GeForce GTX 1070 vs Radeon RX 480 4GB

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon RX 480 4GB, which uses a 14 nm design. AMD has set the core speed at 1120 MHz. The GDDR5 memory works at a speed of 1750 MHz on this model. It features 2304 SPUs along with 144 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

Zcash Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 1070		436 Sol/s
Radeon RX 480 4GB		267 Sol/s
	Difference: 169 (63%)

Monero Mining Hash Rate

Radeon RX 480 4GB		800 h/s
GeForce GTX 1070		475 h/s
	Difference: 325 (68%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Both cards have the same power consumption.

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1070, in theory, should be a little bit faster than the Radeon RX 480 4GB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		262144 MB/sec
Radeon RX 480 4GB		229376 MB/sec
	Difference: 32768 (14%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1070 is a little bit (about 12%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the Radeon RX 480 4GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		180720 Mtexels/sec
Radeon RX 480 4GB		161280 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 19440 (12%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1070 is superior to the Radeon RX 480 4GB, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		96384 Mpixels/sec
Radeon RX 480 4GB		35840 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 60544 (169%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.