RTX A1000 Mobile 6 GB vs GeForce GTX 1070

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	141	not rated
Place by popularity	43	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.77	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Pascal GP104	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 May 2016 (8 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$379	no data
Current price	$180 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1920	2048
CUDA cores	1920	no data
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	1140 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	60 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	202.0	72.96
Floating-point performance	6,463 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1070 and RTX A1000 Mobile 6 GB 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.

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin	no data
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	8 GB/s	11 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	264.0 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 Connectors	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 May 2016	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	60 Watt

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