AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING Z 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING Z 8G, chip, information processing units.

• AI Accelerators
  120 -
• Architecture
  RDNA 3 -
• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
• Compute Units
  60 -
• Execution Units
  60 15
• GPU Chip
  Navi 32 GP104-200-A1
• Ray Accelerators
  60 -
• Render Output Units
  96 64
• RT Cores
  120 -
• Shader
  3840 1920
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  60 -
• Texture Units
  480 120

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

• Infinity Cache
  64 MB -
• Memory Bandwidth
  624 GB/s 259 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Clock
  2250 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  19.5 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  - 2027 MHz

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

• Base Clock
  1800 MHz 1506 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2430 MHz 1860 MHz + 11%
• Game Clock
  2124 MHz 1835 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• System Power Supply
  700 W (System power requirement) -
• TDP
  300 W+ 20 % 150 W
• TDP (up)
  - -
• Typical Board Power
  263 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING Z 8G.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  - 2 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 2.1 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1a 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• HDMI Version
  2.1 -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2x8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_1
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting MSI Mystic Light
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  - 140 mm
• Length
  - 279 mm
• Slot Size
  - 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - 1096 g
• Width
  - 42 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING Z 8G and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  799 $ -
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  5 nm 16 nm
• Release date
  2023 Q2/2016