MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC vs AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

GPU comparison with benchmarks The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (RDNA 2) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

GPU The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC has the GP104-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 21 XT, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC	GPU	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070	Based on	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GP104-200-A1	GPU Chip	Navi 21 XT
Pascal	Architecture	RDNA 2
15	Streaming Multiprocessors	72
1920	Shader	4608
64	Render Output Units	128
120	Texture Units	288
0	Raytracing Cores	72

Memory The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.
8 GB	Memory Size	16 GB
GDDR5	Memory Type	GDDR6
2.002 GHz	Memory Clock	2.000 GHz
8.0 Gbps	Memory Speed	16.0 Gbps
256 GB/s	Memory bandwidth	512 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.
1.531 GHz	Base Clock	1.825 GHz
1.721 GHz	Boost Clock	2.250 GHz
	Avg (Game) Clock	2.02 GHz
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 150 W. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.
150 W	TDP	300 W
--	TDP (up)	345 W
94 °C	Tjunction max	100 °C
1 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Radial	Fan-Type	Axial
1 x 70 mm	Fan 1	3 x 80 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
dB	Noise (Idle)	0 dB
--	Noise (Load)	37 dB

Connectivity Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
4	Max. Displays	4
2.2	HDCP-Version	2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4	DP Ports	2x DP v1.4a
1	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	1

Featureset With the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_1	DirectX	12_2 (Ultimate)
No	Raytracing	Yes
Yes	DLSS / FSR	Yes
No LED lighting	LED	Non addressable LED

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	Decode
Decode	VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	VP9	Decode / Encode

Dimensions The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
269 mm	Length	270 mm
111 mm	Height	120 mm
35 mm	Width	--
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	3 PCIe-Slots
840 g	Weight	1503 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 4.0 x 16
No	SFF-Ready	No

Additional data The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q2/2016. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT came on the market in Q4/2020 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.
--	Part-no	--
Q2/2016	Release date	Q4/2020
379 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	799 $
16 nm	Structure size	7 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC
1.531 GHz, 8 GB (150 W TDP)

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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
1.825 GHz, 16 GB (300 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


	MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC 8 GB GDDR5	2773
	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	9213

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC 8 GB GDDR5	1228
	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	9462

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)


	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	3527

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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)


	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	102 fps (avg)

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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)


	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	64 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	112 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


	MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC 8 GB GDDR5	46846
	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	155408

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC 8 GB GDDR5	49697
	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	155418

Geekbench 6 - Metal


	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	195225

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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)


	MSI GeForce GTX 1070 AERO 8G OC 8 GB GDDR5	6.61
	AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6	20.74

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GPU comparison with benchmarks

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