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MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC
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MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC vs ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2017
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC
Released
Q2/2016
Overall score
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ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070

What's the best choice MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC or ASUS Dual series 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.

MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC has a maximum frequency of 1.178 GHz+ 1 %. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q4/2017.

ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070 has a maximum 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)

    2396 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2361 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2558 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2545 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1934 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2203 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1687 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2318 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    1.506 GHz left arrow 1.178 GHz+ 1 %

Positions in all rankings

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

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2100 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2198 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2203 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2373 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2288 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2222 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2106 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1599 place

Specifications

Technical data
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070 ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC and ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070, chip, information processing units.

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

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

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

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC and ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.178 GHz+ 1 % left arrow 1.506 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.281 GHz+ 3 % left arrow 1.721 GHz+ 2 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    left arrow 1.683 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 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 MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC and ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    2 x 100 mm left arrow 2 x 90 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow --
  • 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
    2x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 2x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    2x DP v1.4 left arrow 2x 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
    5120x2880 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12 left arrow 12_1
  • 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
    270 mm left arrow 240 mm
  • Height
    130 mm left arrow 129 mm
  • Width
    40 mm left arrow 42 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    892 g left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070 and MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q2/2016
  • Release price
    -- left arrow --
  • Structure size
    14 nm left arrow 16 nm
  • Part-no
    -- left arrow DUAL-GTX1070-8G
  • 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 MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC and ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070.

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
5.25
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC
6.61
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
27 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC
42 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual series 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
18 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC
25 fps (avg)
ASUS Dual series 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
66 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC
56 MH/s
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
13 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC
13 MH/s
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070
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
0.41 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC
0.43 MH/s
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1070
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