720 | Playable:1366x768 | Low FPS:1600x900^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 349 USD^*
Board Design Length: 241 mm 9.5 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: GF100-275-A3^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 5.9M / mm²^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 48 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 56^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-1980^*
Top ROPS: 40^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 5.1^*
Top CORES: 448^*
Render Config Shading Units: 448^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 640^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 1,280^* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 1,088.6 GFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 136.1 GFLOPS (1:8)
Render Config L1 Cache: 64 KB (per SM)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 12 · 9 fields

name: GeForce GTX 470^*
price: $522.01*^*
3dmark: 3,601^*
value: 6.9^*
2dmark: 618^*
tdp: 215^*
powerperf: 16^*
test: Aug 2012^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 13 · 5 fields

Device

GeForce GTX 470^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce GTX 470^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

11,144^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

10,408^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 14 · 12 fields

gpuName

GeForce GTX 470^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce GTX 470^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

3,147^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

381^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

59.99^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

gpuValue

52.45^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

10,408^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

215^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

14.64^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,012^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 15 · 27 fields

manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
rop: 32^*
rop: 40^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: MXM-B (3.0)^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: GF100^*
gpuChip: Amethyst^*
productName: GeForce GTX 470^*
productName: GeForce GTX 470^*
releaseYear: 2,010^*
releaseYear: 2,010^*
memSize: 1.28^*
memSize: 1.28^*
memBusWidth: 320^*
gpuClock: 608^*
gpuClock: 850^*
memClock: 837^*
memClock: 1,362^*
unifiedShader: 448^*
unifiedShader: 2,048^*
tmu: 56^*
tmu: 128^*

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