Radeon RX Vega 64 vs GeForce GTX 1070

Radeon RX Vega 64
Memory: 8192Mb HBM2DESKTOP
Release date: 8 Aug 2017
Radeon RX Vega 64
GeForce GTX 1070
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 10 Jun 2016
GeForce GTX 1070

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    126%
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX Vega 64

26% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

145 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX Vega 64 .
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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Radeon RX Vega 64

HWBench recommends Radeon RX Vega 64

The Radeon RX Vega 64 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (112 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1070
GPU NameVega 10 (Vega 10 XT)vsGP104 (GP104-200-A1)
Fab Process14 nmvs16 nm
Die Size484 mm²vs314 mm²
Transistors12,500 millionvs7,200 million
Shaders4096vs1920
Compute Units64vs15
Core clock1250 MHzvs1506 MHz
ROPs64vs64
TMUs256vs120

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1070
Memory TypeHBM2vsGDDR5
Bus Width2048 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed945 MHz
1890 MHz effective
vs2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1070
TDP295 wattsvs150 watts
Release Date8 Aug 2017vs10 Jun 2016

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    96.00 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    96.40 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    384.00 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    180.70 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    483.80 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    256.30 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    12288.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    5783.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Ashes Of The Singularity

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    113
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    89
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    84
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    81
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    32
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    84
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    74
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    63
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    157
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    124

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    96
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    87
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    89
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    84
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    91
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    65
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    91
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    101

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    107
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    94
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    28
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    72
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    93
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    102
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    73

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    79
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    149
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    119

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    115
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    66
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    108
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    101
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    104

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    121
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    100

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    115
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    107

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    200
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    179

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    127
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    121

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    106
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    82
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    114
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    103
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    139
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    126

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    88
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    80
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    126
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    152

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    141
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    121

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    142
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    78
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    36
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    134
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    100

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    141
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    117

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    130
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    111

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    126
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    96

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    132
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    117

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    137
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    103

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    103
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    130
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    29
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    52
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    28
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    50
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    51
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    16
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    10

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    47
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    50
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    38
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    37
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    79
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    64

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    35
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    45
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    43
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    34
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    39
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    51
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    30
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    32
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    16
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    12

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    43
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    31
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    31
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    55
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    55
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    41

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    44
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    54
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    39

FPS (higher is better)