The GeForce GTX 1070 is a clear winner – it's a much faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 and it's also a slightly better value for money, as it's only $120.00 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1070
- A much faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 9% less energy – 150 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 23% cheaper – $399.00 vs $519.00
GeForce GTX 1070 vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 1070
Jun 10th, 2016
Average FPS
82
100%
Min 1% FPS
43
100%
Price, $
$519
76%
Value, $/FPS
$6.32/FPS
90%
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$519.00
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$399.00
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$569.00
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GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
85%
Min 1% FPS
35
81%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.7/FPS
100%
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$399.00
In Stock
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$124.50
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$422.98
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GeForce GTX 1070 vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 1070 vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 1070 vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 1070
Jun 10th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.463 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
88%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
72%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
77%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
77%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 1070 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jun 10th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$379.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
150 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
256.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
107.7 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
202 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
6.463 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
