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GeForce GTX 1070 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

GeForce GTX 1070 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 1070

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Logo
PNY GeForce GTX 1070 8GB XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Edition, VCGGTX10708XGPB-OC-BB

Buy for 359.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 232 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for 153.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 231 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 1070

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Logo
PNY GeForce GTX 1070 8GB XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Edition, VCGGTX10708XGPB-OC-BB

Buy for 359.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 232 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for 153.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 231 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1070 is 2049 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1070

  • Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 125 vs 120 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Up to 57% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1070 - $137.96 vs $323.84
  • Up to 56% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than GeForce GTX 1070 - $1.28 vs $2.88 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 107 vs 150 Watts
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Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Logo
GeForce GTX 1070

Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016


FPS

125

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.88/FPS

44%

Price, €

€359.46

42%

FPS Winner

PNY GeForce GTX 1070 8GB XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Edition, VCGGTX10708XGPB-OC-BB

Buy for 359.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 232 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

120

96%

Value, €/FPS

€1.28/FPS

100%

Price, €

€153.14

100%

Value Winner

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for 153.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 231 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Logo
GeForce GTX 1070

Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Logo
GeForce GTX 1070

Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

107.7 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

202 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

84%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

89%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Logo

GeForce GTX 1070

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Jun 10th, 2016Release Date
Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce 10GenerationNavi II
$379MSRP
$199
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus64-bit
256.3 GB/s
Bandwidth143.9 GB/s
1506 MHzBase Clock Speed
2310 MHz
1683 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2815 MHz
2002 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2248 MHz

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