GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0)

GPU comparison with benchmarks The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

GPU The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini has the GP104-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) is based on the graphics chip Polaris 30 XT, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.
GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini	GPU	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070	Based on	AMD Radeon RX 590
GP104-200-A1	GPU Chip	Polaris 30 XT
Pascal	Architecture	GCN 4
15	Streaming Multiprocessors	36
1920	Shader	2304
64	Render Output Units	32
120	Texture Units	144
0	Raytracing Cores	0

Memory The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.
8 GB	Memory Size	8 GB
GDDR5	Memory Type	GDDR5
2.002 GHz	Memory Clock	2.000 GHz
8.0 Gbps	Memory Speed	8.0 Gbps
256 GB/s	Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s
256 bit	Memory Interface	256 bit

Clock Speeds The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
1.518 GHz	Base Clock	1.469 GHz
1.708 GHz	Boost Clock	1.560 GHz
	Avg (Game) Clock
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 150 W. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 225 W.
150 W	TDP	225 W
--	TDP (up)	--
94 °C	Tjunction max	98 °C
1 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
2 x 80 mm	Fan 1	2 x 90 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
dB	Noise (Idle)	0 dB
--	Noise (Load)	--

Connectivity Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
4	Max. Displays	4
2.2	HDCP-Version	2.2
1x HDMI v2.0b	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.0b
3x DP v1.4	DP Ports	3x DP v1.4
1	DVI Ports	1
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--

Featureset With the GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) is 7680x4320 pixels.
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_1	DirectX	12
No	Raytracing	No
Yes	DLSS / FSR	Yes
No LED lighting	LED	GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

Supported Video Codecs The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
No	AV1	No
Decode	VP8	Decode
Decode	VP9	Decode

Dimensions The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
181 mm	Length	232 mm
116 mm	Height	116 mm
39 mm	Width	40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	2 PCIe-Slots
--	Weight	--
PCIe 3.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q2/2016. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) came on the market in Q4/2018 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.
70NSH6DVO5MN	Part-no	GV-RX590GAMING-8GD
Q2/2016	Release date	Q4/2018
379 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	279 $
16 nm	Structure size	14 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini
1.518 GHz, 8 GB (150 W TDP)

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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0)
1.469 GHz, 8 GB (225 W TDP)

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini 8 GB GDDR5	2762
	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) 8 GB GDDR5	2167

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini 8 GB GDDR5	1223

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Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini 8 GB GDDR5	35 fps (avg)
	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) 8 GB GDDR5	32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini 8 GB GDDR5	66 fps (avg)
	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) 8 GB GDDR5	65 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini 8 GB GDDR5	93 fps (avg)
	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) 8 GB GDDR5	91 fps (avg)

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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini 8 GB GDDR5	46492
	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) 8 GB GDDR5	52003

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini 8 GB GDDR5	49321
	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) 8 GB GDDR5	48319

Geekbench 6 - Metal


	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) 8 GB GDDR5	49180

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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)


	GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 OC Mini 8 GB GDDR5	6.56
	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 1.0) 8 GB GDDR5	7.19

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GPU comparison with benchmarks

GPU

Memory

Clock Speeds

Thermal Design

Cooler & Fans

Connectivity

Featureset

Supported Video Codecs

Dimensions

Additional data