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ASUS GeForce GTX 980 vs EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION

ASUS GeForce GTX 980
ASUS GeForce GTX 980 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.22 GHz · 165 W Speed index 4/100

The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.22 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.98 TFLOPS.

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.68 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION has 1920 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.68 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 6.46 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION is 30 % faster than the ASUS GeForce GTX 980.

ASUS GeForce GTX 980EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
Speed index
4/100
5/100
FP32
4.98 TFLOPS
6.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.22 GHz
1.68 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
165 W
150 W
Launch Price
499 $
379 $
102 pts
172 pts

GPU

GPUASUS GeForce GTX 980EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GPU ChipGM204-400-A1GP104-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1615
Shader20481920
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units128120
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 15 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS GeForce GTX 980EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.002GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS GeForce GTX 980EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
Base Clock1.127 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.216 GHz1.683 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has a turbo clock of 1.216 GHz. The turbo frequency of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION is 1.683 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS GeForce GTX 980EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
TDP165 W150 W
Tjunction max98 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 has 2 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS GeForce GTX 980EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
Fan-TypeRadialRadial
Fan 11 x 65 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS GeForce GTX 980EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS GeForce GTX 980EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS GeForce GTX 980EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS GeForce GTX 980EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
Length267 mm267 mm
Height111 mm111 mm
Width38 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 980 is 38 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION is 38 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS GeForce GTX 980EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2014Q2/2016
Launch Price499 $379 $
Structure size28 nm16 nm
Part-no90YV07H0-U0NA0008G-P4-6170-KR
Documents--data sheet
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, ASUS GeForce GTX 980 was released in Q3/2014.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION +48.8 %

  1. 1,842
  2. 2,741

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,214

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 34 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 65 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 92 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION +42.9 %

  1. 32,043
  2. 45,783

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FOUNDERS EDITION +25.8 %

  1. 38,621
  2. 48,569

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