Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 616 days newer than GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 19% better in Rust than GeForce GTX 970 - 118 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 148 vs 180 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
59%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
44%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $599 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
