Radeon RX 6700S vs GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	306	117
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.75	33.31
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP104	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	27 June 2017 (7 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	1792
Core clock speed	1215 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1379 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	176.5	224.0
Floating-point processing power	5.648 TFLOPS	7.168 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	128	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.3 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 18.04

RX 6700S 38.87
+115%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 6950

RX 6700S 14977
+115%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 18688

RX 6700S 32662
+74.8%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 44090

RX 6700S 75332
+70.9%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 14679

RX 6700S 24135
+64.4%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 99552

RX 6700S 153853
+54.5%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 1070 Max-Q 4708

RX 6700S 8316
+76.6%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	96 −21.9%	117 +21.9%
1440p	27−30 −137%	64 +137%
4K	41 −107%	85−90 +107%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

−143%

65−70
+143%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 −32.3%	80−85 +32.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −277%	113 +277%
Battlefield 5	105 −19%	120−130 +19%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −117%	75−80 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −254%	99 +254%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −100%	80−85 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	86 −11.6%	95−100 +11.6%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −66.7%	190−200 +66.7%
Hitman 3	35−40 −183%	99 +183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −84.1%	160−170 +84.1%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −100%	120−130 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −85.7%	90−95 +85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130 −8.5%	140−150 +8.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −48.8%	120−130 +48.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	97 +18.3%	80−85 −18.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −210%	93 +210%
Battlefield 5	92 −35.9%	120−130 +35.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −117%	75−80 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −164%	74 +164%
Far Cry 5	70 −20%	80−85 +20%
Far Cry New Dawn	77 −24.7%	95−100 +24.7%
Forza Horizon 4	199 +4.7%	190−200 −4.7%
Hitman 3	35−40 −171%	95 +171%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −84.1%	160−170 +84.1%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −100%	120−130 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −85.7%	90−95 +85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −210%	183 +210%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −95.1%	80−85 +95.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −48.8%	120−130 +48.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42 −95.2%	80−85 +95.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −163%	79 +163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −117%	75−80 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −114%	60 +114%
Far Cry 5	53 −58.5%	80−85 +58.5%
Forza Horizon 4	79 −141%	190−200 +141%
Hitman 3	35−40 −140%	84 +140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −84.1%	160−170 +84.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −166%	157 +166%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 −64.7%	84 +64.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +45.8%	59 −45.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

−85.7%

90−95
+85.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −111%	70−75 +111%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −119%	55−60 +119%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −133%	40−45 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −206%	49 +206%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −125%	45−50 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −210%	31 +210%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −122%	210−220 +122%
Hitman 3	21−24 −133%	49 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −127%	80−85 +127%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −118%	70−75 +118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −166%	90−95 +166%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −180%	55−60 +180%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −75.9%	190−200 +75.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−120%

65−70
+120%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −117%	35−40 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −129%	30−35 +129%
Hitman 3	12−14 −138%	30−35 +138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −95.7%	180−190 +95.7%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −158%	45−50 +158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 −43.8%	45−50 +43.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −178%	24−27 +178%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −130%	21−24 +130%
Forza Horizon 4	43 −25.6%	50−55 +25.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −179%	50−55 +179%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −171%	18−20 +171%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−113%

30−35
+113%

This is how GTX 1070 Max-Q and RX 6700S compete in popular games:

RX 6700S is 22% faster in 1080p
RX 6700S is 137% faster in 1440p
RX 6700S is 107% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1070 Max-Q is 46% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6700S is 333% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1070 Max-Q is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
RX 6700S is ahead in 69 tests (96%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.04	38.87
Recency	27 June 2017	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	80 Watt

RX 6700S has a 115.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 43.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6700S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.