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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC

KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA vs MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2016
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA
Released
Q4/2017
Overall score
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MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC

What's the best choice KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA or MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC? Which graphics card is faster?

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

KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA has a maximum frequency of 1.518 GHz+ 1 %. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q2/2016.

MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC has a maximum frequency of 1.178 GHz+ 1 %. Memory size 4 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q4/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2331 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    1.518 GHz+ 1 % left arrow 1.178 GHz+ 1 %
  • More memory

    50% more memory

    8 GB left arrow 4 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2135 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2215 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2221 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2390 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2261 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2239 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2113 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1546 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2398 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2386 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2571 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2553 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1933 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2202 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1695 place

Specifications

Technical data
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC
General info

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

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

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

  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Speed
    2.002 GHz left arrow 1.75 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    256 GB/s left arrow 224 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA and MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.518 GHz+ 1 % left arrow 1.178 GHz+ 1 %
  • Boost Clock
    1.708 GHz+ 1 % left arrow 1.268 GHz+ 2 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    left arrow
  • 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 150 W
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow --
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA and MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC.

  • Fan-Type
    Radial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    1 x 70 mm left arrow 2 x 90 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    -- left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    -- left arrow --
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.2 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    1x DP v1.4 left arrow 3x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    1 left arrow 1
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow --
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 5120x2880
  • DirectX
    12_1 left arrow 12
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

  • Length
    253 mm left arrow 246 mm
  • Height
    111 mm left arrow 130 mm
  • Width
    16 mm left arrow 39 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    1 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow 622 g
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC and KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q4/2017
  • Release price
    -- left arrow --
  • Structure size
    16 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    70NSH6DS2HRK 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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA and MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC.

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
6.56
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA
5.2
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
42 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA
26 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC
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)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA
17 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC
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
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA
66 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
13 MH/s
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA
13 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC
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
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 KATANA
0.41 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor 4G OC
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