Data Center GPU Flex 140 vs GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | DG2-128 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 December 2018 (6 years ago) | 24 August 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1920 | 1024 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1683 MHz | 1950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 202.0 | 124.8 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.463 TFLOPS | 3.994 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 120 | 64 ×2 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 720 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 170 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1001 MHz | 1937 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s | 186.0 GB/s ×2 |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 December 2018 | 24 August 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 75 Watt |
GTX 1070 GDDR5X has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Data Center GPU Flex 140, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X and Data Center GPU Flex 140. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X is a desktop graphics card while Data Center GPU Flex 140 is a workstation one.
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