Radeon RX Vega 64 vs GeForce GTX 1070 SLI

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon RX Vega 64, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 SLI
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
37.86
+3.1%

GTX 1070 SLI outperforms RX Vega 64 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking126133
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data21.79
Power efficiency8.718.59
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIVega 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 years ago)7 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores38404096
Core clock speed1506 MHz1247 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHz1546 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt295 Watt
Texture fill rateno data395.8
Floating-point processing powerno data12.66 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data256

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 3.0 x16
Lengthno data279 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz945 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data483.8 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 and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan+1.1.125
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 1070 SLI 37.86
+3.1%
RX Vega 64 36.72

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1070 SLI 42691
+38.5%
RX Vega 64 30824

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1070 SLI 34226
+52.1%
RX Vega 64 22501

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1070 SLI 140180
+10.1%
RX Vega 64 127374

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1070 SLI 373694
RX Vega 64 392304
+5%

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

GTX 1070 SLI 82
RX Vega 64 111
+35.3%

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
−0.8%
119
+0.8%
1440p80−85
−2.5%
82
+2.5%
4K56
+3.7%
54
−3.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.19
1440pno data6.09
4Kno data9.24

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+4%
100−110
−4%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+3.9%
75−80
−3.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+3.8%
75−80
−3.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+4%
100−110
−4%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−28.8%
161
+28.8%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+3.9%
75−80
−3.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+3.8%
75−80
−3.8%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1.8%
110
−1.8%
Fortnite 280
+84.2%
150−160
−84.2%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−21.9%
167
+21.9%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+4%
100−105
−4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+2.9%
130−140
−2.9%
Valorant 210−220
−48.6%
315
+48.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
+4%
100−110
−4%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−16.8%
146
+16.8%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+3.9%
75−80
−3.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+3.8%
75−80
−3.8%
Dota 2 140−150
−6.4%
150
+6.4%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+7.7%
104
−7.7%
Fortnite 176
+15.8%
150−160
−15.8%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−15.3%
158
+15.3%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+4%
100−105
−4%
Grand Theft Auto V 87
−34.5%
110−120
+34.5%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+13.7%
73
−13.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+2.9%
130−140
−2.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 111
−18.9%
132
+18.9%
Valorant 210−220
−38.2%
293
+38.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−11.2%
139
+11.2%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+3.9%
75−80
−3.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+3.8%
75−80
−3.8%
Dota 2 140−150
+2.2%
138
−2.2%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+14.3%
98
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+7%
128
−7%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+4%
100−105
−4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+2.9%
130−140
−2.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
−5.5%
77
+5.5%
Valorant 210−220
+51.4%
140
−51.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 123
−23.6%
150−160
+23.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+3.6%
27−30
−3.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250
+3%
230−240
−3%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+2.9%
65−70
−2.9%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+10.9%
46
−10.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 240−250
−6.9%
263
+6.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+2.2%
90−95
−2.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+5.3%
35−40
−5.3%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+3.7%
81
−3.7%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+1%
98
−1%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+4.8%
60−65
−4.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+3.4%
85−90
−3.4%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 81
+14.1%
70−75
−14.1%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−43.8%
46
+43.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+12.5%
48
−12.5%
Valorant 210−220
+4.9%
205
−4.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−5.4%
59
+5.4%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Dota 2 100−110
+8.3%
96
−8.3%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+2.3%
44
−2.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−1.5%
66
+1.5%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+5.6%
35−40
−5.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+4.7%
40−45
−4.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 38
−10.5%
40−45
+10.5%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI and RX Vega 64 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 64 is 1% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 64 is 3% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 SLI is 4% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1070 SLI is 84% faster.
  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 64 is 49% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 SLI is ahead in 47 tests (70%)
  • RX Vega 64 is ahead in 17 tests (25%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.86 36.72
Recency 16 August 2016 7 August 2017
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 295 Watt

GTX 1070 SLI has a 3.1% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 64, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon RX Vega 64.

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