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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
36.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
37.8Inno Score
26.1Rasterization28.4
20Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based41.5
80.1Efficiencyspec-based76.4
36.4Compute41.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10706 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 scores 36.4 against 37.8 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

  • 17% lower TDP: 150 W vs 180 W
  • Lower launch price: $379 vs $599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 36
  • 33% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,920
  • 25% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 256 GB/s
  • 25% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 7,536 vs 6,046
  • 16% higher PassMark G3D: 15,607 vs 13,511

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Announced20162016
ArchitecturePascalPascal
Process16 nm16 nm
TDP150 W+17%180 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Shading units1,9202,560+33%
Base clock1,506 MHz1,607 MHz+7%
Boost clock1,683 MHz1,733 MHz+3%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VRAM8 GB8 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5X
Bus width256 bit256 bit
Bandwidth256 GB/s320 GB/s+25%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
3DMark Time Spy6,046Bottom 20%7,536+25%Bottom 27%
PassMark G3D13,511Bottom 28%15,607+16%Bottom 41%

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