GPU comparison with benchmarks

XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070

XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.58 GHz · 225 W Speed index 6/100

The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.58 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 7.28 TFLOPS.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.72 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 has 1920 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.72 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 6.61 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB is 10 % faster than the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070.

XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GBASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Speed index
6/100
5/100
FP32
7.28 TFLOPS
6.61 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.58 GHz
1.72 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
225 W
150 W
Launch Price
299 $
379 $

GPU

GPUXFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GBASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Based onAMD Radeon RX 590NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GPU ChipPolaris 30 XTGP104-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3615
Shader23041920
Render Output Units3264
Texture Units144120
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The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 4 architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 15 execution units.

Memory

MemoryXFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GBASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.002GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsXFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GBASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Base Clock1.469 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.580 GHz1.721 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.68 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB has a turbo clock of 1.580 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 is 1.721 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignXFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GBASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
TDP225 W150 W
Tjunction max98 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansXFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GBASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityXFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GBASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b2x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetXFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GBASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX1212_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingASUS Aura Sync
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The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsXFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GBASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsXFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GBASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
Length270 mm298 mm
Height124 mm134 mm
Width53 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB is 53 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 is 53 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataXFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GBASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2019Q2/2016
Launch Price299 $379 $
Structure size14 nm16 nm
Part-noRX-590P8DFD6ROG-STRIX-GTX1070-8G-GAMING
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB was released in Q3/2019.

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers.

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 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 +27.2 %

  1. 2,180
  2. 2,773

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,228

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) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 +6.1 %

  1. 33 fps (avg)
  2. 35 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 +3.1 %

  1. 65 fps (avg)
  2. 67 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 +2.2 %

  1. 92 fps (avg)
  2. 94 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 XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB +12.4 %

  1. 52,654
  2. 46,846

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 +1.6 %

  1. 48,924
  2. 49,697

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 49,795
  2. no data

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