Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 5500 XT vs GeForce GTX 1070
AMD
Radeon RX 5500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 12 Dec 2019
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1070
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 10 Jun 2016
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 5500 XT100%
- GeForce GTX 1070123%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 5500 XT
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1070
- 23% higher gaming performance.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1070
The GeForce GTX 1070 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (27 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 14 (Navi 14 XTX
(215-0932396)) | GP104 (GP104-200-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 158 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,400 million | 7,200 million |
| Shaders | 1408 | 1920 |
| Compute Units | 22 | 15 |
| Core clock | 1607 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 88 | 120 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective | 2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 5500 XT | GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|
| TDP | 130 watts | 150 watts |
| Release Date | 12 Dec 2019 | 10 Jun 2016 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59.04 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 107096.40 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 5500 XT162.40 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1070180.70 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 5500 XT224.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1070256.30 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5500 XT5196.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 10705783.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT49
- GeForce GTX 107043
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT78
- GeForce GTX 107086
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT36
- GeForce GTX 107060
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT85
- GeForce GTX 1070100
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT60
- GeForce GTX 107055
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT58
- GeForce GTX 107076
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT28
- GeForce GTX 107032
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT38
- GeForce GTX 107040
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT66
- GeForce GTX 107074
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT31
- GeForce GTX 107034
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT59
- GeForce GTX 107067
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- GeForce GTX 107041
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT57
- GeForce GTX 107072
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT39
- GeForce GTX 107037
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT41
- GeForce GTX 107053
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT20
- GeForce GTX 107021
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT30
- GeForce GTX 107032
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT43
- GeForce GTX 107049
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT17
- GeForce GTX 107021
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT33
- GeForce GTX 107037
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 3
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT14
- GeForce GTX 107022
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT26
- GeForce GTX 107039
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- GeForce GTX 107026
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 5
Ultra Quality preset DirectX 12 windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT14
- GeForce GTX 107029
FPS (higher is better)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT10
- GeForce GTX 107012
FPS (higher is better)
Red Dead Redemption II
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT18
- GeForce GTX 107019
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 5500 XT22
- GeForce GTX 107025
FPS (higher is better)