GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 570 4G vs KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 570 4G and KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA, chip, information processing units.

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

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

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

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

• Base Clock
  1178 MHz + 1% 1518 MHz + 1%
• Boost Clock
  1295 MHz + 4% 1708 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 GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 570 4G and KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Radial
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 1 x 70 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 1 × 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 12_1
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  5120 × 2880 7680 × 4320
• 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
  121 mm 111 mm
• Length
  232 mm 253 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 1 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  36 mm 16 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA and GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 570 4G.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  GV-RX570AORUS-4GD 70NSH6DS2HRK
• Process Technology
  14 nm 16 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2017 Q2/2016