NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
vs
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

GTX 1070 Ti

RX Vega 56

Difference

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

Price

$ 503.0

$ 269.0

234 (47%)

Year

2017

0 (0%)

Maximum Recorded Temperature

81C

75C

6 (7%)

Max Fan Noise

48.9dB

55.2dB

6.3 (13%)

Recommended Power Supply

530W

560W

30 (6%)

Benchmark CPU

Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz ($354.99)

CPU Impact on FPS

+0.0 FPS

0 (0%)

CPU Impact on FPS %

0.0%

0 (0%)

Benchmark Quality Settings

Ultra Quality Settings

Average 1080p Performance

104.6 FPS

98.9 FPS

5.7 (5%)

Average 1440p Performance

76.5 FPS

73.3 FPS

3.2 (4%)

Average 4K Performance

44.8 FPS

42.9 FPS

1.9 (4%)

Memory

8 GB

0 (0%)

1080p Cost Per Frame

$ 3.9

$ 4.0

0.1 (3%)

1440p Cost Per Frame

$ 5.4

0 (0%)

4K Cost Per Frame

$ 9.1

$ 9.3

0.2 (2%)

Variant

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

Overall Combination Score

Description	Metric	From	To	Weight
The release year of the graphics card. The newer the better technology and performance optimization and driver support.	Year	2016	2019	13
		2015	2016	11
		2014	2015	8
		2013	2014	4
		2007	2013	2
The price of the graphics card. The cheaper the better.	Price	0	250	35
		250	400	30
		400	550	25
		550	650	15
		650	9999	5
Power Supply Wattage required for overall system. The lower the better.	PSU	0	350	4
		350	450	4
		450	550	3
		550	650	2
		650	9999	1
Maximum recorded temperature under load. The lower the better for longer life of the graphics card.	Temp	0	70	2
		70	75	2
		75	80	1
		80	85	1
		85	999	1
Noise Levels under load. The lower the better.	Noise	0	45	2
		45	48	2
		48	50	2
		50	55	1
		55	999	1
Full HD performance at 1080p resolution. The higher the better.	FHD	60	9999	18
		55	60	13
		45	55	11
		35	45	7
		0	35	5
Quad HD performance at 1440p resolution. The higher the better.	QHD	60	9999	10
		55	60	8
		45	55	5
		35	45	4
		0	35	2
4K performance at 2160p resolution. The higher the better.	F4K	60	9999	5
		55	60	4
		45	55	3
		35	45	2
		0	35	1
Current CPU Impact on performance with respect to the highest performing CPU used for benchmark at the time this graphics card was released.	CPU	-5	9999	5
		-7	-5	4
		-10	-7	3
		-15	-10	2
		-9999	-15	1
Graphics card memory (RAM) capacity. The higher the better for higher resolution textures and future demanding games.	MEM	8	9999	5
		4	8	4
		2	4	3
		1	2	2
		0	1	1

		FROM	TO	VERDICT
The overall score is determined based on the calculated weightings for the individual components.	OVERALL SCORE	80	99	Excellent
		70	80	Very Good
		60	70	Good
		40	60	Acceptable
		0	40	Weak

78/100

81/100

3 (4%)

Our Verdict: Upgrading from RX Vega 56 to GTX 1070 Ti is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware. The price/performance ratio is much better for RX Vega 56 .

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

Year	Game	Frames Per Second
2019	Apex Legends	97 108.0 104 116.6
2019	Anthem	62 69.6 60 67.6
2019	Far Cry New Dawn	91 102.0 89 99.1
2019	Resident Evil 2	112 124.7 106 118.5
2019	Metro Exodus	50 55.6 47 52.8
2019	World War Z	96 107.0 111 124.0
2019	Gears of War 5	72 80.9 71 78.9
2019	F1 2019	91 101.5 89 99.1
2019	GreedFall	82 91.4 80 89.2
2019	Borderlands 3	57 64.2 56 62.7
2019	Call of Duty Modern Warfare	111 123.5 108 120.5
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2	42 47.5 41 46.4
2019	Need For Speed: Heat	67 74.7 65 72.9
2018	Call of Duty: Black Ops 4	114 127.0 116 129.2
2018	Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 53.0 50 56.2
2018	Final Fantasy XV	80 89.0 68 76.3
2018	Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75 84.0 77 85.7
2018	Forza Horizon 4	94 105.0 80 89.0
2018	Fallout 76	126 140.0 91 101.7
2018	Hitman 2	98 109.0 71 79.5
2018	Just Cause 4	72 80.3 68 76.3
2018	Monster Hunter: World	77 86.5 73 82.1
2018	Strange Brigade	117 130.3 114 127.1
2018	Battlefield V	99 111.0 110 123.1
2017	Dawn of War III	95 105.8 90 100.9
2017	Ghost Recon Wildlands	75 83.6 61 68.4
2017	Assassin's Creed Origins	69 77.0 51 57.2
2017	Destiny 2	133 148.0 113 126.2
2017	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	76 85.0 63 71.0
2017	Fortnite Battle Royale	94 105.0 80 89.0
2017	Need For Speed: Payback	99 111.1 94 105.5
2017	For Honor	133 148.2 126 140.7
2017	Project CARS 2	94 105.0 89 99.7
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	114 127.2 108 120.8
2016	Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	61 68.5 69 77.5
2016	Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation	79 87.8 70 77.9
2016	Doom	152 169.1 162 180.3
2016	F1 2016	96 106.9 95 106.0
2016	Total War: Warhammer	93 103.5 88 97.9
2016	Battlefield 1	116 129.6 120 133.5
2016	Overwatch	146 163.1 124 138.0
2016	Dishonored 2	68 76.6 65 72.7
2015	Grand Theft Auto V	90 100.1 75 83.6
2015	Rocket League	389 432.3 369 410.6
2015	Need For Speed	107 119.8 102 113.9
2015	Project CARS	103 114.9 98 109.1
2015	Rainbow Six Siege	189 210.0 184 204.8
2012	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	266 296.4 253 281.7
2009	League of Legends	500 555.7 475 528.0

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

Year	Game	Frames Per Second
2019	Apex Legends	64 80.4 69 86.9
2019	Anthem	44 55.2 42 53.6
2019	Far Cry New Dawn	63 79.2 61 76.9
2019	Resident Evil 2	67 84.0 63 79.9
2019	Metro Exodus	34 43.2 32 41.0
2019	World War Z	62 78.1 72 90.5
2019	Gears of War 5	46 58.7 45 57.2
2019	F1 2019	57 71.9 56 70.1
2019	GreedFall	52 66.1 51 64.5
2019	Borderlands 3	36 45.1 35 44.0
2019	Call of Duty Modern Warfare	71 88.9 69 86.8
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2	31 38.9 30 38.0
2019	Need For Speed: Heat	46 58.7 45 57.2
2018	Call of Duty: Black Ops 4	59 74.0 65 81.5
2018	Assassin's Creed Odyssey	33 42.0 28 36.1
2018	Final Fantasy XV	49 62.0 43 54.2
2018	Shadow of the Tomb Raider	44 56.0 45 57.2
2018	Forza Horizon 4	71 89.0 60 75.1
2018	Fallout 76	74 93.0 69 86.9
2018	Hitman 2	56 71.0 41 51.9
2018	Just Cause 4	47 59.3 45 56.3
2018	Monster Hunter: World	48 60.5 45 57.4
2018	Strange Brigade	72 90.8 70 88.6
2018	Battlefield V	71 89.0 72 91.1
2017	Dawn of War III	63 79.6 71 89.4
2017	Ghost Recon Wildlands	50 62.5 48 61.0
2017	Assassin's Creed Origins	48 61.0 41 51.9
2017	Destiny 2	101 127.0 86 108.1
2017	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	52 65.0 43 54.2
2017	Fortnite Battle Royale	54 68.6 46 57.8
2017	Need For Speed: Payback	64 80.3 61 76.3
2017	For Honor	69 86.5 65 82.1
2017	Project CARS 2	59 74.1 56 70.3
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	91 114.9 87 109.1
2016	Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	38 47.9 42 52.5
2016	Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation	58 72.7 51 64.3
2016	Doom	96 120.3 99 124.9
2016	F1 2016	68 85.9 76 95.2
2016	Total War: Warhammer	62 77.7 58 72.6
2016	Battlefield 1	77 96.9 80 100.3
2016	Overwatch	90 112.7 75 94.9
2016	Dishonored 2	52 65.5 49 62.1
2015	Grand Theft Auto V	56 71.1 46 58.0
2015	Rocket League	148 185.3 140 176.0
2015	Need For Speed	74 92.6 70 88.0
2015	Project CARS	70 87.7 66 83.3
2015	Rainbow Six Siege	108 135.8 106 132.6
2012	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	197 247.0 187 234.7
2009	League of Legends	247 308.8 234 293.3

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

Year	Game	Frames Per Second
2019	Apex Legends	33 48.0 32 46.6
2019	Anthem	21 30.0 20 29.2
2019	Far Cry New Dawn	29 42.0 28 40.8
2019	Resident Evil 2	28 41.4 27 39.4
2019	Metro Exodus	19 27.2 18 25.9
2019	World War Z	31 44.9 36 52.1
2019	Gears of War 5	25 37.0 25 36.1
2019	F1 2019	31 45.7 31 44.6
2019	GreedFall	19 27.2 18 26.5
2019	Borderlands 3	16 23.5 16 22.9
2019	Call of Duty Modern Warfare	37 53.1 36 51.8
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2	17 24.7 16 24.1
2019	Need For Speed: Heat	25 37.0 25 36.1
2018	Call of Duty: Black Ops 4	23 33.0 24 34.9
2018	Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21 30.0 17 25.5
2018	Final Fantasy XV	25 36.0 22 31.7
2018	Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 29.0 20 29.7
2018	Forza Horizon 4	40 58.0 34 49.8
2018	Fallout 76	35 51.0 33 47.6
2018	Hitman 2	29 42.0 21 30.8
2018	Just Cause 4	21 30.9 20 29.4
2018	Monster Hunter: World	20 29.0 19 27.5
2018	Strange Brigade	34 49.4 33 48.2
2018	Battlefield V	33 48.0 34 49.8
2017	Dawn of War III	29 42.5 31 45.6
2017	Ghost Recon Wildlands	25 36.8 25 36.7
2017	Assassin's Creed Origins	27 39.0 23 33.9
2017	Destiny 2	44 64.0 37 54.2
2017	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	25 37.0 21 30.8
2017	Fortnite Battle Royale	25 37.1 21 31.2
2017	Need For Speed: Payback	38 55.6 36 52.8
2017	For Honor	30 43.2 28 41.0
2017	Project CARS 2	43 61.7 41 58.7
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	67 96.3 63 91.4
2016	Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	18 26.3 19 27.5
2016	Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation	39 56.9 38 55.1
2016	Doom	44 63.9 45 65.7
2016	F1 2016	39 56.0 42 60.0
2016	Total War: Warhammer	30 44.0 28 41.4
2016	Battlefield 1	37 53.3 39 56.6
2016	Overwatch	40 58.1 34 49.0
2016	Dishonored 2	36 51.9 34 49.3
2015	Grand Theft Auto V	24 34.3 21 30.3
2015	Rocket League	60 86.5 57 82.1
2015	Need For Speed	43 61.7 41 58.7
2015	Project CARS	43 61.7 41 58.7
2015	Rainbow Six Siege	44 63.0 43 61.5
2012	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	155 222.3 147 211.2
2009	League of Legends	86 123.5 82 117.3

GTX 1070 Ti vs RX Vega 56 with i7-7700K vs i7-7700K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti / i7-7700K

It is clear that the GTX 1070 Ti is a significantly more capable high-end card that can play AAA titles at 1080p/1440p with 50-60 frames per second. In terms of memory, the GTX 1070 Ti 's 8192 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. In short the performance is exceptional, there's no question that this is one of the most powerful single GPU out there in 2017 .

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 / i7-7700K

It is clear that the RX Vega 56 is a significantly more capable high-end card that can play AAA titles at 1080p/1440p with 50-60 frames per second. It is worth noting that the RX Vega 56 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. In terms of memory, the RX Vega 56 's 8192 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. In short the performance is exceptional, there's no question that this is one of the most powerful single GPU out there in 2017 .

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GTX 1070 Ti vs RX Vega 56 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

	GTX 1070 Ti	RX Vega 56
Board Number	PG411	D050-03
Length	10.5 inches 267 mm	10.5 inches 267 mm
Outputs	1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI3x DisplayPort
Power Connectors	1x 8-pin	2x 8-pin
Slot Width	Dual-slot	Dual-slot
TDP	180 W	210 W

Clock Speeds

	GTX 1070 Ti	RX Vega 56
Boost Clock	1683 MHz	1474 MHz
GPU Clock	1607 MHz	1138 MHz
Memory Clock	2002 MHz 8008 MHz effective	800 MHz 1600 MHz effective

Graphics Card

	GTX 1070 Ti	RX Vega 56
Bus Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Generation	GeForce 1000	Vega (RX Vega)
Launch Price	399 USD	399 USD
Production	Active	Active
Release Date	Nov 2nd, 2017	Aug 14th, 2017

Graphics Features

	GTX 1070 Ti	RX Vega 56
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	1.2	2
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.1	6.1
Vulkan	1.1.82	1.1.82

Graphics Processor

	GTX 1070 Ti	RX Vega 56
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 5.0
Die Size	314 mm²	510 mm²
GPU Name	GP104	Vega 10
GPU Variant	GP104-300-A1	Vega 10 XL (215-0894216)
Process Size	16 nm	14 nm
Transistors	7,200 million	12,500 million

Memory

	GTX 1070 Ti	RX Vega 56
Bandwidth	256.3 GB/s	409.6 GB/s
Memory Bus	256 bit	2048 bit
Memory Size	8192 MB	8192 MB
Memory Type	GDDR5	HBM2

Render Config

	GTX 1070 Ti	RX Vega 56
ROPs	64	64
Shading Units	2432	3584
TMUs	152	224

Theoretical Performance

	GTX 1070 Ti	RX Vega 56
FP16 (half) performance	127.9 GFLOPS (1:64)	21,131 GFLOPS (2:1)
FP32 (float) performance	8,186 GFLOPS	10,566 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance	255.8 GFLOPS (1:32)	660.4 GFLOPS (1:16)
Pixel Rate	107.7 GPixel/s	94.34 GPixel/s
Texture Rate	255.8 GTexel/s	330.2 GTexel/s

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
vs
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56