Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1070 is 1299 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Performs up to 386% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 34 vs 7 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 150 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 8 vs 2 GB
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
28%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
46%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Jun 10th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $379 | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
256.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1683 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
