Radeon Vega Frontier Edition vs GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Aggregated performance score

GTX 1070 Ti
2017
8 GB GDDR5
37.91
+10.2%

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti outperforms Radeon Vega Frontier Edition by 10% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking113142
Place by popularity80not in top-100
Value for money32.326.16
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code namePascal GP104Vega 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 November 2017 (6 years old)27 June 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $999
Current price$231 (0.6x MSRP)$961 (1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 Ti has 425% better value for money than Vega Frontier Edition.

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 cores24324096
Core clock speed1607 MHz1382 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHz1600 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate255.8409.6
Floating-point performance8,186 gflops13,107 gflops

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz1890 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.3 GB/s483.8 GB/s
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++
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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.125
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 Ti 37.91
+10.2%
Vega Frontier Edition 34.41

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti outperforms Radeon Vega Frontier Edition by 10% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1070 Ti 14684
+10.2%
Vega Frontier Edition 13326

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti outperforms Radeon Vega Frontier Edition by 10% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 1070 Ti 51434
Vega Frontier Edition 75705
+47.2%

Radeon Vega Frontier Edition outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 Ti by 47% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 1070 Ti 61078
Vega Frontier Edition 73760
+20.8%

Radeon Vega Frontier Edition outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 Ti by 21% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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 HD111
+11%
100−110
−11%
1440p72
+10.8%
65−70
−10.8%
4K54
+20%
45−50
−20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+11.7%
60−65
−11.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+13.3%
60−65
−13.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+11%
100−105
−11%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+14.4%
90−95
−14.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+11.7%
60−65
−11.7%
Far Cry 5 114
+14%
100−105
−14%
Far Cry New Dawn 107
+12.6%
95−100
−12.6%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+17%
100−105
−17%
Hitman 3 120−130
+20%
100−105
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+10.9%
55−60
−10.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+13.8%
80−85
−13.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+13.3%
60−65
−13.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+11%
100−105
−11%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+14.4%
90−95
−14.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+11.7%
60−65
−11.7%
Far Cry 5 108
+13.7%
95−100
−13.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 103
+14.4%
90−95
−14.4%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+17%
100−105
−17%
Hitman 3 120−130
+20%
100−105
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%
Metro Exodus 66
+20%
55−60
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+10.9%
55−60
−10.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
+20%
35−40
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+12.9%
85−90
−12.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Battlefield 5 111
+11%
100−105
−11%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+11.7%
60−65
−11.7%
Far Cry 5 102
+13.3%
90−95
−13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 93
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100
+11.1%
90−95
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+10.8%
65−70
−10.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Hitman 3 70−75
+16.7%
60−65
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+17.8%
45−50
−17.8%
Metro Exodus 40
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
+13.3%
45−50
−13.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+20%
40−45
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Battlefield 5 83
+10.7%
75−80
−10.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 75
+15.4%
65−70
−15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+16.9%
65−70
−16.9%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+15.7%
70−75
−15.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Hitman 3 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Metro Exodus 25
+19%
21−24
−19%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 28
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Battlefield 5 47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Far Cry 5 39
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 42
+20%
35−40
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%

This is how GTX 1070 Ti and Vega Frontier Edition compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Ti is 11% faster than Vega Frontier Edition in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 Ti is 10.8% faster than Vega Frontier Edition in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 Ti is 20% faster than Vega Frontier Edition in 4K

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 37.91 34.41
Recency 2 November 2017 27 June 2017
Cost $399 $999
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 300 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in performance tests.


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