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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G vs MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2016
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT

What's the best choice GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G or MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G has a maximum frequency of 1.506 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q2/2016.

MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT has a maximum frequency of 1.825 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2323 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2098 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2200 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2208 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2375 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2286 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2224 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2105 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1607 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    443 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    1.825 GHz left arrow 1.506 GHz
  • More memory

    50% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    510 place
  • Battlefield 5
    382 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    436 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    335 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    736 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    451 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    381 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    327 place

Specifications

Technical data
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G and MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 left arrow AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
  • GPU Chip
    GP104-200-A1 left arrow Navi 21 XT
  • Execution units
    15 left arrow 72
  • Shader
    1920 left arrow 4608
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 128
  • Texture Units
    120 left arrow 288
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    2.002 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    256 GB/s left arrow 512 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G and MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.506 GHz left arrow 1.825 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.721 GHz+ 2 % left arrow 2.250 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    1.683 GHz left arrow 2.015 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    150 W left arrow 300 W
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow 345 W
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow 96 °C
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 8-Pin left arrow 2 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G and MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    1 x 90 mm left arrow 3 x 80 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    -- left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    -- left arrow 37 dB
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.2 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 1x HDMI v2.1
  • DP Ports
    2x DP v1.4 left arrow 2x DP v1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    1 left arrow --
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow 1
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_1 left arrow 12_2
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow Yes
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow Non addressable LED
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    169 mm left arrow 267 mm
  • Height
    131 mm left arrow 120 mm
  • Width
    37 mm left arrow 50 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow 1520 g
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Release price
    -- left arrow 799 $
  • Structure size
    16 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Part-no
    GV-N1070IX-8GD left arrow --
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G and MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
6.61
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
20.74
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware
6947
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
17454
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
42 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
103 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
25 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
69 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
26 MH/s
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
63 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs
56 MH/s
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
120 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
13 MH/s
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
32 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
VertCoin cryptocurrency can be mined on both Nvidia and AMD and is interesting because it mines perfectly on old GPUs like GTX1050, R9 290 and even GTX970
0.43 MH/s
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G
0.94 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
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