Comparison of GTX 1070 vs RX 5700 XT. Test of 5 games. FULL HD

We are testing one of the most popular video cards of 2016-2017, GTX 1070 vs RX 5700 XT. Is it worth the upgrade from GTX 1070 to RX 5700 XT?

1070 vs 5700XT. Tested games

We will test GTX 1070 vs RX 5700 XT in 5 popular games, from different developers with different game optimizations for hardware:

1. Battlefield V (2018) by DICE
2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) from CD Project RED
3. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) от Nixxes Software и Crystal Dynamics
4. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018) by Ubisoft Quebec
5. Hitman 2 (2018) от IO Interactive

Graphics settings are maximum. FULL HD resolution, 1920 × 1080.

Also keep in mind that when recording a Radeon Relive or Nvidia ShadowPlay, about 3-5 frames are lost.

Testbed configuration with RX 5700 XT

• CPU: Intel Core I7 4770K, 4 cores, 8 threads 3.5-3.9GHz.
• Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO.
• Video card: Gigabyte GTX 1660 Super.
• RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 4x4Gb Dual 1600MHz.
• SSD: Transcend SSD MTE220S 256GB NAND (Win. 10).
• HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM / 64MB Cache. For games.
• Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 750W.

• Video driver: Adrenalin 20.2.2 (26.02.2020).
• Gameplay recording: AMD Relive.

Testbed configuration with GTX 1070

• CPU: Intel Core I7 4770K, 4 cores, 8 threads 3.5-3.9GHz.
• Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818).
• Video card: Gigabyte GTX 1070.
• RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 2x16Gb Dual 1600MHz.
• SSD: Transcend SSD MTE220S 256GB NAND (Win. 10.
• HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM / 64MB Cache. For games.
• Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 750W.

• Video driver: Nvidia 445.87.
• Gameplay recording: Nvidia ShadowPlay.

Comparison video version of GTX 1070 vs RX 5700 XT

Battlefield V (2018)

RX 5700 XT:

• 1% Low — 53 fps
• AVG — 95 fps

GTX 1070:

• 1% Low — 55 fps
• AVG — 80 fps

The difference in minimum FPS 1% Low is only 3.77% in favor of the GTX 1070, and the difference in average FPS is 18.75%. The minimum FPS is limited by the processor.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)

RX 5700 XT:

• 1% Low — 53 fps
• AVG — 95 fps

GTX 1070:

• 1% Low — 37 fps
• AVG — 64 fps

In The Witcher 3, the RX 5700 XT outperforms the GTX 1070 by 43.24% in minimum FPS and 48.42% in average FPS.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

RX 5700 XT:

• 1% Low — 68 fps
• AVG — 100 fps

GTX 1070:

• 1% Low — 56 fps
• AVG — 85 fps

In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the RX 5700 XT outperforms the GTX 1070 by 21.42% in minimum FPS and 17.64% in average FPS.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018)

RX 5700 XT:

• 1% Low — 34 fps
• AVG — 43 fps

GTX 1070:

• 1% Low — 29 fps
• AVG — 60 fps

In Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the card from AMD showed the best results in terms of minimum FPS by 17.24%, but in terms of average FPS, GTX 1070 outperformed it by 39.53%.

Hitman 2 (2018)

RX 5700 XT:

• 1% Low — 45 fps
• AVG — 78 fps

GTX 1070:

• 1% Low — 41 fps
• AVG — 70 fps

In Hitman 2, the RX 5700 XT outperformed the GTX 1070 by 9.75% in minimum FPS and 11.42% in average FPS.

conclusions

The results are quite obvious, but there is one problem. The weakest link in our tests is the I7 4770K. Even when overclocked, this processor does not allow the RX 5700 XT to show its full potential. How to overclock the intel i7 4770k processor, see our website.

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