GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G vs ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition

Comparison of GPU cores for GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition 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.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 480 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
• GPU Chip
  Polaris 10 XT (Ellesmere) GP104-200-A1
• Execution units
  36 15
• Shader
  2304 1920
• Render Output Units
  32 64
• Texture Units
  144 120

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition 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
  4 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Speed
  8 Gbps 2.002 GHz
• 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 Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition 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
  1.120 GHz 1.506 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.266 GHz 1.683 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition 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
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition as well as their sizes and performance. As a rule, fans with larger diameters have an advantage because they can move the same volumes of air while rotating more slowly than smaller fans. It should be noted that liquid cooling systems in addition to fans and aluminum radiators need some kind of pump, which can also be noisy.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Radial
• Fan 1
  2 x 80 mm 1 x 70 mm
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition GPUs.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  1 1

In this section, we'll explore what functions the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition 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_0 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  Addressable LED No LED lighting

Let's compare how GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition 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
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode
• VP9
  No Decode
• AV1
  No No

The comparison of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition graphics cards dimensions. With knowledge of the exact measurements of the graphics card, you can check whether it is possible to put it in the case of your PC. We have also added support for PCI Express bus.

• Length
  232 mm 267 mm
• Height
  116 mm 111 mm
• Width
  40 mm 38 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition, 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
  14 nm 16 nm
• Part-no
  GV-RX480WF2-8GD ZT-P10700A-10P
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet