Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs GeForce GTX 1070 SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 SLI
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
38.00

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 ranking11987
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data42.23
Power efficiency8.8313.30
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLINavi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 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.

no data

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 cores38402560
Core clock speed1506 MHz1680 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHz1980 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rateno data316.8
Floating-point processing powerno data10.14 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data160

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 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 Connectorsno data1x 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.

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
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 HD118
−10.2%
130−140
+10.2%
4K60
−8.3%
65−70
+8.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.45
4Kno data6.91

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
−11.1%
90−95
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−5.7%
130−140
+5.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−9%
85−90
+9%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Far Cry 5 90
−11.1%
100−105
+11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−5.3%
100−105
+5.3%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−11.1%
210−220
+11.1%
Hitman 3 80−85
−9.8%
90−95
+9.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−11.8%
180−190
+11.8%
Metro Exodus 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−11.1%
100−105
+11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
−7.9%
150−160
+7.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−10.2%
140−150
+10.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
−11.1%
90−95
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−5.7%
130−140
+5.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−9%
85−90
+9%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Far Cry 5 64
−9.4%
70−75
+9.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−5.3%
100−105
+5.3%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−11.1%
210−220
+11.1%
Hitman 3 80−85
−9.8%
90−95
+9.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−11.8%
180−190
+11.8%
Metro Exodus 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−11.1%
100−105
+11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
−7.9%
150−160
+7.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−7.6%
85−90
+7.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−10.2%
140−150
+10.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
−11.1%
90−95
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−9%
85−90
+9%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Far Cry 5 48
−4.2%
50−55
+4.2%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−11.1%
210−220
+11.1%
Hitman 3 80−85
−9.8%
90−95
+9.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−11.8%
180−190
+11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
−7.9%
150−160
+7.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−10.2%
140−150
+10.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−11.1%
100−105
+11.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−8.1%
80−85
+8.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−10.2%
65−70
+10.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
−11.1%
240−250
+11.1%
Hitman 3 45−50
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−8.4%
90−95
+8.4%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
−8.7%
100−105
+8.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−9.1%
60−65
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
−11.1%
210−220
+11.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Hitman 3 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
−11.7%
200−210
+11.7%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 20
−5%
21−24
+5%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−5.8%
55−60
+5.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%

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 38.00 42.92
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.


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