AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
24.4Rasterization26.1
—Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based38.7
95.6Efficiencyspec-based80.1
26.9Compute36.4
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 38.7 to 36.4. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 76% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,506 MHz
- 67% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,683 MHz
- 62% lower process: 6 nm vs 16 nm
- 29% lower TDP: 107 W vs 150 W
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $379
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Stronger compute score: 36 vs 27
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
- 88% higher Shading units: 1,920 vs 1,024
- 78% higher bandwidth: 256 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 6 nm+62% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 107 W+29% | 150 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 1,920+88% |
| RT cores | 16 | — |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+76% | 1,506 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+67% | 1,683 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 256 GB/s+78% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 6,046+23%Bottom 20% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 13,511+40%Bottom 28% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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