Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
103
60
52
31
89
52
42
24
The Witcher 3
106
85
61
34
85
67
46
24
Counter-Strike 2
158
114
83
41
133
93
66
32
Far Cry 6
86
72
58
27
70
62
50
23
Hogwarts Legacy
56
49
32
18
46
36
28
14
COD Modern Warfare 3
67
61
41
27
55
49
31
22
Ghost of Tsushima
52
40
29
15
41
32
25
12
Cyberpunk 2077
58
52
31
14
46
41
23
10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
91
85
59
29
76
73
49
22
Avg FPS
1080p High8671
1080p Ultra6956
1440p Ultra5040
4K Ultra2620
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
7284
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
5844
Time Spy75926091
Solar Bay1966815809
Port Royal16681275
Fire Strike2275518707
Night Raid8211972273
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
63994
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
53429
Background Blur152.4 frames/s142.3 frames/s
Face Detection71.6 frames/s65.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.73 Gpix/sec2.2 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.15 Gpix/sec3.23 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.03 Gpix/sec3.74 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.32 Gpix/sec0.3 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching238.9 Gpix/sec195.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics6716.4 fps5161.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
15576
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
13504
G2D Mark887847
DirectX 11124 fps100 fps
DirectX 1254 fps48 fps
GPU Compute7632 Ops/s6129 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
89.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
75.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)492.8 fps423.4 fps
Car Chase442.5 fps391.1 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)409.2 fps360 fps
T-Rex2270.6 fps1942.3 fps
ALU 22401.8 fps5965.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2275.7 fps271.6 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2884.42186

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced May, 27, 2016 January, 10, 2016
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Pascal
Codename GP104 GP104
Price 599 379

GPU

GPU Frequency 1607 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1733 MHz 1683 MHz
Shader Units 2560 1920
TMUs 160 120
ROPs 64 64
Execution Units 20 15
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache 48 KB/core 48 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 2000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 111 Gpix/sec 108 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 277 GTex/s 202 GTex/s
FLOPS 8.9 TFLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 180 W 150 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 16 nm 16 nm
Transistor Size 314 mm² 314 mm²
Transistor count 7 billion 7 billion
Transistor density 22.29 MTr/mm² 22.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5X GDDR5
Memory Frequency 1251 MHz 2002 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 10000 MB/s 8000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
320.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
256.3 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 6.1
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

Results

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