Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 570 Gaming 8G MI. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 570 Gaming 8G MI, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 570
• Execution Units
  15 32
• GPU Chip
  GP104-200-A1 Polaris 20 XL
• Render Output Units
  64 32
• Shader
  1920 2048
• Texture Units
  120 128

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  256 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2002 MHz 1750 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1506 MHz 1178 MHz + 1%
• Boost Clock
  1683 MHz 1255 MHz + 1%
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  150 W 150 W
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 570 Gaming 8G MI.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 × DVI 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_1 12
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting GIGABYTE RGB Fusion
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 5120 × 2880
• Raytracing
  No No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  112 mm 116 mm
• Length
  252 mm 232 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - 40 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE Radeon RX 570 Gaming 8G MI and Gainward GeForce GTX 1070.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  426018336-3750 GV-RX570GAMING-8GD-MI
• Process Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q4/2017