Zotac GeForce GTX 470 review

Is Nvidia's GTX 470 an AMD Radeon HD 5870 beater?

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Zotac GeForce GTX 470
Can Nvidia claim the graphics performance crown?

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Heaven 2.0

  • GTX 480: 21
  • GTX 470: 17
  • HD 5870: 9
  • HD 5970: 20

Metro 2033

  • GTX 480: 33
  • GTX 470: 26
  • HD 5870: 28
  • HD 5970: 42

STALKER

  • GTX 480: 34
  • GTX 470: 15
  • HD 5870: 13
  • HD 5970: 19

DiRT 2

  • GTX 480: 52
  • GTX 470: 43
  • HD 5870: 41
  • HD 5970: 54

Far Cry 2

  • GTX 480: 64
  • GTX 470: 51
  • HD 5870: 45
  • HD 5970: 69

Just Cause 2

  • GTX 480: 25
  • GTX 470: 20
  • HD 5870: 15
  • HD 5970: 30

All games at 2560 x 1600, except Metro 2033 at 1920 x 1080

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