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    GeForce GTX 1070 vs Radeon R9 390X

    GeForce GTX 1070
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jun 2016
    GeForce GTX 1070
    Radeon R9 390X
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 18 Jun 2015
    Radeon R9 390X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      131%
    • Radeon R9 390X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      88%
    • Radeon R9 390X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1070

    125 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390X .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon R9 390X

    11% higher gaming performance.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    No clear winner declared

    These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (94 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1070Radeon R9 390X
    GPU NameGP104 (GP104-200-A1)vsGrenada (Grenada XT)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size314 mm²vs438 mm²
    Transistors7,200 millionvs6,200 million
    Shaders1920vs2816
    Compute Units15vs44
    Core clock1506 MHzvs1050 MHz
    ROPs64vs64
    TMUs120vs176

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1070Radeon R9 390X
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs512 bit
    Memory Speed2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective    		vs1500 MHz
    6000 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1070Radeon R9 390X
    TDP150 wattsvs275 watts
    Release Date10 Jun 2016vs18 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      96.40 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 390X
      67.20 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      180.70 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 390X
      184.80 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      256.30 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 390X
      384.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      5783.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 390X
      5914.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      24720
    • Radeon R9 390X
      18860

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      157
    • Radeon R9 390X
      138

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      100
    • Radeon R9 390X
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      101
    • Radeon R9 390X
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      86
    • Radeon R9 390X
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      100
    • Radeon R9 390X
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      86
    • Radeon R9 390X
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      70
    • Radeon R9 390X
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      142
    • Radeon R9 390X
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      129
    • Radeon R9 390X
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      93
    • Radeon R9 390X
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      93
    • Radeon R9 390X
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      94
    • Radeon R9 390X
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      126
    • Radeon R9 390X
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      75
    • Radeon R9 390X
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      152
    • Radeon R9 390X
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      121
    • Radeon R9 390X
      92

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      77
    • Radeon R9 390X
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      43
    • Radeon R9 390X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      117
    • Radeon R9 390X
      92

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      111
    • Radeon R9 390X
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      74
    • Radeon R9 390X
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      96
    • Radeon R9 390X
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      117
    • Radeon R9 390X
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      103
    • Radeon R9 390X
      89

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      83
    • Radeon R9 390X
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      104
    • Radeon R9 390X
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      82
    • Radeon R9 390X
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      90
    • Radeon R9 390X
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      71
    • Radeon R9 390X
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      91
    • Radeon R9 390X
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      129
    • Radeon R9 390X
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      71
    • Radeon R9 390X
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      75
    • Radeon R9 390X
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      69
    • Radeon R9 390X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      67
    • Radeon R9 390X
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      72
    • Radeon R9 390X
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      56
    • Radeon R9 390X
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      52
    • Radeon R9 390X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      91
    • Radeon R9 390X
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      85
    • Radeon R9 390X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      67
    • Radeon R9 390X
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      68
    • Radeon R9 390X
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      65
    • Radeon R9 390X
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      79
    • Radeon R9 390X
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      59
    • Radeon R9 390X
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      101
    • Radeon R9 390X
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      87
    • Radeon R9 390X
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      46
    • Radeon R9 390X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      34
    • Radeon R9 390X
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      103
    • Radeon R9 390X
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      74
    • Radeon R9 390X
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      73
    • Radeon R9 390X
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      49
    • Radeon R9 390X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      72
    • Radeon R9 390X
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      82
    • Radeon R9 390X
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      73
    • Radeon R9 390X
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      65
    • Radeon R9 390X
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      78
    • Radeon R9 390X
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      59
    • Radeon R9 390X
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      66
    • Radeon R9 390X
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      48
    • Radeon R9 390X
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      63
    • Radeon R9 390X
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      66
    • Radeon R9 390X
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      39
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      34
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      37
    • Radeon R9 390X
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      39
    • Radeon R9 390X
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      28
    • Radeon R9 390X
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      32
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      46
    • Radeon R9 390X
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      46
    • Radeon R9 390X
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      34
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      37
    • Radeon R9 390X
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      35
    • Radeon R9 390X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      41
    • Radeon R9 390X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      34
    • Radeon R9 390X
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      48
    • Radeon R9 390X
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      52
    • Radeon R9 390X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      22
    • Radeon R9 390X
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      21
    • Radeon R9 390X
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      56
    • Radeon R9 390X
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      37
    • Radeon R9 390X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      38
    • Radeon R9 390X
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      25
    • Radeon R9 390X
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      40
    • Radeon R9 390X
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      41
    • Radeon R9 390X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      41
    • Radeon R9 390X
      -1

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      39
    • Radeon R9 390X
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      40
    • Radeon R9 390X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      34
    • Radeon R9 390X
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      37
    • Radeon R9 390X
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      25
    • Radeon R9 390X
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      39
    • Radeon R9 390X
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1070
      34
    • Radeon R9 390X
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

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