AMD Radeon RX 590 VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 590
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory1920
Cores256.3 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1070
AMD Radeon RX 590
8GB GDDR5 175W N/A Nov 2018
Radeon RX 590
$279 • Nov 2018
VS
GeForce GTX 1070
$379 • Jun 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8GB GDDR5 150W N/A Jun 2016
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 175 W | 150 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 1683 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 256.3 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 1920 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 120 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 49.44 GPixel/s | 107.7 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 256.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.119 GFLOPS | 6.463 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 7200 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
4611
AMD Radeon RX 590
5844 (+27%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
45783
AMD Radeon RX 590
53429 (+17%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
61.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 590
75.4 FPS (+23%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
9375
AMD Radeon RX 590
13504 (+44%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (326 benchmarks)
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+43%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 590 (+38%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 590 (+32%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 590 (+23%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City 2
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1070 (+12%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1070 (+17%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1070 (+0%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 590 (+6%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1070 (+0%)
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1070 (+3%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1070 (+0%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce GTX 1070 (+0%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon RX 590 (+0%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+27%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+35%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+30%)
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
GeForce GTX 1070 (+32%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
GeForce GTX 1070 (+50%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
GeForce GTX 1070 (+120%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+39%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 590 (+35%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Lord of the Rings Gollum
2023 • Daedalic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+16%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+21%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1070 (+25%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1070 (+3%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1070 (+12%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1070 (+26%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon RX 590
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Wins!
Based on 326 benchmarks across 99 games
41
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 590
VS
+22.4%
50
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AMD Radeon RX 590
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
37
Wins
41
Avg FPS
34
Min FPS
11%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5
277
Wins
50
Avg FPS
42
Min FPS
85%
Win Rate
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