Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs GeForce GTX 1070 SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms GTX 1070 SLI by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 123 | 87 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 40.84 |
| Power efficiency | 8.74 | 13.16 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Pascal GP104 SLI | Navi 10 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $449 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 1680 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1683 MHz | 1980 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 14400 Million | 10,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 316.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 10.14 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 160 |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 448.0 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 data | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 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 compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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
−10.2%
| 130−140
+10.2%
|
| 4K | 60
−8.3%
| 65−70
+8.3%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 3.45 |
| 4K | no data | 6.91 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−7.6%
|
85−90
+7.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−11.1%
|
90−95
+11.1%
|
| Elden Ring | 130−140
−12.8%
|
150−160
+12.8%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−6.8%
|
110−120
+6.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−7.6%
|
85−90
+7.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−11.1%
|
90−95
+11.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
−9.3%
|
200−210
+9.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 90−95
−8.7%
|
100−105
+8.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 75−80
−6.7%
|
80−85
+6.7%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
−11.8%
|
170−180
+11.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−6.8%
|
110−120
+6.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−7.6%
|
85−90
+7.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−11.1%
|
90−95
+11.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 58
−12.1%
|
65−70
+12.1%
|
| Elden Ring | 130−140
−12.8%
|
150−160
+12.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
−4.2%
|
100−105
+4.2%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
−7.1%
|
180−190
+7.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
−9.3%
|
200−210
+9.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 87
−9.2%
|
95−100
+9.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 90−95
−8.7%
|
100−105
+8.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 190−200
−11.1%
|
220−230
+11.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 75−80
−6.7%
|
80−85
+6.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 130−140
−11.9%
|
150−160
+11.9%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
−11.8%
|
170−180
+11.8%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
−7.5%
|
300−310
+7.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−6.8%
|
110−120
+6.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
−7.6%
|
85−90
+7.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−11.1%
|
90−95
+11.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
−8.3%
|
130−140
+8.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
−4.2%
|
100−105
+4.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
−9.3%
|
200−210
+9.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 190−200
−11.1%
|
220−230
+11.1%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
−11.8%
|
170−180
+11.8%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 70−75
−7.1%
|
75−80
+7.1%
|
| Elden Ring | 75−80
−10.4%
|
85−90
+10.4%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
−7.1%
|
75−80
+7.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−8.6%
|
190−200
+8.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
−5.3%
|
40−45
+5.3%
|
| World of Tanks | 240−250
−11.6%
|
270−280
+11.6%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
−12.7%
|
80−85
+12.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
−5.3%
|
40−45
+5.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−5.3%
|
40−45
+5.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
−5.7%
|
130−140
+5.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−10.1%
|
120−130
+10.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 80−85
−8.4%
|
90−95
+8.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
−7.7%
|
70−75
+7.7%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−10.2%
|
130−140
+10.2%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
−2.6%
|
40−45
+2.6%
|
| Dota 2 | 81
−11.1%
|
90−95
+11.1%
|
| Elden Ring | 35−40
−11.1%
|
40−45
+11.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 81
−11.1%
|
90−95
+11.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
−5.7%
|
130−140
+5.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
−8%
|
27−30
+8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 81
−11.1%
|
90−95
+11.1%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
−2.3%
|
45−50
+2.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
−2.6%
|
40−45
+2.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
−12.5%
|
18−20
+12.5%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
−8.1%
|
80−85
+8.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
−7.1%
|
60−65
+7.1%
|
| Fortnite | 41
−9.8%
|
45−50
+9.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−11.1%
|
70−75
+11.1%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−12.9%
|
70−75
+12.9%
|
This is how GTX 1070 SLI and RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary compete in popular games:
- RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 10% faster in 1080p
- RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 8% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 38.09 | 43.02 |
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 7 July 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 225 Watt |
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a 12.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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