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AMD Radeon HD 8470 OEM

Graphics Processor
Caicos
Cores
160
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
64 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The Radeon HD 8470 OEM was a graphics card by AMD, launched on January 8th, 2013. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the Caicos graphics processor, in its Caicos XT variant, the card supports DirectX 11.2. The Caicos graphics processor is a relatively small chip with a die area of only 67 mm² and 370 million transistors. It features 160 shading units, 8 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. AMD has paired 1,024 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon HD 8470 OEM, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 775 MHz, memory is running at 800 MHz (3.2 Gbps effective).
Being a single-slot card, the AMD Radeon HD 8470 OEM does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 35 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a. Radeon HD 8470 OEM is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 168 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Caicos
GPU Variant
Caicos XT
(215-0804070)
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
40 nm
Transistors
370 million
Density
5.5M / mm²
Die Size
67 mm²
Chip Package
FCBGA-631

Graphics Card

Release Date
Jan 8th, 2013
Generation
Sea Islands
(HD 8400)
Predecessor
Southern Islands
Successor
Volcanic Islands
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
34%
GeForce 9400 GT
44%
Radeon HD 4550
54%
Radeon HD 5450
69%
Radeon HD 6450
81%
GeForce GT 520
85%
Radeon HD 8470 OEM
100%
GeForce GT 220
105%
GeForce GT 430
138%
Radeon HD 5570
139%
Radeon HD 4670
151%
GeForce GT 440
160%
GeForce GT 240
163%
GeForce 9600 GT
187%
Radeon HD 5670
199%
GeForce GT 640
213%
GeForce 9800 GT
221%
Radeon HD 6670
229%
Radeon HD 4830
237%
Radeon HD 4770
253%
Radeon HD 4850
266%
GeForce GTS 250
272%
GeForce GTS 450
281%
Radeon HD 5750
290%
Radeon HD 7750
332%
Radeon HD 5770
334%
GeForce GTX 260
340%
Radeon HD 4870
344%
Radeon Vega 8
345%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
349%
GeForce GTX 650
352%
Radeon HD 5830
372%
Radeon HD 6790
391%
Radeon HD 4890
398%
GeForce GTX 460
413%
Radeon RX Vega 11
416%
GeForce GT 1030
420%
GeForce GTX 275
424%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
425%
GeForce GTX 280
426%
GeForce GTX 465
434%
Radeon HD 6850
455%
GeForce GTX 285
464%
Radeon HD 5850
498%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
507%
Radeon HD 7790
507%
Radeon RX 550
528%
GeForce GTX 470
529%
Radeon HD 6870
549%
Radeon HD 5870
585%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
604%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
607%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
618%
Radeon HD 6950
621%
GeForce GTX 295
643%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
650%
Radeon HD 7850
655%
GeForce GTX 480
667%
Radeon HD 6970
697%
Radeon R7 265
711%
Radeon RX 460
722%
Radeon R7 370
722%
GeForce GTX 660
725%
GeForce GTX 570
727%
Radeon RX 560
739%
GeForce GTX 950
785%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
792%
Radeon R9 270X
811%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
821%
GeForce GTX 580
825%
GeForce GTX 1050
831%
Radeon HD 7950
833%
GeForce GTX 1630
849%
Radeon HD 5970
850%
GeForce GTX 760
874%
GeForce GTX 670
940%
GeForce GTX 960
965%
Radeon R9 380
989%
Radeon R9 285
995%
Radeon HD 7970
1005%
GeForce GTX 680
1016%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
1039%
GeForce GTX 770
1066%
Radeon HD 6990
1091%
Radeon R9 280X
1117%
GeForce GTX 590
1133%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
1134%
GeForce GTX 780
1256%
Arc A380
1258%
Radeon RX 6400
1275%
GeForce GTX 1650
1301%
Radeon RX 470
1382%
Radeon R9 290
1401%
Radeon RX 570
1477%
Radeon R9 390
1495%
Radeon R9 290X
1503%
GeForce GTX 970
1523%
GeForce GTX TITAN
1543%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
1564%
Radeon R9 390X
1586%
Radeon HD 7990
1593%
Radeon RX 480
1601%
GeForce GTX 690
1614%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
1658%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
1681%
Radeon RX 580
1701%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
1714%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
1729%
GeForce GTX 980
1737%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
1752%
Radeon R9 FURY
1759%
Radeon RX 590
1837%
Radeon R9 295X2
1935%
GeForce GTX 1660
1945%
Radeon R9 FURY X
1968%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
2001%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
2053%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
2115%
GeForce GTX 1070
2233%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
2233%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
2270%
Radeon RX Vega 56
2378%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
2522%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
2559%
Radeon RX Vega 64
2594%
GeForce GTX 1080
2630%
GeForce RTX 2060
2630%
Radeon RX 5700
2738%
Arc A580
2744%
Radeon RX 6600
2858%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
2954%
GeForce RTX 2070
2993%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
2995%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
3054%
Arc A750
3153%
Radeon VII
3170%
TITAN X Pascal
3252%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
3285%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
3350%
Arc A770
3384%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
3386%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
3562%
Radeon RX 7600
3601%
GeForce RTX 4060
3618%
GeForce RTX 2080
3642%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
3716%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
3819%
Arc B580
3865%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
3912%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
4050%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
4298%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
4345%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
4378%
GeForce RTX 3070
4581%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
4902%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
4954%
Radeon RX 6800
5050%
GeForce RTX 4070
5596%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
5736%
GeForce RTX 3080
5954%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
6013%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
6180%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
6491%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
6615%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
6669%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
6678%
GeForce RTX 3090
6795%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
6966%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
7610%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
7815%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
7883%
GeForce RTX 4080
8849%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
8982%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
9067%
GeForce RTX 4090
11117%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
775 MHz
Memory Clock
800 MHz
3.2 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
64 bit
Bandwidth
25.60 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
160
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
Compute Units
2
L1 Cache
8 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
128 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
3.100 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
6.200 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
248.0 GFLOPS

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
Length
168 mm
6.6 inches
TDP
35 W
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x DVI
1x HDMI 1.3a
Power Connectors
None
Board Number
C264

Graphics Features

DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Shader Model
5.0

Card Notes

Chip Codename: Khalidster, Wombat3
Rebranded HD 6450/7470 GDDR5

Caicos GPU Notes

Generation: Northern Islands
Mobile Variant: Seymour
Graphics/Compute: GFX4
Display Core Engine: 5.0
Unified Video Decoder: 3.1

Latest Drivers:
Windows XP / 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4

Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12

Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10:
Catalyst Software Suite 15.7.1 / 16.2.1 Beta
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