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MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.68 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 19/100
In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G and the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 257 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G.

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8GAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Speed index
5/100
19/100
FP32
6.46 TFLOPS
23.04 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.68 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
150 W
300 W
Launch Price
379 $
999 $

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8GAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU ChipGP104-200-A1Navi 21
Streaming Multiprocessors1580
Shader19205120
Render Output Units64128
Texture Units120320
Raytracing Cores--80
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and has 1920 texture shaders and 15 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, which has 5120 shaders and 80 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8GAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Memory Size8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.002 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8GAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock1.683 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 1.825 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8GAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
TDP150 W300 W
TDP (up)--345 W
Tjunction max94 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G is 150 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT has a TDP of 300 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8GAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 70 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
Noise (Load)--38 dB
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8GAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
USB-C--1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8GAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8GAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsMSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8GAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Length269 mm267 mm
Height111 mm120 mm
Width35 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight840 g1,492 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G is 269 mm long, 111 mm high and 35 mm wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8GAMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q4/2020
Launch Price379 $999 $
Structure size16 nm7 nm
Part-no--102-D412
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 379 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT was introduced in Q4/2020 at a price of 999 $.

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 AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +258.8 %

  1. 2,741
  2. 9,836

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +714.6 %

  1. 1,214
  2. 9,889

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,619

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 114 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 74 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 126 fps (avg)

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) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +223.5 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 110 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +207.7 %

  1. 65 fps (avg)
  2. 200 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +117.4 %

  1. 92 fps (avg)
  2. 200 fps (avg)

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 AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +252.5 %

  1. 45,783
  2. 161,394

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT +232.4 %

  1. 48,569
  2. 161,439

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 235,478

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