Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce GTX 1070

Radeon RX 590
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
Radeon RX 590
GeForce GTX 1070
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 10 Jun 2016
GeForce GTX 1070

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 590
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    108%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 590

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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1070

8% higher gaming performance.
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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 1070

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1070

The GeForce GTX 1070 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (54 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 590GeForce GTX 1070
GPU NamePolaris 30 (Polaris 30 XTX)vsGP104 (GP104-200-A1)
Fab Process12 nmvs16 nm
Die Size244 mm²vs314 mm²
Transistors5,700 millionvs7,200 million
Shaders2304vs1920
Compute Units36vs15
Core clock1257 MHzvs1506 MHz
ROPs32vs64
TMUs144vs120

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 590GeForce GTX 1070
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
vs2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 590GeForce GTX 1070
TDP0 wattsvs150 watts
Release DateUNRELEASEDvs10 Jun 2016

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 590
    49.44 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    96.40 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 590
    222.50 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    180.70 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 590
    256.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    256.30 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 590
    7119.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    5783.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 590
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    80
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    93
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    104

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    96
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    101

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 590
    31
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    84
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    100

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 590
    58
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    80
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    77
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 590
    93
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 590
    42
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    28
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    80
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    39
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    100

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 590
    63
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 590
    34
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    59
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    34
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    66
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    72
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 590
    22
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 590
    41
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    58
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    56
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 590
    62
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 590
    33
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    21
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    52
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    32
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    53
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 590
    43
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    64
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 590
    19
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    33
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    19
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    39
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    44
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 590
    11
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    10

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    30
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 590
    19
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    31
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    30
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 590
    34
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 590
    21
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    11
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    12

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    29
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    21
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    30
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 590
    21
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 590
    38
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    41

FPS (higher is better)