EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB GDDR5
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.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average vram (25th percentile)
- Below average rt (29th percentile)
- Below average ai (29th percentile)
- Below average feature (30th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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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 | MSI Ventus 2X OC | XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 | Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 6900 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1784 | 2557 | 2565 | 2565 | 2475 | 3250 |
| Tdp W | 150 | 105 | 236 | 263 | 300 | 140 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 192 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 | 29.4 | 28.9 | 25.4 | 32.5 | 36.9 | 30 | 56.7 | 72.1 | 49.3 | 46.7 | 73.9 |
| MSI Ventus 2X OC Compare | 62.3 | 77.5 | 64.8 | 82 | 63.8 | 72.6 | 56.7 | 72.1 | 99.3 | 82 | 88.9 |
| XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 Compare | 84.3 | 78.5 | 71.9 | 64.3 | 88.8 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 0 | 62.9 | 87.1 | 88.9 |
| Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD Compare | 84.3 | 71.6 | 71.9 | 64.3 | 88.8 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 27 | 51.9 | 86 | 88.9 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 75.7 | 86.6 | 69.6 | 71.3 | 76.8 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 47.5 | 70.5 | 66.4 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G Compare | 77.1 | 57.3 | 67.7 | 49.8 | 65.1 | 89.9 | 56.7 | 45.2 | 84.7 | 76.7 | 95.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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