ATI Radeon X1950 GT vs GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile with Radeon X1950 GT, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
41.93
+15430%

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile outperforms ATI X1950 GT by a whopping 15430% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking961355
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.33
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIRV570
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 years ago)29 January 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$140

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores4096no data
Core clock speed1443 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHzno data
Number of transistors14400 Million330 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data57 Watt
Texture fill rateno data6.000
ROPsno data12
TMUsno data12

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data38.4 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 data2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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.

DirectX12_19.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.0
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan+N/A
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 HD1380−1
4K780−1

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 90−95 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120 0−1
Battlefield 5 130−140 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 90−95 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95 0−1
Far Cry 5 120−130 0−1
Fortnite 160−170
+16800%
1−2
−16800%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 110−120 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160 0−1
Valorant 220−230
+22600%
1−2
−22600%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120 0−1
Battlefield 5 130−140 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 90−95 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+27700%
1−2
−27700%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95 0−1
Dota 2 140−150 0−1
Far Cry 5 120−130 0−1
Fortnite 160−170
+16800%
1−2
−16800%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 110−120 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130 0−1
Metro Exodus 90−95 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 102 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+16700%
1−2
−16700%
Valorant 220−230
+22600%
1−2
−22600%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 90−95 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95 0−1
Dota 2 140−150 0−1
Far Cry 5 120−130 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 150−160 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 110−120 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 93 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100 0−1
Valorant 220−230
+22600%
1−2
−22600%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 160−170
+16800%
1−2
−16800%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+26700%
1−2
−26700%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80 0−1
Metro Exodus 55−60 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+17400%
1−2
−17400%
Valorant 250−260
+25700%
1−2
−25700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−105 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50 0−1
Far Cry 5 90−95 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 110−120 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 65−70 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 18−20 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90 0−1
Metro Exodus 35−40 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72 0−1
Valorant 230−240
+23600%
1−2
−23600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 18−20 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 0−1
Dota 2 110−120 0−1
Far Cry 5 50−55 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 70−75 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 40−45 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 37 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.93 0.27
Recency 16 August 2016 29 January 2007
Chip lithography 16 nm 80 nm

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile has a 15429.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1950 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon X1950 GT is a desktop one.

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