GeForce GTX 1070 SLI: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI provides good gaming and benchmark performance at 38.56% of a leader's which is GeForce RTX 4090.
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 1070 SLI sales 16 August 2016. This is a desktop graphics card based on a Pascal architecture and made with 16 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 2x 8 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 8 GHz are supplied.
No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 300 Watt.
Primary details
Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 1070 SLI: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
Place in performance ranking | 110 | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 33.46 | |
Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | |
GPU code name | Pascal GP104 SLI | |
Market segment | Desktop | |
Release date | 16 August 2016 (7 years ago) | |
Current price | $185 | of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3840 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
Boost clock speed | 1683 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
Number of transistors | 14400 Million | |
Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | of 4 (H100 PCIe) |
Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
SLI options | + |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 1070 SLI: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
Memory type | GDDR5 | |
Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER) |
Shared memory | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 1070 SLI. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
G-SYNC support | + |
Supported technologies
Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1070 SLI. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
VR Ready | + |
API compatibility
APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1070 SLI, sometimes including their particular versions.
DirectX | 12_1 | |
Vulkan | + | |
CUDA | + |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GTX 1070 SLI. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 8%
SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase
Benchmark coverage: 2%
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Gaming performance
Let's see how good GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:
Full HD | 120 | |
4K | 56 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70 | |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70 | |
Battlefield 5 | 110−120 | |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 100−110 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70 | |
Far Cry 5 | 95−100 | |
Far Cry New Dawn | 90−95 | |
Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120 | |
Hitman 3 | 120−130 | |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85 | |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 60−65 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 90−95 | |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 70−75 |
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70 | |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70 | |
Battlefield 5 | 110−120 | |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 100−110 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70 | |
Far Cry 5 | 95−100 | |
Far Cry New Dawn | 90−95 | |
Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120 | |
Hitman 3 | 120−130 | |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85 | |
Metro Exodus | 65−70 | |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 60−65 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 90−95 | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 111 | |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 70−75 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70 | |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70 | |
Battlefield 5 | 110−120 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70 | |
Far Cry 5 | 95−100 | |
Far Cry New Dawn | 90−95 | |
Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120 | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 73 | |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 70−75 |
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 60−65 | |
Hitman 3 | 70−75 | |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55 | |
Metro Exodus | 40−45 | |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 55−60 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45 | |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45 | |
Battlefield 5 | 80−85 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33 | |
Far Cry 5 | 70−75 | |
Far Cry New Dawn | 70−75 | |
Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85 | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60 | |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35 |
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40 | |
Hitman 3 | 35−40 | |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−33 | |
Metro Exodus | 24−27 | |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33 | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27 | |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27 | |
Battlefield 5 | 45−50 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14 | |
Far Cry 5 | 35−40 | |
Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45 | |
Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55 | |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 20−22 |
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is Radeon RX 6600, which is faster by 1% and higher by 3 positions in our ranking.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 1070 SLI:
Similar GPUs
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Recommended processors
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