GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X: specs and benchmarks
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X sales 4 December 2018. 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. 8 GB of GDDR5X memory clocked at 8.01 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is dual-slot card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 267 mm. 1x 8-pin power connector is required, and power consumption is at 150 Watt.
Primary details
Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | |
| GPU code name | GP104 | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | 4 December 2018 (5 years ago) | |
| Current price | $600 | of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB) |
Detailed specifications
GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1920 | 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 | 7,200 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | of 4 (H100 PCIe) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
| Texture fill rate | 202.0 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Width | 2-slot | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X: 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 | GDDR5X | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 8008 MHz | of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER) |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X. 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.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | |
| HDMI | + |
API compatibility
APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | |
| CUDA | 6.1 |
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X is Radeon RX 5600 OEM.
Similar GPUs
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Recommended processors
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