Powercolor launches a new rx 470 for 159 dollars

We had the opportunity to review the RX 470 at the time, and it proved to be an excellent graphics card for the mid-range range, but perhaps somewhat overwhelmed by the Nvidia GTX 1060 today.

RX 470 with 4GB GDDR5 and new dissipation

It has been PowerColor, one of the most recognized graphics card manufacturers, which gives new life to this graphic in the mid-range segment with a new, cheaper model. The new PowerColor RX 470 RED DRAGON is already being marketed at the newegg retailer for around $ 159.

This reduction in price compared to the original model is possible thanks to the fact that a 4GB GDDR5 memory has been used instead of the 8GB that the original had. In addition, a more modest single-fan cooling was chosen. Remember that the original RX 470 works with a temperature of between 60-65 degrees when it is at full workload, so that temperature will surely be higher with this model but would remain within reasonable margins.

Placed in the price range of a GTX 1050 Ti

The new PowerColor RX 470 also adds a small factory overclock.

In the range of 160 dollars we have the GTX 1050 Ti, which yields 35% less, so this graph is placed as a very interesting option within the mid-range range, being optimal to play at 1080p and even at 1440p. PowerColor is also selling the RX 480 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory for $ 189 and comes with Civilization VI as a gift.