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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
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Q2/2016
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070

What's the best choice GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G or ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070? Which graphics card is faster?

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

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G has a base frequency of 2.321 GHz. Memory size 12 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2021.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 has a base frequency of 1.506 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q2/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    724 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 54% better clock speed

    2.321 GHz left arrow 1.506 GHz
  • More memory

    50% more memory

    12 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    965 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    840 place
  • Battlefield 5
    728 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    697 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    964 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1172 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    961 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2157 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2157 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2113 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2108 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2176 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2326 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2233 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2090 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1541 place

Specifications

Technical data
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT left arrow NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
  • Execution Units
    40 left arrow 15
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 22 XT left arrow GP104-200-A1
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 64
  • Shader
    2560 left arrow 1920
  • Texture Units
    160 left arrow 120
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Bandwidth
    384 GB/s left arrow 256 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    192 bit left arrow 256 bit
  • Memory Size
    12 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    2000 MHz left arrow 2002 MHz
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR5
Clock frequency

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

  • Base Clock
    2321 MHz left arrow 1506 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    2581 MHz left arrow 1721 MHz + 2%
  • Game Clock
    2424 MHz left arrow 1683 MHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow -
  • TDP
    230 W left arrow 150 W
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow -
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070.

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

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12_1
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    Non addressable LED left arrow ASUS Aura Sync
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

  • Height
    110 mm left arrow 134 mm
  • Length
    267 mm left arrow 298 mm
  • Slot Size
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
  • Width
    40 mm left arrow 40 mm
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G.

  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow -
  • Part Number
    GV-R67XT-12GD-B left arrow ROG-STRIX-GTX1070-8G-GAMING
  • Process Technology
    7 nm left arrow 16 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q2/2016

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G

More results: 186

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070

  • Counter-Strike 2 / 1920x1080 / High / Native / RT off 229.4 FPS Base GPU test: Founders Edition Tested board: Founders EditionVRAM: 8 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-5200CL38OS: Windows 11Rendering: Native (no FSR/DLSS)Driver: 551.23
  • Cyberpunk 2077 / 1920x1080 / High / Native / RT off 35.2 FPS Base GPU test: Founders Edition Tested board: Founders EditionVRAM: 8 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-5200CL38OS: Windows 11Rendering: Native (no FSR/DLSS)Game build: Phantom Liberty / Patch 2.11Driver: 551.23
  • Diablo IV / 1920x1080 / Medium / Native / RT off 122.6 FPS Base GPU test: Founders Edition Tested board: Founders EditionVRAM: 8 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-5200CL38OS: Windows 11Rendering: Native (no FSR/DLSS)Driver: 551.23
  • Dota 2 / 1920x1080 / Maximum / Native / RT off 209.7 FPS Base GPU test: Founders Edition Tested board: Founders EditionVRAM: 8 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-5200CL38OS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 11Rendering: Native (no FSR/DLSS)Driver: 551.23
  • F1 23 / 1920x1080 / High / 16x AF / TAA + FidelityFX Sharpening / Native / RT off 111.9 FPS Base GPU test: Founders Edition Tested board: Founders EditionVRAM: 8 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-5200CL38OS: Windows 11Rendering: Native (no FSR/DLSS)Driver: 551.23
  • Baldur's Gate 3 / 1920x1080 / Ultra / Native / RT off 52.2 FPS Base GPU test: Founders Edition Tested board: Founders EditionVRAM: 8 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-5200CL38OS: Windows 11Graphics API: VulkanRendering: Native (no FSR/DLSS)Driver: 551.23
  • Ratchet & Clank / 1920x1080 / High / TAA / Native / RT off 41.2 FPS Base GPU test: Founders Edition Tested board: Founders EditionVRAM: 8 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-5200CL38OS: Windows 11Rendering: Native (no FSR/DLSS)Driver: 551.23
  • 3DMark Time Spy 5945 points Base GPU test: Founders Edition Tested board: Founders EditionVRAM: 8 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-5200CL38OS: Windows 11Driver: 551.23Application version unreported
More results: 36

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070.

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

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

13.21 TFLOPS
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
6.61 TFLOPS
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

11759
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
6947
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

76 fps
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
42 fps
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine

Higher values are better in this metric.

50 fps
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
25 fps
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU

Higher values are better in this metric.

46 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
26 MH/s
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

87 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
56 MH/s
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

25 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12G
13 MH/s
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070

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