Gaming PC build GeForce GTX 1070 EVGA SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB Edition, Ryzen R5 1600X, 16GB performance review

A PC with a Ryzen R5 1600X can run 794 of the top 1000 PC games released when it also has the GeForce GTX 1070 EVGA SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB Edition graphics card and 16GB system memory in it. This combination of hardware leaves the Ryzen R5 1600X as the weak point, when looking at what games it can play. You could upgrade that component enabling the system to run 907 games of our most demanding games list.

This PC’s performance can be benchmarked against todays most popular game, Age of Empires IV. In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1070 EVGA SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB Edition. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 68 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Age of Empires IV then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 137 FPS or the Medium returning 108 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 73 FPS and then Ultra gets 52 FPS.

2nd most popular game: Grand Theft Auto VI - In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1070 EVGA SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB Edition. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 48 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Grand Theft Auto VI then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 97 FPS or the Medium returning 76 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 51 FPS and then Ultra gets 37 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Resident Evil 8 - In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1070 EVGA SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB Edition. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 52 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Resident Evil 8 then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 105 FPS or the Medium returning 82 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 56 FPS and then Ultra gets 40 FPS.