GeForce GTX 760 vs 1070 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	286	370
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.86	4.43
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	N17E-G2 Max-Q	GK104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2017 (7 years ago)	25 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249
Current price	$1244	$136 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 Max-Q has 32% better value for money than GTX 760.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	1152
CUDA cores	no data	1152
Core clock speed	1101 - 1215 MHz	980 MHz
Boost clock speed	1265 - 1379 MHz	1033 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	170 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	97 °C
Texture fill rate	176.5	94.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	5,648 gflops	2,378 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q and GeForce GTX 760 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	9.5" (24.1 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Minimum recommended system power	no data	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	Two 6-pin
SLI options	no data	+

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.3 GB/s	192.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	no data	4 displays
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D	no data	+
3D Gaming	no data	+
3D Vision	no data	+
PhysX	no data	+
3D Vision Live	no data	+
VR Ready	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	6.1	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. 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.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 18.00
+45%

GTX 760 12.41

1070 Max-Q outperforms 760 by 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1070 Max-Q 6950
+45%

GTX 760 4793

1070 Max-Q outperforms 760 by 45% in Passmark.

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%

GTX 1070 Max-Q 18688
+135%

GTX 760 7962

1070 Max-Q outperforms 760 by 135% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1070 Max-Q 44090
+51.7%

GTX 760 29073

1070 Max-Q outperforms 760 by 52% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

GTX 1070 Max-Q 14679
+146%

GTX 760 5959

1070 Max-Q outperforms 760 by 146% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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%

GTX 1070 Max-Q 99552
+148%

GTX 760 40150

1070 Max-Q outperforms 760 by 148% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	97 +47%	66 −47%
4K	45 +50%	30−35 −50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33	no data
Battlefield 5	105	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	no data
Far Cry 5	40−45	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	86	no data
Forza Horizon 4	101	no data
Hitman 3	35−40	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75	no data
Metro Exodus	60−65	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	57	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33	no data
Battlefield 5	92	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	no data
Far Cry 5	70	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	77	no data
Forza Horizon 4	199	no data
Hitman 3	35−40	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75	no data
Metro Exodus	60−65	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	no data
Far Cry 5	53	no data
Forza Horizon 4	79	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11	no data
Far Cry 5	30−33	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Hitman 3	21−24	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	30−35	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16	no data
Hitman 3	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	no data
Far Cry 5	10−11	no data
Forza Horizon 4	43	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22	no data
Metro Exodus	16−18	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

no data

This is how GTX 1070 Max-Q and GTX 760 compete in popular games:

GTX 1070 Max-Q is 47% faster in 1080p
GTX 1070 Max-Q is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.00	12.41
Recency	30 May 2017	25 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	170 Watt