GeForce GTX 1070 vs Radeon RX Vega 56

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1070 and Radeon RX Vega 56 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 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX Vega 56 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Radeon RX Vega 56
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 210 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 8-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • Radeon RX Vega 56 has 40% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1070.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 and Radeon RX Vega 56 have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 56 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 is 368 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega 56.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 56 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Radeon RX Vega 56 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1070.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX Vega 56 is 792 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1070.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 65−70 65−70
ultra / 1080p 45−50 45−50
QHD / 1440p 35−40 35−40
4K / 2160p 21−24 21−24
low / 720p 90−95 90−95
medium / 1080p 75−80 75−80
GeForce GTX 1070 and Radeon RX Vega 56 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Radeon RX Vega 56
Architecture Pascal Vega
Code name Pascal GP104 Vega
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 6 May 2016 14 August 2017
Pipelines 1920 3584
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1138 MHz
Boost Clock 1683 MHz 1474 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 202.0 329.5
Floating-point performance 6,463 gflops 10,566 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 409.6 Bit
Memory clock speed 8 GB/s 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256 GB/s 409.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.125
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.65 kh/s
CUDA cores 1920
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 832 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 2.83 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 28.69 Mh/s 28.5 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 435.21 Sol/s
Width 2-slot
GPU Boost 3.0
Siacoin / SC (Sia) 1.75 Gh/s
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