G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

GeForce GTX 1070

2016

Why buy it

✅Costs $3,120 less on MSRP ($379 MSRP vs $3,499 MSRP).
✅Delivers 846% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 35.6 vs 3.8 G3D/$ ($379 MSRP vs $3,499 MSRP).
✅Draws 150W instead of 400W, a 250W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Poor future-proofing: 2016-era hardware with 8 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.

Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot

2021

Why buy it

✅41.3% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅More future proof: RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) on 7nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅More future proof: RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) on 7nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

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823.2% HIGHER MSRP
$3,499 MSRPvs$379 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 3.8 vs 35.6 G3D/$ ($3,499 MSRP vs $379 MSRP).
❌166.7% higher power demand at 400W vs 150W.

GeForce GTX 1070

2016

Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot

2021

Why buy it

✅Costs $3,120 less on MSRP ($379 MSRP vs $3,499 MSRP).
✅Delivers 846% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 35.6 vs 3.8 G3D/$ ($379 MSRP vs $3,499 MSRP).
✅Draws 150W instead of 400W, a 250W reduction.

Why buy it

✅41.3% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅More future proof: RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) on 7nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅More future proof: RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) on 7nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Poor future-proofing: 2016-era hardware with 8 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.

Trade-offs

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823.2% HIGHER MSRP
$3,499 MSRPvs$379 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 3.8 vs 35.6 G3D/$ ($3,499 MSRP vs $379 MSRP).
❌166.7% higher power demand at 400W vs 150W.

Quick Answers

So, is Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot better than GeForce GTX 1070?

Yes. Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot is clearly the better overall GPU here. Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot averages 41.3% more FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. You are also looking at 13,182 vs 13,507 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot is a 2021 card with FSR upscaling, while GeForce GTX 1070 is a 2016 model from an older generation with no meaningful modern upscaling stack. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2021 generation instead of 2016, better upscaling support with FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, and a 7nm process instead of 16nm. That broader feature stack should age better as more games lean on modern upscaling and frame-generation support.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot is the smarter buy by a wide margin. Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot is about 823.2% more expensive on MSRP at $3,499 MSRP versus $379 MSRP, and you are getting 41.3% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and a lower G3D Mark (13,182 vs 13,507). GeForce GTX 1070 really only makes sense now as a very cheap stopgap or a used-market placeholder.

Is GeForce GTX 1070 still worth buying for gaming in 2026?

No, not for a fresh gaming build. GeForce GTX 1070 is 2016 hardware with 8 GB of VRAM, 13,507 in G3D Mark, and no meaningful modern upscaling stack. That is simply too far behind to be an easy modern recommendation.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

GeForce GTX 1070 Benchmark Check

Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	GeForce GTX 1070	Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot
1080p
low	143 FPS	173 FPS
medium	128 FPS	154 FPS
high	111 FPS	134 FPS
ultra	93 FPS	114 FPS
1440p
low	123 FPS	144 FPS
medium	103 FPS	117 FPS
high	89 FPS	102 FPS
ultra	78 FPS	93 FPS
4K
low	65 FPS	91 FPS
medium	57 FPS	77 FPS
high	39 FPS	61 FPS
ultra	33 FPS	54 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	GeForce GTX 1070	Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot
1080p
low	210 FPS	579 FPS
medium	176 FPS	475 FPS
high	145 FPS	390 FPS
ultra	110 FPS	297 FPS
1440p
low	132 FPS	397 FPS
medium	106 FPS	326 FPS
high	86 FPS	263 FPS
ultra	67 FPS	218 FPS
4K
low	61 FPS	159 FPS
medium	51 FPS	137 FPS
high	48 FPS	117 FPS
ultra	41 FPS	94 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	GeForce GTX 1070	Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot
1080p
low	608 FPS	593 FPS
medium	486 FPS	475 FPS
high	405 FPS	395 FPS
ultra	304 FPS	297 FPS
1440p
low	456 FPS	445 FPS
medium	365 FPS	356 FPS
high	304 FPS	297 FPS
ultra	228 FPS	222 FPS
4K
low	304 FPS	297 FPS
medium	243 FPS	237 FPS
high	203 FPS	198 FPS
ultra	152 FPS	148 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	GeForce GTX 1070	Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot
1080p
low	395 FPS	593 FPS
medium	332 FPS	475 FPS
high	278 FPS	395 FPS
ultra	237 FPS	297 FPS
1440p
low	328 FPS	445 FPS
medium	275 FPS	356 FPS
high	217 FPS	297 FPS
ultra	178 FPS	222 FPS
4K
low	177 FPS	297 FPS
medium	139 FPS	237 FPS
high	127 FPS	198 FPS
ultra	104 FPS	148 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of GeForce GTX 1070 and Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot

GeForce GTX 1070

The GeForce GTX 1070 is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in June 10 2016. It features the Pascal architecture. The core clock ranges from 1506 MHz to 1683 MHz. It has 1920 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 150W. Manufactured using 16 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 13,507 points. Launch price was $379.

Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot

The Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot is manufactured by AMD. It was released in August 3 2021. It features the RDNA 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1800 MHz to 1967 MHz. It has 3840 ×2 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 400W. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. It features 60 ×2 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 13,182 points. Launch price was $4,999.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce GTX 1070 scores 13,507 and the Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot reaches 13,182 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 2.5% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce GTX 1070 is built on Pascal while the Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot uses RDNA 2.0, both on 16 nm vs 7 nm. Shader units: 1,920 (GeForce GTX 1070) vs 3,840 (Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot). Raw compute: 6.463 TFLOPS (GeForce GTX 1070) vs 15.11 TFLOPS ×2 (Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot). Boost clocks: 1683 MHz vs 1967 MHz.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1070	Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot
G3D Mark Score	13,507+2%	13,182
Architecture	Pascal	RDNA 2.0
Process Node	16 nm	7 nm
Shading Units	1920	3840 ×2+100%
Compute (TFLOPS)	6.463 TFLOPS	15.11 TFLOPS ×2+134%
Boost Clock	1683 MHz	1967 MHz+17%
ROPs	64	96 ×2+50%
TMUs	120	240 ×2+100%
L1 Cache	720 KB	768 KB+7%
L2 Cache	2 MB	4 MB+100%

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The GeForce GTX 1070 gives access to NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), widely regarding as the superior upscaling method for image quality. The Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot relies on FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution), which is capable but generally slightly noisier than DLSS in motion.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1070	Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards feature 8 GB of video memory. Memory bandwidth: 256 GB/s (GeForce GTX 1070) vs 864 GB/s (Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot) — a 237.5% advantage for the Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot. Bus width: 256-bit vs 384-bit. L2 Cache: 2 MB (GeForce GTX 1070) vs 4 MB (Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot) — the Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1070	Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot
VRAM Capacity	8 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth	256 GB/s	864 GB/s+238%
Bus Width	256-bit	384-bit+50%
L2 Cache	2 MB	4 MB+100%

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.1 (GeForce GTX 1070) vs 12.2 (Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot). Vulkan: 1.4 vs 1.3. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1070	Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot
DirectX	12.1	12.2
Vulkan	1.4+8%	1.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	4	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC 6th gen (GeForce GTX 1070) vs VCN 4.0 (2x) (Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot). Decoder: NVDEC 3rd gen vs VCN 4.0 (2x). Supported codecs: H.264,H.265/HEVC,VP8,VP9,MPEG-2,VC-1 (GeForce GTX 1070) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot).

Feature	GeForce GTX 1070	Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot
Encoder	NVENC 6th gen	VCN 4.0 (2x)
Decoder	NVDEC 3rd gen	VCN 4.0 (2x)
Codecs	H.264,H.265/HEVC,VP8,VP9,MPEG-2,VC-1	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GTX 1070 draws 150W versus the Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot's 400W — a 90.9% difference. The GeForce GTX 1070 is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 500W (GeForce GTX 1070) vs 500W (Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot). Power connectors: 8-pin vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 267mm vs 280mm, occupying 2 vs 2 slots. Typical load temperature: 75°C vs 85°C.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1070	Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot
TDP	150W-63%	400W
Recommended PSU	500W	500W
Power Connector	8-pin	PCIe-powered
Length	267mm	280mm
Height	112mm	111mm
Slots	2	2
Temp (Load)	75°C-12%	85°C
Perf/Watt	90.0+173%	33.0

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Value Analysis

The GeForce GTX 1070 launched at $379 MSRP, while the Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot launched at $3499. The GeForce GTX 1070 costs 89.2% less ($3120 savings) on MSRP. Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 35.6 (GeForce GTX 1070) vs 3.8 (Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot) — the GeForce GTX 1070 offers 836.8% better value. The Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot is the newer GPU (2021 vs 2016).