GeForce GTX 1070 SLI vs Radeon VII

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon VII, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1070 SLI stacks up against Radeon VII, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1070 SLI

Radeon VII

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 1070 SLI	Radeon VII
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	295 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	16 GB
Display Connectors		1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

GeForce GTX 1070 SLI has 1% more power consumption, than Radeon VII.
Radeon VII has 14 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 VII - with Vega.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is 106 MHz higher, than Radeon VII.
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon VII - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is 7000 MHz higher, than Radeon VII.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	75−80	75−80
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
QHD / 1440p	45−50	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−35	30−35
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 VII.
high / 1080p	120−130	120−130
ultra / 1080p	110−120	110−120
QHD / 1440p	90−95	85−90
4K / 2160p	55−60	50−55
low / 720p	160−170	160−170
medium / 1080p	130−140	130−140
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in Battlefield 5 is 1% more, than Radeon VII.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon VII have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	230−240	230−240
QHD / 1440p	150−160	150−160
4K / 2160p	100−110	100−110
high / 768p	220−230	220−230
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon VII have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon VII have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon VII have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	95−100	95−100
QHD / 1440p	80−85	75−80
4K / 2160p	40−45	40−45
low / 720p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon VII have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	160−170	150−160
ultra / 1080p	130−140	120−130
QHD / 1440p	90−95	85−90
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
low / 720p	270−280	260−270
medium / 1080p	190−200	180−190
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in Fortnite is 5% more, than Radeon VII.
high / 1080p	130−140	130−140
ultra / 1080p	110−120	110−120
QHD / 1440p	95−100	90−95
4K / 2160p	60−65	60−65
low / 720p	170−180	170−180
medium / 1080p	140−150	130−140
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 1% more, than Radeon VII.
low / 768p	170−180	170−180
medium / 768p	160−170	160−170
high / 1080p	140−150	130−140
ultra / 1080p	85−90	80−85
QHD / 1440p	75−80	75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 2% more, than Radeon VII.
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	60−65	55−60
QHD / 1440p	45−50	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
low / 720p	140−150	130−140
medium / 1080p	95−100	90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in Metro Exodus is 5% more, than Radeon VII.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon VII have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	140−150	140−150
ultra / 1080p	110−120	110−120
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	160−170	160−170
medium / 1080p	160−170	160−170
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and Radeon VII have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	70−75	65−70
ultra / 1080p	45−50	40−45
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	24−27	21−24
low / 720p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 4% more, than Radeon VII.
low / 768p	290−300	290−300
medium / 768p	220−230	210−220
high / 1080p	140−150	130−140
ultra / 1080p	75−80	75−80
4K / 2160p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 2% more, than Radeon VII.
low / 768p	350−400	300−350
ultra / 1080p	160−170	150−160
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in World of Tanks is 12% more, than Radeon VII.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 1070 SLI	Radeon VII
Architecture	Pascal	Vega
Code name	Pascal GP104 SLI	Vega 20
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 August 2016	7 February 2019
Pipelines	3840	3840
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1400 MHz
Boost Clock	1683 MHz	1750 MHz
Transistor count	14400 Million	13,230 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate		420.0
Length		305 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		1024 GB/s
Shared memory	-
G-SYNC support	+
VR Ready	+
DirectX	DirectX 12_1	12 (12_1)
Shader Model		6.4
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	+
SLI options	+

GeForce GTX 1070 SLI vs Radeon VII

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