NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 is a graphics card released on March 26, 2010, built on the Fermi architecture. It has 448 shading units, 1.3 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 320-bit bus, 133.9 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 608 MHz and a 215 W board power rating. It scores 3,166 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.
Depth: 40 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 9 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 scores 3,166 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 73.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #738), measured across 2,058 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 409.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 averages DirectX 9 63 fps, DirectX 10 14 fps, DirectX 11 26 fps, DirectX 12 12 fps and GPU Compute 1,029 ops/s, across 2,058 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 1.3 GB of memory, a core clock of 607 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2012-08-18. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 is based on the Fermi architecture, uses the GF100-275-A3 graphics processor, contains 3,100 million transistors and has a die size of 529 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 has 448 shading units, 56 texture mapping units and 40 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 runs at a base clock of 608 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 is equipped with 1.3 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 320-bit memory bus and delivers 133.9 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 has a board power rating of 215 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 was released on March 26, 2010 and launched at a price of $349.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 have?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 has 1.3 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 320-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 133.9 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 has a board power rating of 215 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 scores 3,166 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 73.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #738. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 12 fps.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 use?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 was released on March 26, 2010 and launched at a price of $349.
Corrections to this record
After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.
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- Architecture: Fermi (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GF100 -> Fermi. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724); Wikipedia: List of Nvidia desktop graphics processing units (revision 1375708460).
The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.
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