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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
36.4Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
32.6Inno Score
26.1Rasterization22.5
20Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based32.4
80.1Efficiencyspec-based76.3
36.4Compute29.8
9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10701 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 wins this graphics card face-off, 36.4 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+7) and rasterization (+4). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

  • Stronger rasterization score: 26 vs 23
  • Stronger compute score: 36 vs 30
  • 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
  • 67% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 6,046 vs 3,625
  • 43% lower process: 16 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • Lower launch price: $329 vs $379

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Announced20162014
ArchitecturePascalMaxwell
Process16 nm+43%28 nm
TDP150 W145 W+3%
Power connector1x 8-pin2x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Shading units1,920+15%1,664
Base clock1,506 MHz+43%1,050 MHz
Boost clock1,683 MHz+43%1,178 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
VRAM8 GB+100%4 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width256 bit256 bit
Bandwidth256 GB/s+14%224 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
3DMark Time Spy6,046+67%Bottom 20%3,625Bottom 7%
PassMark G3D13,511+40%Bottom 28%9,635Bottom 13%

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