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

Place in performance ranking	111	76
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	32.83	27.05
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 (7 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449
Current price	$185	$409 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 SLI has 21% better value for money than RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. 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

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	+	no data

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	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	no data	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

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 graphics 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	+	no data

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	121 −7.4%	130−140 +7.4%
4K	57 −5.3%	60−65 +5.3%

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	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%
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	85−90 −11.8%	95−100 +11.8%
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 −4.2%	100−105 +4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −12.1%	130−140 +12.1%
Hitman 3	95−100 −4.2%	100−105 +4.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −11.9%	160−170 +11.9%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −11.1%	110−120 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −7.5%	100−105 +7.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −6.9%	140−150 +6.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −7.1%	75−80 +7.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%
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	85−90 −11.8%	95−100 +11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −11.9%	75−80 +11.9%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −7.6%	85−90 +7.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −4.2%	100−105 +4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −12.1%	130−140 +12.1%
Hitman 3	95−100 −4.2%	100−105 +4.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −11.9%	160−170 +11.9%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −11.1%	110−120 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −7.5%	100−105 +7.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −6.9%	140−150 +6.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	111 −8.1%	120−130 +8.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −7.1%	75−80 +7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −6.1%	70−75 +6.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −11.8%	95−100 +11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −11.9%	75−80 +11.9%
Far Cry 5	48 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −12.1%	130−140 +12.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −11.9%	160−170 +11.9%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −11.1%	110−120 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73 −9.6%	80−85 +9.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −7.1%	75−80 +7.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
−7.5%

100−105

+7.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −9.6%	80−85 +9.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −6.7%	95−100 +6.7%
Hitman 3	50−55 −7.8%	55−60 +7.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −12.1%	65−70 +12.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −7.1%	75−80 +7.1%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −6.3%	85−90 +6.3%
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 −7.5%	100−105 +7.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −11.1%	60−65 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	60−65 −6.6%	65−70 +6.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −2%	50−55 +2%
Hitman 3	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
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 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −6.4%	50−55 +6.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −3.8%	55−60 +3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%