GeForce GTX TITAN X vs 1070 SLI

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Aggregated performance score

GTX 1070 SLI
2016
2x 8192 MB GDDR5
38.56
+14.4%

1070 SLI outperforms TITAN X by 14% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking109146
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation33.5915.39
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGM200
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years ago)17 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999
Current price$185 $290 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 SLI has 118% better value for money than GTX TITAN X.

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 cores38403072
CUDA coresno data3072
Core clock speed1506 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHz1075 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data192 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data6,691 gflops

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data10.5" (26.7 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data600 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsno data6-pin + 8-pin
SLI options+4x

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data336.5 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectorsno dataDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMIno data+
HDCPno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+no data
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported GPU Technologies

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

GameStreamno data+
GeForce ShadowPlayno data+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorksno data+
VR Ready+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA++

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 HD120
+20%
100−110
−20%
4K56
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+15%
60−65
−15%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+17.9%
95−100
−17.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+16.7%
90−95
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+15.3%
85−90
−15.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+18%
100−105
−18%
Hitman 3 120−130
+23%
100−105
−23%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+18.6%
70−75
−18.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+24%
50−55
−24%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+20%
60−65
−20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+15%
60−65
−15%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+17.9%
95−100
−17.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+16.7%
90−95
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+15.3%
85−90
−15.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+18%
100−105
−18%
Hitman 3 120−130
+23%
100−105
−23%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+18.6%
70−75
−18.6%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+15%
60−65
−15%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+24%
50−55
−24%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 111
+16.8%
95−100
−16.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+20%
60−65
−20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+15%
60−65
−15%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+17.9%
95−100
−17.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+15.3%
85−90
−15.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+18%
100−105
−18%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+21.7%
60−65
−21.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+20%
60−65
−20%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%
Hitman 3 70−75
+20%
60−65
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+15.7%
70−75
−15.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+16.7%
60−65
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
+21.7%
60−65
−21.7%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+15.7%
70−75
−15.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Hitman 3 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+20%
45−50
−20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI and GTX TITAN X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 SLI is 20% faster than GTX TITAN X in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 SLI is 24.4% faster than GTX TITAN X in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 38.56 33.70
Recency 16 August 2016 17 March 2015
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 250 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX TITAN X in performance tests.


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