Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 1070 SLI

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1070 SLI
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
37.99
+89.8%

GTX 1070 SLI outperforms RX 6500 by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking120273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.83no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

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 cores3840no data
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1683 MHzno data
Number of transistors14400 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)300 Wattno data

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).

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed8000 MHzno data
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.

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_1no data
Vulkan+-
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
+96.7%
60−65
−96.7%
4K60
+100%
30−35
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+109%
30−35
−109%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+84.1%
40−45
−84.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+100%
30−35
−100%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+89.2%
65−70
−89.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+95%
40−45
−95%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+109%
30−35
−109%
Far Cry 5 90
+95.7%
45−50
−95.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+79.2%
50−55
−79.2%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+53.7%
120−130
−53.7%
Hitman 3 80−85
+110%
35−40
−110%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+67.7%
95−100
−67.7%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+90.8%
65−70
−90.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+69.8%
50−55
−69.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+111%
65−70
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+39.6%
90−95
−39.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+84.1%
40−45
−84.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+100%
30−35
−100%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+89.2%
65−70
−89.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+95%
40−45
−95%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+109%
30−35
−109%
Far Cry 5 64
+39.1%
45−50
−39.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+79.2%
50−55
−79.2%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+53.7%
120−130
−53.7%
Hitman 3 80−85
+110%
35−40
−110%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+67.7%
95−100
−67.7%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+79.7%
65−70
−79.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+69.8%
50−55
−69.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+111%
65−70
−111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+75.6%
45−50
−75.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+39.6%
90−95
−39.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+84.1%
40−45
−84.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+100%
30−35
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+95%
40−45
−95%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+109%
30−35
−109%
Far Cry 5 48
+4.3%
45−50
−4.3%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+53.7%
120−130
−53.7%
Hitman 3 80−85
+105%
40−45
−105%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+101%
80−85
−101%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+98.6%
70−75
−98.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+62.2%
45−50
−62.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+39.6%
90−95
−39.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+100%
45−50
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+111%
35−40
−111%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+105%
20−22
−105%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+133%
18−20
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+173%
10−12
−173%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+91.3%
21−24
−91.3%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+96.4%
110−120
−96.4%
Hitman 3 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+108%
40−45
−108%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+106%
35−40
−106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+104%
45−50
−104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+104%
27−30
−104%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+61.5%
110−120
−61.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+120%
30−33
−120%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Hitman 3 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+73.8%
100−110
−73.8%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+133%
21−24
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+170%
20−22
−170%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Far Cry 5 20
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+96.3%
27−30
−96.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 SLI is 97% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 SLI is 100% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1070 SLI is 225% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 SLI is ahead in 52 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.99 20.02

GTX 1070 SLI has a 89.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook one.


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