AMD Radeon RX 470 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

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Combined performance score

GTX 1070 Max-Q
17.93

Radeon RX 470 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking283273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.9941.74
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameN17E-G2 Max-QPolaris 10 Pro
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2017 (6 years old)4 August 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549.99
Current price$1244 $148 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 Mobile has 597% better value for money than GTX 1070 Max-Q.

Technical specs

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 cores20482048
Core clock speed1101 - 1215 MHz926 MHz
Boost clock speed1265 - 1379 MHz1206 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate176.5137.5
Floating-point performance5,648 gflops4,399 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q and Radeon RX 470 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.3 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSyncno data+
VR Ready+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.1no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 17.93
RX 470 Mobile 18.81
+4.9%

Radeon RX 470 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1070 Max-Q 14679
+37%
RX 470 Mobile 10715

GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q outperforms Radeon RX 470 Mobile by 37% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD95
+0%
95−100
+0%
4K41
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+59%
35−40
−59%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Battlefield 5 81
+28.6%
60−65
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−6.5%
45−50
+6.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Far Cry 5 81
+62%
50−55
−62%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−4.1%
50−55
+4.1%
Forza Horizon 4 101
+55.4%
65−70
−55.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
−5.9%
50−55
+5.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 72
+80%
40−45
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 57
+46.2%
35−40
−46.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Battlefield 5 81
+28.6%
60−65
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−6.5%
45−50
+6.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Far Cry 5 78
+56%
50−55
−56%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−4.1%
50−55
+4.1%
Forza Horizon 4 97
+49.2%
65−70
−49.2%
Hitman 3 50−55
−5.9%
50−55
+5.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 63
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95
+132%
40−45
−132%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 42
+7.7%
35−40
−7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Battlefield 5 75
+19%
60−65
−19%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Far Cry 5 75
+50%
50−55
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−4.1%
50−55
+4.1%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+24.4%
40−45
−24.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Hitman 3 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−4.2%
24−27
+4.2%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−5.1%
40−45
+5.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−5.6%
35−40
+5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+68.4%
18−20
−68.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Battlefield 5 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 27
+80%
14−16
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 43
+65.4%
24−27
−65.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

This is how GTX 1070 Max-Q and RX 470 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX 470 Mobile is 0% faster than GTX 1070 Max-Q

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1070 Max-Q is 2.5% faster than RX 470 Mobile

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1070 Max-Q is 132% faster than the RX 470 Mobile.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 33.3% faster than the GTX 1070 Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Max-Q is ahead in 21 test (31%)
  • RX 470 Mobile is ahead in 44 tests (65%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 17.93 18.81
Recency 30 May 2017 4 August 2016
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 120 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q and Radeon RX 470 Mobile. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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