GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
The Radeon RX 5700 is significantly faster than the GeForce GTX 1070, leading by roughly 36% in our performance index. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.
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Radeon RX 5700 vs GeForce GTX 1070: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 5700 vs GeForce GTX 1070
The Radeon RX 5700 is significantly faster, around 36% ahead of the GeForce GTX 1070. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 5700 is comfortable at 1080p, while the GeForce GTX 1070 is better matched to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
Right now the GeForce GTX 1070 starts at $347 EUR against $426 EUR for the Radeon RX 5700. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 5700 wins on performance-per-dollar by about 11%. The GeForce GTX 1070 is trading below its $379 EUR MSRP — a genuine deal. The Radeon RX 5700 still sits about $77 EUR above its $349 EUR MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
The GeForce GTX 1070 pulls less power (150W vs 180W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster Radeon RX 5700 draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it. Its more modern RDNA architecture on a TSMC N7 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
Generation & Longevity
The Radeon RX 5700 is roughly 3 years newer than the GeForce GTX 1070 (RDNA vs Pascal), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce GTX 1070 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 5700 offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce GTX 1070 or Radeon RX 5700?
The Radeon RX 5700 is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the GeForce GTX 1070 if you find it at a steep discount.