NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)

The Pascal-based GTX 1070 delivers 6.5 FP32 TFLOPS of compute power and 8GB of GDDR5 memory, making it a capable 1080p performer with a 150W TDP. Its blower-style Founders Edition cooler and premium build quality set it apart from many partner cards of its era. This card is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who still want reliable 60+ fps performance in esports and older AAA titles.

GPU GeForce GTX 1070
VRAM 8GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1683 MHz
TDP 150 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Class consumer
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 gpu
29 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

Cons

  • Below average connectivity (6th percentile)
  • Below average thermal (7th percentile)
  • Below average feature (12th percentile)
  • Below average vram (26th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Owner sentiment has improved over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q1 '21: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '21: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '23: 5.0★ · 1 review111Q1 '21Q2 '21Q4 '23
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

AI 29.8
Rt 29.1
Vram 25.7
Raster 32.8
Compute 32.7
Feature 11.7
Thermal 7
Efficiency 49.3
Connectivity 5.6
Social Proof 60.7

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

Base Clock 1506
Boost Clock 1683
FP32 TFLOPS 6.463

Performance

PassMark G3D 13510
GPU Compute 6116

Power & Cooling

TDP 150
Recommended PSU 450

Physical

Weight 1.7 kg / 3.7 lbs

vs Competition

Spec NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-WHITE-GAMING MSI Suprim G5080-16SLS ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O
Chipset GeForce GTX 1070 GeForce RTX 5080 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GeForce RTX 5080 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Vram 8GB GDDR5 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7 16GB GDDR7
Boost Clock Mhz 1683 2805 2610 2740 2482 2450
Tdp W 150 360 300 360 300 300
Memory Bus Bits 256 256 256 256 256 256
Ray Tracing - true true true true true
GPU Class consumer consumer consumer consumer consumer consumer
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product AIRtVramRasterComputeFeatureThermalEfficiencyConnectivitySocial Proof
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 29.829.125.732.832.711.7749.35.660.7
Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare 86.895.988.494.697.296.491.557.694.188.7
ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-WHITE-GAMING Compare 80.792.685.288.993.196.491.568.999.288.7
MSI Suprim G5080-16SLS Compare 86.897.788.494.697.296.410057.694.172.8
ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare 80.792.685.288.993.196.491.568.994.182.3
PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare 80.792.685.288.993.16791.568.982.299

Price

Value & Pricing

From $395 1 offer across 1 retailer
Amazon 1 offer From $395

Price History

$300 $320 $340 $360 $380 $400 $420 Jun 12Jul 18Nov 5 $395

Usage Scores

Overall (28.8)AI/LLM (16.7)Budget (32.2)Gaming 4k (16.4)Ray Tracing (25.4)Workstation (22.7)Gaming 1080p (31.3)Gaming 1440p (28.1)Content Creation (20)

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