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Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 vs GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC

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

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 has 1920 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.68 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 6.46 TFLOPS.

GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.78 GHz · 150 W Speed index 6/100

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC has 1920 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.78 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 6.85 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC is 6.0 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 1070.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1070GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
Speed index
5/100
6/100
FP32
6.46 TFLOPS
6.85 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.68 GHz
1.78 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
150 W
150 W
Launch Price
379 $
379 $
180 pts
180 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce GTX 1070GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GPU ChipGP104-200-A1GP104-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1515
Shader19201920
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units120120
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 15 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 15 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce GTX 1070GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock2.002 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.002GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce GTX 1070GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.594 GHz+6 %
Boost Clock1.683 GHz1.784 GHz+6 %
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 has a turbo clock of 1.683 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC is 1.784 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce GTX 1070GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
TDP150 W150 W
Tjunction max94 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 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 & FansGainward GeForce GTX 1070GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce GTX 1070GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce GTX 1070GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce GTX 1070GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
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

DimensionsGainward GeForce GTX 1070GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
Length252 mm282 mm
Height112 mm128 mm
Width--43 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce GTX 1070GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q2/2016
Launch Price379 $379 $
Structure size16 nm16 nm
Part-no426018336-375070NSH6DHL4EC
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 was released in Q2/2016.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC +3.0 %

  1. 2,741
  2. 2,824

Port Royal (Raytracing) GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC +3.0 %

  1. 1,214
  2. 1,251

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) GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC +5.9 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 36 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC +6.2 %

  1. 65 fps (avg)
  2. 69 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC +6.5 %

  1. 92 fps (avg)
  2. 98 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC +6.0 %

  1. 45,783
  2. 48,547

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX OC +6.0 %

  1. 48,569
  2. 51,501

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