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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti vs AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

NVIDIA
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AMD
Performance
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti20% better
27,50326% of 104,937
Radeon RX 6500 XT
22,95422% 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
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
68.9343% of 161.45
Radeon RX 6500 XT67% better
115.3571% 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 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.

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.

General Info

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

InfoGeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX 6500 XT
ManufacturerNVIDIAAMD
ArchitecturePascalRDNA 2.0
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Release DateQ4 2017Q1 2022
Launch Price (MSRP)$399$199
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeActive
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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
GeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX 6500 XT
Low - 1080p
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86 FPS
Medium - 1080p
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57 FPS
High - 1080p
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37 FPS
Ultra - 1080p
--
10 FPS
QHD - 1440p
--
7 FPS
4K UHD - 2160p
--
--
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:GeForce GTX 1070 Ti orRadeon RX 6500 XT
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:GeForce GTX 1070 Ti orRadeon RX 6500 XT
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
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti20% better
27,50326% of 104,937
Radeon RX 6500 XT
22,95422% 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is ranked 86th with a score of 27,503, and the Radeon RX 6500 XT is ranked 102nd with a score of 22,954.

Performance per dollar
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
68.9343% of 161.45
Radeon RX 6500 XT67% better
115.3571% 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is ranked 46th with a performance per dollar of 68.93, and the Radeon RX 6500 XT is ranked 9th with a performance per dollar of 115.35.

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:GeForce GTX 1070 Ti or
GPUBenchmark Performance
Radeon RX Vega 5629,086+6%
GeForce RTX 306028,375+3%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti27,503
GeForce RTX 206027,162.5-1%
GeForce GTX 107024,652-10%
Radeon RX 59023,362.5-15%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti23,057-16%
Radeon RX 6500 XT22,954-17%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti22,891.5-17%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER21,982-20%

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

SpecGeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX 6500 XT
CodenameGP104Navi 24
ArchitecturePascalRDNA 2.0
Process Size16 nm6 nm
Transistors7,200 million5,400 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.

SpecGeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX 6500 XT
Memory Size8 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth256.3 Gb/s143.9 Gb/s
Memory Clock2,002 MHz2,248 MHz
Memory Interface256 bit64 bit
L1 Cache48 KB128 KB
L2 Cache2 MB1,024 KB

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.

SpecGeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX 6500 XT
Slots2 slots2 slots
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)180 W107 W
Suggested PSU450 W300 W
Power Connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin
OutputsDVI, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4aHDMI 2.1, 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.

SpecGeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX 6500 XT
Stream Processors (SP)--1,024
CUDA Cores2,432--
Compute Units (CU)--16
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)19--
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)15264
Render Output Units (ROP)6432
Ray Tracing Cores--16
Core Clock Speed1,607 MHz2,310 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)1,683 MHz2,815 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.

SpecGeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX 6500 XT
Pixel Fill Rate107.7 GPixel/s90.08 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate255.8 GTexel/s180.2 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance8.19 TFLOPS5.77 TFLOPS
FP64 Performance255.8 GFLOPS360.3 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.

SpecGeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX 6500 XT
DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL3.02.2
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.