VIA Chrome9 HC vs GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q and VIA Chrome9 HC, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 Max-Q
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
16.54
+165300%

1070 Max-Q outperforms Chrome9 HC by a whopping 165300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking3571575
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.09no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP104VN896
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 June 2017 (8 years ago)1 March 2007 (18 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 cores20483
Core clock speed1215 MHz1 MHz
Boost clock speed1379 MHz250 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)115 Wattno data
Texture fill rate176.5no data
Floating-point processing power5.648 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs128no data
L1 Cache768 KBno data
L2 Cache2 MBno data

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5onboard
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2002 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth256.3 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)onboard
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 16.54
+165300%
VIA Chrome9 HC 0.01

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 6950
+173650%
Samples: 809
VIA Chrome9 HC 4
Samples: 57

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 HD94-0−1
4K41-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 95−100 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 81 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 95−100 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Escape from Tarkov 65−70 0−1
Far Cry 5 81 0−1
Fortnite 90−95 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 101
+4950%
2−3
−4950%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 94
+1467%
6−7
−1467%
Valorant 130−140
+478%
21−24
−478%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 81 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 95−100 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+2289%
9−10
−2289%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Dota 2 112
+1500%
7−8
−1500%
Escape from Tarkov 65−70 0−1
Far Cry 5 78 0−1
Fortnite 122 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 97
+4750%
2−3
−4750%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 105 0−1
Metro Exodus 35−40 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 116
+1833%
6−7
−1833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95
+1800%
5−6
−1800%
Valorant 130−140
+478%
21−24
−478%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Dota 2 110
+1471%
7−8
−1471%
Escape from Tarkov 65−70 0−1
Far Cry 5 75 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 79
+3850%
2−3
−3850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 79
+1217%
6−7
−1217%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+920%
5−6
−920%
Valorant 130−140
+478%
21−24
−478%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 101 0−1

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30 0−1
Metro Exodus 21−24 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170 0−1
Valorant 160−170 0−1

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Escape from Tarkov 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Far Cry 5 35−40 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+4100%
1−2
−4100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 35−40 0−1

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32 0−1
Valorant 95−100 0−1

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 0−1
Dota 2 60−65 0−1
Escape from Tarkov 16−18 0−1
Far Cry 5 27 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 43 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1070 Max-Q is 4950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1070 Max-Q surpassed VIA Chrome9 HC in all 21 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.54 0.01
Recency 27 June 2017 1 March 2007

GTX 1070 Max-Q has a 165300% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 years.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the VIA Chrome9 HC in performance tests.

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