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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.28 GHz · 250 W Speed index 6/100

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming has 2816 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.28 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 7.20 TFLOPS.

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

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming is 11 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Speed index
6/100
5/100
FP32
7.20 TFLOPS
6.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.28 GHz
1.68 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
337 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
250 W
150 W
Launch Price
649 $
379 $
162 pts
172 pts

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GPU ChipGM200-310-A1GP104-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors2215
Shader28161920
Render Output Units9664
Texture Units176120
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 22 streaming multiprocessors.

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

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth337 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit256 bit
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Base Clock1.190 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock1.279 GHz1.683 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming has a turbo clock of 1.279 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is 1.683 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
TDP250 W150 W
Tjunction max91 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 91 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 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 & FansGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 13 x 80 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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.4
DVI21
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
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

DimensionsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Length296 mm267 mm
Height120 mm111 mm
Width39 mm38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming is 39 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is 39 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2015Q2/2016
Launch Price649 $379 $
Structure size28 nm16 nm
Part-noGV-N98TG1 GAMING-6GD--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming was released in Q2/2015.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 +4.3 %

  1. 2,627
  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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 +1.5 %

  1. 45,106
  2. 45,783

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming +20.6 %

  1. 58,591
  2. 48,569

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