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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

AMD
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NVIDIA
Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
22,95422% of 104,937
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti20% better
27,50326% of 104,937

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti has 20% better performance than the Radeon RX 6500 XT for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
Radeon RX 6500 XT67% better
115.3571% of 161.45
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
68.9343% of 161.45

The Radeon RX 6500 XT has 67% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT GPU

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is a desktop graphics card by AMD. It launched in Q1 2022 with a suggested retail price of $199. Its Navi 24 chip that powers the GPU uses the RDNA 2.0 architecture and is fabricated on the 6 nm process.

This GPU is paired with 4 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Its 2,248 MHz memory clock and 64 bit interface gives it a bandwidth of 143.9 Gb/s. This impacts how much data it can store, and how fast it transfers the data to and from memory.

The RX 6500 XT is a dual slot graphics card, taking up 2 PCIe slots. It supports HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a display ports. This desktop card has a TDP of 107 W. AMD recommends using a power supply of at least 300 W with this card. A power supply lower than this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT has the 102nd highest 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 540 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 21.87% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 22,954 score and $199 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 115.35. This is the 9th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

About the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GPU

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is an end-of-life desktop graphics card by NVIDIA. It launched in Q4 2017 with a suggested retail price of $399. Its GP104 chip that powers the GPU uses the Pascal architecture and is fabricated on the 16 nm process.

This GPU is paired with 8 GB of GDDR5 VRAM. Its 2,002 MHz memory clock and 256 bit interface gives it a bandwidth of 256.3 Gb/s. This impacts how much data it can store, and how fast it transfers the data to and from memory.

The GTX 1070 Ti is a dual slot graphics card, taking up 2 PCIe slots. It supports DVI, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4a display ports. This desktop card has a TDP of 180 W. NVIDIA recommends using a power supply of at least 450 W with this card. A power supply lower than this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti has the 86th highest 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 540 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 26.21% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 27,503 score and $399 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 68.93. This is the 46th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon RX 6500 XTGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0Pascal
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Release DateQ1 2022Q4 2017
Launch Price (MSRP)$199$399
Production StatusActiveEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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FPS Benchmarks

This table showcases the average frame rate (FPS) achieved both GPUs in at various resolutions. Frame rate is a crucial indicator of how smoothly the GPU can run the game. A higher FPS generally translates to a smoother gameplay experience.

  • Frames Per Second
FPS data for F1 24
F1 24
Radeon RX 6500 XTGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Low - 1080p
86 FPS
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Medium - 1080p
57 FPS
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High - 1080p
37 FPS
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Ultra - 1080p
10 FPS
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QHD - 1440p
7 FPS
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4K UHD - 2160p
--
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FPS Source: Notebookcheck

Compare Frames Per Second (FPS)

The average frame rate (FPS) in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, higher FPS results in a smoother gameplay experience.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon RX 6500 XT orGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
GPUFrames Per Second
Arc A77042+518%
Arc A75037.1+446%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER34.8+412%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER28.8+324%
Radeon RX 660020.1+196%
Radeon RX 6500 XT6.8

Compare Cost Per Frame

The average cost per frame in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. Generally, a lower cost per frame implies better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon RX 6500 XT orGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
GPUCost Per Frame
Arc A7507.79-73%
Arc A7707.83-73%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER13.85-53%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER14.34-51%
Radeon RX 660016.37-44%
Radeon RX 6500 XT29.26

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
22,95422% of 104,937
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti20% better
27,50326% of 104,937

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti has 20% better performance than the Radeon RX 6500 XT for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is ranked 102nd with a score of 22,954, and the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is ranked 86th with a score of 27,503.

Performance per dollar
Radeon RX 6500 XT67% better
115.3571% of 161.45
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
68.9343% of 161.45

The Radeon RX 6500 XT has 67% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is ranked 9th with a performance per dollar of 115.35, and the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is ranked 46th with a performance per dollar of 68.93.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

Choose Baseline GPU:Radeon RX 6500 XT or
GPUBenchmark Performance
Radeon RX Vega 5629,086+27%
GeForce RTX 306028,375+24%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti27,503+20%
GeForce RTX 206027,162.5+18%
GeForce GTX 107024,652+7%
Radeon RX 59023,362.5+2%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti23,057+0%
Radeon RX 6500 XT22,954
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti22,891.5-0%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER21,982-4%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

  • Popular
BenchmarkRadeon RX 6500 XTGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
4,967
6,531
(+31.49%)
3DMark Time Spy Score
5,536
6,177
(+11.58%)
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
91,909
(+4.25%)
88,161
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
15,712
18,405
(+17.14%)
3DMark Night Raid Graphics
64,682
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3DMark 11 Performance Score
22,899
(+13.89%)
20,106
PassMark G3D Mark
9,535
14,685
(+54.01%)
PassMark G2D Mark
816
871
(+6.74%)
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon RX 6500 XTGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
CodenameNavi 24GP104
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0Pascal
Process Size6 nm16 nm
Transistors5,400 million7,200 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon RX 6500 XTGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth143.9 Gb/s256.3 Gb/s
Memory Clock2,248 MHz2,002 MHz
Memory Interface64 bit256 bit
L1 Cache128 KB48 KB
L2 Cache1,024 KB2 MB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon RX 6500 XTGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Slots2 slots2 slots
Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 3.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)107 W180 W
Suggested PSU300 W450 W
Power Connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-pin
OutputsHDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4aDVI, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4a

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon RX 6500 XTGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Stream Processors (SP)1,024--
CUDA Cores--2,432
Compute Units (CU)16--
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)--19
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)64152
Render Output Units (ROP)3264
Ray Tracing Cores16--
Core Clock Speed2,310 MHz1,607 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)2,815 MHz1,683 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon RX 6500 XTGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Pixel Fill Rate90.08 GPixel/s107.7 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate180.2 GTexel/s255.8 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance5.77 TFLOPS8.19 TFLOPS
FP64 Performance360.3 GFLOPS255.8 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon RX 6500 XTGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
OpenCL2.23.0
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model6.76.7

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.