GeForce GTX 1070 SLI vs Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1070 SLI will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI
Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2x 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
 
  • GeForce GTX 1070 SLI has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary.
  • Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1070 SLI.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary - with RDNA 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 174 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1070 SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 6000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1070 SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 75−80 75−80
ultra / 1080p 55−60 55−60
QHD / 1440p 45−50 45−50
4K / 2160p 30−35 30−33
low / 720p 100−105 95−100
medium / 1080p 90−95 85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
Architecture Pascal RDNA 1.0
Code name Pascal GP104 SLI Navi 10
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 16 August 2016 7 July 2019
Pipelines 3840 2560
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1680 MHz
Boost Clock 1683 MHz 1980 MHz
Transistor count 14400 Million 10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 316.8
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 448.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX DirectX 12_1 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +