Riva 128ZX vs GeForce GTX 1070

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	185	not rated
Place by popularity	35	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	20.44	no data
Power efficiency	16.53	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	no data
GPU code name	GP104	NV3
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 June 2016 (9 years ago)	23 February 1998 (27 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$379	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores	1920	no data
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	100 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	4 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	350 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	202.0	0.1
Floating-point processing power	6.463 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	1
TMUs	120	1
L1 Cache	720 KB	no data
L2 Cache	2 MB	no 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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	AGP 2x
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

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	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8 GB/s	100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	1.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	1x VGA
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

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 and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	5.0
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	1.0
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 June 2016	23 February 1998
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	350 nm

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