AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 7% higher core clock speed: 1607 MHz vs 1506 MHz
Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 1845 MHz vs 1683 MHz
804x more texture fill rate: 162.4 GTexel/s vs 202.0 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 16 nm
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
1750x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 8 GB/s
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2024.814 vs 1718.593
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 13.328 vs 12.283
4.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 125.474 vs 28.289
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 742.778 vs 710.366
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3722 vs 3691
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3367 vs 3340
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3722 vs 3691
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3367 vs 3340

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Dec 2019 vs 10 June 2016
Core clock speed	1607 MHz vs 1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz vs 1683 MHz
Texture fill rate	162.4 GTexel/s vs 202.0 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz vs 8 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2024.814 vs 1718.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	13.328 vs 12.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	125.474 vs 28.289
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	742.778 vs 710.366
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3722 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3367 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3722 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3367 vs 3340

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)

Around 36% higher pipelines: 1920 vs 1408
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13508 vs 9164
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 851 vs 784
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 150.951 vs 128.135
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 13765 vs 11075
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 13765 vs 11075
Around 24% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 6066 vs 4892

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	1920 vs 1408
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	13508 vs 9164
PassMark - G2D Mark	851 vs 784
Geekbench - OpenCL	44918 vs 44858
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	150.951 vs 128.135
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	13765 vs 11075
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	13765 vs 11075
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	6066 vs 4892

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

9164

13508

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

784

851

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

44858

44918

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

128.135

150.951

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2024.814

1718.593

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13.328

12.283

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

125.474

28.289

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

742.778

710.366

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11075

13765

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3722

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3367

3340

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11075

13765

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3722

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3367

3340

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

4892

6066

Name	AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
PassMark - G3D Mark	9164	13508
PassMark - G2D Mark	784	851
Geekbench - OpenCL	44858	44918
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	128.135	150.951
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2024.814	1718.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	13.328	12.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	125.474	28.289
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	742.778	710.366
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11075	13765
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3722	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3367	3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11075	13765
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3722	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3367	3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4892	6066

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 1.0	Pascal
Code name	Navi 14	GP104
Launch date	12 Dec 2019	10 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	$379
Place in performance rating	288	278
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Desktop
Price now		$359.99
Value for money (0-100)		45.72
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	1683 MHz
Compute units	22
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	1506 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	16 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	324.7 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	10.39 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	5.196 TFLOPS
Pipelines	1408	1920
Pixel fill rate	59.04 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	162.4 GTexel/s	202.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	6400 million	7,200 million
CUDA cores		1920
Floating-point performance		6,463 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		94 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
G-SYNC support
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	7.09 inches (180 mm)	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	8-pin
Width	Dual-slot	2-slot
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
API support
DirectX	12.1	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	256 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	8 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GPU Boost
ShadowWorks
SLI
Virtual Reality