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 970
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 148 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 20% better in Battlefield IV than GeForce GTX 970 - 221 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
59%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
44%
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$329 | MSRP | $599 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1733 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1251 MHz |
