1070 Max-Q vs 1070 SLI Mobile

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Combined performance score

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile
41.35
+131%

1070 SLI Mobile outperforms 1070 Max-Q by 131% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking87283
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money100.005.99
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIN17E-G2 Max-Q
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years old)30 May 2017 (6 years old)
Current price$274 $1244
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile has 1569% better value for money than GTX 1070 Max-Q.

Technical specs

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 cores40962048
Core clock speed1443 MHz1101 - 1215 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1265 - 1379 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data115 Watt
Texture fill rateno data176.5
Floating-point performanceno data5,648 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile and GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data256.3 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support++

Technologies

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

VR Ready++

API support

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
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 SLI Mobile 41.35
+131%
GTX 1070 Max-Q 17.93

1070 SLI Mobile outperforms 1070 Max-Q by 131% in our combined benchmark results.


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 SLI Mobile 56476
+28.1%
GTX 1070 Max-Q 44090

1070 SLI Mobile outperforms 1070 Max-Q by 28% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 SLI Mobile 42910
+130%
GTX 1070 Max-Q 18688

1070 SLI Mobile outperforms 1070 Max-Q by 130% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 SLI Mobile 32969
+125%
GTX 1070 Max-Q 14679

1070 SLI Mobile outperforms 1070 Max-Q by 125% 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 SLI Mobile 152370
+53.1%
GTX 1070 Max-Q 99552

1070 SLI Mobile outperforms 1070 Max-Q by 53% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile 82
+9.4%
GTX 1070 Max-Q 75

1070 SLI Mobile outperforms 1070 Max-Q by 9% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile 145
+56.6%
GTX 1070 Max-Q 92

1070 SLI Mobile outperforms 1070 Max-Q by 57% in SPECviewperf 12 - Maya.

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 HD137
+44.2%
95
−44.2%
4K78
+90.2%
41
−90.2%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+164%
27−30
−164%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+16.1%
62
−16.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+132%
30−35
−132%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+45.7%
81
−45.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+146%
45−50
−146%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+164%
27−30
−164%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+28.4%
81
−28.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+98%
45−50
−98%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+23.8%
101
−23.8%
Hitman 3 130−140
+159%
50−55
−159%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+134%
35−40
−134%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+41.7%
72
−41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+124%
30−35
−124%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+26.3%
57
−26.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+132%
30−35
−132%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+45.7%
81
−45.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+146%
45−50
−146%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+164%
27−30
−164%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+33.3%
78
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+98%
45−50
−98%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+28.9%
97
−28.9%
Hitman 3 130−140
+159%
50−55
−159%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+134%
35−40
−134%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+168%
27−30
−168%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+61.9%
63
−61.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+76.8%
95
−76.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+124%
30−35
−124%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+71.4%
42
−71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+132%
30−35
−132%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+57.3%
75
−57.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+164%
27−30
−164%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+38.7%
75
−38.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+98%
45−50
−98%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+58.2%
79
−58.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+96.1%
51
−96.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+124%
30−35
−124%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+156%
27−30
−156%
Hitman 3 75−80
+169%
27−30
−169%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+146%
24−27
−146%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+171%
16−18
−171%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+178%
21−24
−178%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+137%
18−20
−137%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+121%
35−40
−121%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+153%
30−33
−153%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+126%
30−35
−126%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+144%
35−40
−144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+221%
18−20
−221%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+192%
12−14
−192%
Hitman 3 40−45
+147%
16−18
−147%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+65%
20
−65%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+125%
32
−125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+38.1%
21
−38.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+189%
9−10
−189%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+155%
20−22
−155%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+48.1%
27
−48.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+159%
16−18
−159%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+34.9%
43
−34.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%

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

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 44.2% faster than GTX 1070 Max-Q

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 90.2% faster than GTX 1070 Max-Q

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 400% faster than the GTX 1070 Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1070 SLI Mobile surpassed GTX 1070 Max-Q in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 41.35 17.93
Recency 16 August 2016 30 May 2017

The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q in performance tests.


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