GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

Comparison of GPU cores for GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics cards. The GPU core data contains the number of blocks (in the AMD documentation these blocks are called Shader Engine (SE), while Nvidia calls them Graphics Processing Clusters (GPC), words are different, the essence is the same) and ROP/TMUs (Raster Processing Units). These characteristics have a great influence on the GPU computing power.

• GPU Chip
  GP104-200-A1 GP104-200-A1
• Execution units
  15 15
• Shader
  1920 1920
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  120 120

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPUs. A sufficiently large amount of graphics memory with high frequency and adequate bandwidth positively affects the speed of high resolution texture processing.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  2.002 GHz 8 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  256 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics cards. These values are not displayed in the BIOS, but can be viewed with the help of diagnostic utilities such as GPU-Z or Everest.

• Base Clock
  1.670 GHz+ 11 % 1.506 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.898 GHz+ 13 % 1.683 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.873 GHz --

Comparison of the thermal design power of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPUs. The TDP number determines the maximum power consumption of your graphics card. The specifications for computer ventilation and power supply are often based on the TDP numbers and should be optimized for it.

• TDP
  150 W 150 W

In this section, we'll explore what functions the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPUs have. In addition, we have added ray tracing support to achieve the proper simulation of light rays and shadows. The list can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes

Let's compare how GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 support popular codecs h264, VP8, h265 / HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The availability of such video codecs helps reduce the load on the graphics card during the playback or creation of videos. This has a positive effect on reducing power consumption and heat generation by the GPU.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No No

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q2/2016
• Structure size
  16 nm 16 nm