GeForce GTX 590 vs 1070 Ti

Place in performance ranking	112	466
Place by popularity	71	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	32.23	0.48
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Pascal GP104	GF110
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 November 2017 (6 years ago)	24 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$699
Current price	$231 (0.6x MSRP)	$600 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 Ti has 6615% better value for money than GTX 590.

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	2432	1024
CUDA cores	no data	1024
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	607 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	365 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	97 °C
Texture fill rate	255.8	77.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	8,186 gflops	2x 1,244.2 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 support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	Two 8-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	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	1707 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.3 GB/s	327.7 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
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.

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	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
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 Ti 38.02
+340%

GTX 590 8.65

1070 Ti outperforms 590 by 340% 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 Ti 14682
+339%

GTX 590 3341

1070 Ti outperforms 590 by 339% 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 Ti 27503
+200%

GTX 590 9167

1070 Ti outperforms 590 by 200% 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 Ti 18405
+176%

GTX 590 6680

1070 Ti outperforms 590 by 176% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 1070 Ti 51844
+305%

GTX 590 12811

1070 Ti outperforms 590 by 305% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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:

900p	200−210 +326%	47 −326%
Full HD	120 +13.2%	106 −13.2%
1200p	450−500 +302%	112 −302%
1440p	80 +344%	18−20 −344%
4K	55 +358%	12−14 −358%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Battlefield 5	120−130	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	100	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Hitman 3	75−80	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160	no data
Metro Exodus	138	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Battlefield 5	60	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	82	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	44	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	no data
Hitman 3	75−80	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160	no data
Metro Exodus	112	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	63	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	no data
Far Cry 5	59	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	81	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33	no data
Far Cry 5	75	no data
Forza Horizon 4	81	no data
Hitman 3	45−50	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85	no data
Metro Exodus	76	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	28	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	23	no data
Forza Horizon 4	55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Metro Exodus	42	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

no data

This is how GTX 1070 Ti and GTX 590 compete in popular games:

GTX 1070 Ti is 326% faster in 900p
GTX 1070 Ti is 13% faster in 1080p
GTX 1070 Ti is 302% faster in 1200p
GTX 1070 Ti is 344% faster in 1440p
GTX 1070 Ti is 358% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	38.02	8.65
Recency	2 November 2017	24 March 2011
Cost	$399	$699
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	365 Watt