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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $379
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Same as Founder's Edition
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1070 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1070 is 630 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 980.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Performs up to 46% better in Overwatch 2 than GeForce GTX 980 - 121 vs 83 FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 150 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 15% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1070 - $399.0 vs $469.0
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
72.25626740947074%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
77.02970297029704%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 10th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$379 | MSRP | $549 |
| 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 |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
256.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1683 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1070 or GeForce GTX 980
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
48 FPS
$7.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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