EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB GDDR5 Black
The EVGA ACX 3.0 cooler with its optimized swept fan blades and low-power motor keeps the 1784MHz boost clock quiet under load without requiring software tuning. Its 8GB GDDR5 memory and factory-overclocked Pascal core deliver reliable 1080p gaming with out-of-the-box simplicity and a 3-year warranty. This card is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers upgrading from older hardware who prioritize quiet operation and straightforward installation.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong affordability (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average compute (22nd percentile)
- Below average vram (26th percentile)
- Below average rt (28th percentile)
- Below average ai (28th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 16 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 256.3 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 1920 |
| Base Clock | 1594 |
| Boost Clock | 1784 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 6.463 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 13510 |
| GPU Compute | 6116 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 150 |
| Recommended PSU | 500 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 267 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1070 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1784 | 2407 | 2482 | 2805 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 150 | 575 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 | 28.3 | 27.8 | 25.5 | 31.6 | 21.7 | 30.1 | 56.6 | 72.3 | 51 | 46.8 | 73.7 | 65.4 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 90 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.8 | 86.5 | 26.8 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 3.4 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 81 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 88.9 | 20.7 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.3 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 88.9 | 15.5 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 99.5 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 99.1 | 19.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 95.4 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 86.5 | 54.5 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 15.2 |
Usage Scores
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