GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 1070 SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and GeForce RTX 5090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5090 outperforms GTX 1070 SLI by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 126 | 1 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 59 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 11.23 |
| Power efficiency | 8.75 | 12.38 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Pascal GP104 SLI | GB202 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 30 January 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 3840 | 21760 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1683 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 14400 Million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 575 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1,637 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 104.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 176 |
| TMUs | no data | 680 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 680 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 170 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1.79 TB/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 data | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
| 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | 10.1 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 118
−75.4%
| 207
+75.4%
|
| 1440p | 65−70
−183%
| 184
+183%
|
| 4K | 60
−135%
| 141
+135%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 9.66 |
| 1440p | no data | 10.86 |
| 4K | no data | 14.18 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−171%
|
210−220
+171%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−172%
|
220−230
+172%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−13.6%
|
110−120
+13.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−171%
|
210−220
+171%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−172%
|
220−230
+172%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
−172%
|
500−550
+172%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 95−100
−228%
|
300−350
+228%
|
| Metro Exodus | 90−95
−115%
|
190−200
+115%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 75−80
−108%
|
150−160
+108%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
−443%
|
800−850
+443%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−13.6%
|
110−120
+13.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−171%
|
210−220
+171%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−172%
|
220−230
+172%
|
| Dota 2 | 58
−200%
|
170−180
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
−65.6%
|
159
+65.6%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
−83.3%
|
300−350
+83.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
−172%
|
500−550
+172%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 95−100
−228%
|
300−350
+228%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 87
−164%
|
230−240
+164%
|
| Metro Exodus | 90−95
−115%
|
190−200
+115%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 190−200
−8.6%
|
210−220
+8.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 75−80
−108%
|
150−160
+108%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 130−140
−29.9%
|
170−180
+29.9%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
−443%
|
800−850
+443%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−13.6%
|
110−120
+13.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−156%
|
202
+156%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−172%
|
220−230
+172%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
−150%
|
300−310
+150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
−117%
|
200−210
+117%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
−172%
|
500−550
+172%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 95−100
−228%
|
300−350
+228%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 190−200
−8.6%
|
210−220
+8.6%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
−443%
|
800−850
+443%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−632%
|
183
+632%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
−141%
|
160−170
+141%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
−171%
|
190−200
+171%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−157%
|
450−500
+157%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
−145%
|
90−95
+145%
|
| World of Tanks | 240−250
−113%
|
500−550
+113%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
−22.5%
|
85−90
+22.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−163%
|
100−105
+163%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
−30.1%
|
160−170
+30.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−166%
|
290−300
+166%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
−279%
|
230−240
+279%
|
| Metro Exodus | 80−85
−101%
|
160−170
+101%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
−162%
|
170−180
+162%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−385%
|
550−600
+385%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−924%
|
174
+924%
|
| Dota 2 | 81
−131%
|
180−190
+131%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 81
−172%
|
220−230
+172%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
−422%
|
167
+422%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
−69.9%
|
200−210
+69.9%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
−156%
|
60−65
+156%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 81
−172%
|
220−230
+172%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
−107%
|
90−95
+107%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−224%
|
55
+224%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
−150%
|
40−45
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
−170%
|
200−210
+170%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
−87.5%
|
100−110
+87.5%
|
| Fortnite | 41
−134%
|
95−100
+134%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−170%
|
170−180
+170%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
−360%
|
160−170
+360%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−487%
|
350−400
+487%
|
This is how GTX 1070 SLI and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5090 is 75% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5090 is 183% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5090 is 135% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 924% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5090 is ahead in 44 tests (98%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 36.56 | 100.00 |
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 30 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 575 Watt |
GTX 1070 SLI has 91.7% lower power consumption.
RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 173.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in performance tests.
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