GeForce GTX 1070 SLI vs Radeon VII

Place in performance ranking	75	109
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	65.99	33.63
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Vega 20	Pascal GP104 SLI
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2019 (5 years ago)	16 August 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$160 (0.2x MSRP)	$185

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon VII has 96% better value for money than GTX 1070 SLI.

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 cores	3840	3840
Core clock speed	1400 MHz	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	1750 MHz	1683 MHz
Number of transistors	13,230 million	14400 Million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	420.0	no data

Size and 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	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	305 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	no data
SLI options	no 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 type	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	2x 8 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1024 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
CUDA	no 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.

Radeon VII 43.09
+11.7%

GTX 1070 SLI 38.56

Radeon VII outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 SLI by 12% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Radeon VII 37881

GTX 1070 SLI 42691
+12.7%

GeForce GTX 1070 SLI outperforms Radeon VII by 13% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

Radeon VII 27449

GTX 1070 SLI 34226
+24.7%

GeForce GTX 1070 SLI outperforms Radeon VII by 25% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Radeon VII 146094
+4.2%

GTX 1070 SLI 140180

Radeon VII outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 SLI by 4% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

Radeon VII 430170
+15.1%

GTX 1070 SLI 373694

Radeon VII outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 SLI by 15% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 +0.8%	120 −0.8%
1440p	76 +16.9%	65−70 −16.9%
4K	57 +1.8%	56 −1.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

75−80
+14.7%

65−70

−14.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	76 +10.1%	65−70 −10.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	99 +47.8%	65−70 −47.8%
Battlefield 5	136 +21.4%	110−120 −21.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	148 +41%	100−110 −41%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +14.7%	65−70 −14.7%
Far Cry 5	99 +1%	95−100 −1%
Far Cry New Dawn	95 +2.2%	90−95 −2.2%
Forza Horizon 4	163 +38.1%	110−120 −38.1%
Hitman 3	130−140 +12.2%	120−130 −12.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 +45.8%	80−85 −45.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	126 +103%	60−65 −103%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120 +29%	90−95 −29%
Watch Dogs: Legion	113 +56.9%	70−75 −56.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70 +1.4%	65−70 −1.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	82 +22.4%	65−70 −22.4%
Battlefield 5	137 +22.3%	110−120 −22.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	127 +21%	100−110 −21%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +14.7%	65−70 −14.7%
Far Cry 5	95 −3.2%	95−100 +3.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	92 −1.1%	90−95 +1.1%
Forza Horizon 4	157 +33.1%	110−120 −33.1%
Hitman 3	130−140 +12.2%	120−130 −12.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	96 +15.7%	80−85 −15.7%
Metro Exodus	88 +27.5%	65−70 −27.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70 +12.9%	60−65 −12.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	113 +21.5%	90−95 −21.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	139 +25.2%	111 −25.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	99 +37.5%	70−75 −37.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	63 −9.5%	65−70 +9.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 +7.5%	65−70 −7.5%
Battlefield 5	127 +13.4%	110−120 −13.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +14.7%	65−70 −14.7%
Far Cry 5	91 −7.7%	95−100 +7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 −12%	90−95 +12%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +10.2%	110−120 −10.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +2.7%	73 −2.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	63 −14.3%	70−75 +14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +42.2%	60−65 −42.2%
Hitman 3	80−85 +15.5%	70−75 −15.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	72 +33.3%	50−55 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	56 +33.3%	40−45 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	46 +48.4%	30−35 −48.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +15.5%	55−60 −15.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +11.9%	40−45 −11.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	57 +32.6%	40−45 −32.6%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +8.6%	80−85 −8.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +14.3%	70−75 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 +13.7%	70−75 −13.7%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +13.6%	80−85 −13.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	48 +41.2%	30−35 −41.2%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	52 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%
Hitman 3	40−45 +12.8%	35−40 −12.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Metro Exodus	37 +42.3%	24−27 −42.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	44 +41.9%	30−35 −41.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +0%	54 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	44 +69.2%	24−27 −69.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Battlefield 5	73 +55.3%	45−50 −55.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Far Cry 5	59 +59.5%	35−40 −59.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	61 +52.5%	40−45 −52.5%
Forza Horizon 4	77 +42.6%	50−55 −42.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	29 +45%	20−22 −45%

This is how Radeon VII and GTX 1070 SLI compete in popular games:

Radeon VII is 0.8% faster than GTX 1070 SLI in 1080p
Radeon VII is 16.9% faster than GTX 1070 SLI in 1440p
Radeon VII is 1.8% faster than GTX 1070 SLI in 4K

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon VII is 103% faster than the GTX 1070 SLI.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1070 SLI is 42.9% faster than the Radeon VII.

All in all, in popular games: