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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 616 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 48% better in Diablo IV than GeForce GTX 970 - 118 vs 80 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Diablo IV than GeForce GTX 970 - $5.07 vs $5.86 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 22% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $469.0 vs $598.0
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 148 vs 180 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$598
78%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 |
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