GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA vs MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA and MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G, 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
  1518 MHz + 1% 1178 MHz + 1%
• Boost Clock
  1708 MHz + 1% 1293 MHz + 4%
• 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA and MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Radial Axial
• Fan 1
  1 x 70 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  1 × DisplayPort 1.4 2 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 × DVI 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b 2 × 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 MSI Mystic Light
• 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
  111 mm 142 mm
• Length
  253 mm 276 mm
• Slot Size
  1 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - 778 g
• Width
  16 mm 39 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 570 Gaming X 8G and GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  70NSH6DS2HRZ -
• Process Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q4/2017