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| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! | GeForce GTX 980 4GB |
| Hitman 3 | 4% | 31% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27% | 1% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 33% | 8% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 27% | 1% |
| FIFA 21 | 63% | 49% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 3% | 42% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 35% | 11% |
| Genshin Impact | 27% | 1% |
| Far Cry 6 | 6% | 46% |
| The Medium | 8% | 26% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! are significantly better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB.
The GTX 1070 has a 481 MHz higher core clock speed but 8 fewer Texture Mapping Units than the GTX 980. The lower TMU count doesn't matter, though, as altogether the GTX 1070 manages to provide 48.7 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 1070 has a 481 MHz higher core clock speed than the GTX 980 and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the GTX 1070 providing 30.7 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The GTX 1070 was released over a year more recently than the GTX 980, and so the GTX 1070 is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the GTX 980.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GTX 1070 has 4096 MB more video memory than the GTX 980, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 1070 also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 1070 has 31.9 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 980, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 1070 is noticeably better than the GTX 980.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! has 1920 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 980 4GB has 2048. However, the actual shader performance of the GTX 1070 is 4658 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 980 is 3362. The GTX 1070 having 1296 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 1070 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GTX 980.
The GTX 1070 transistor size technology is 12 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 980. This means that the GTX 1070 is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 980.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! requires 220 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 980 4GB requires 165 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 1070 and a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 980. The GTX 1070 requires 55 Watts more than the GTX 980 to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 1070 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GTX 980.
| Core Speed | 1607 MHz |  | vs | 1126 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1797 MHz | | vs | 1216 MHz | |
| Architecture | Pascal P104-200-A1 | Maxwell GM204-400-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs |
| Fair | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 10 Jun 2016 | | vs | 19 Sep 2014 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 9.2
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vs | 7.9
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| 3840x2160 | 7.2
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vs | 5.9
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 4096 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 2002 MHz | | vs | 1753 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256.3GB/sec | | vs | 224.4GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | |
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2048 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | yes | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
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| Shader Processing Units | 1920 | vs | | 2048 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 16nm | | vs | 28nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 120 | vs | | 128 | |
| Texture Rate | 192.8 GTexel/s | | vs | 144.1 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | | 64 |
| Pixel Rate | 102.8 GPixel/s | | vs | 72.1 GPixel/s | |
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| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | 5120x3200 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | | 3 |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 220 Watts | vs | | 165 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | | vs | | 500 Watts & 42 Amps |
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | | 12.1 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | | yes | |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
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| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz | | vs | Intel Core i7-4770K 4-Core 3.5GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1600 | | vs | 2560x1440 | |
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| Mini Review | Overview The GTX 1070 AMP! is a Special Edition GTX 1070 high end graphics card by Zotac based on the Nvidia Pascal Architecture. Architecture It equips a GPU Codenamed P104-200-A1, which is a first gen Pascal GPU and has 15 SM activated, offering 1920 shader processing units, 120 TMUs and 64 ROPs. GPU The AMP! central unit runs at 1607MHz and goes up to 1797MHz, under the Boost Mode, higher than the reference card. Memory The GPU accesses a 8GB frame buffer of Fast GDDR5, through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 2002MHz. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 200W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with one available 8-pin connector. Performance The AMP! Extreme GTX 1070 by Zotac has a high end performance rating. It can meet 2016 AAA system requirements comfortably, gaming at high graphics settings across all games. This GPU will deliver strong frame rates at 1080p on any game at high graphics levels. System Suggestions This graphics card benchmark performance is best suited to resolutions up to and including 2560x1600. We recommend a High-End Processor and 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | Overview GeForce GTX 980 4GB is a high-end Graphics Card based on the second revision of the Maxwell architecture. It surpassed previous GeForce GTX 780 Ti and cost less. It was also much more energy efficient. Read below to know more. Architecture The Second variant of the Maxwell Architecture, despite being also manufactured with a 28nm technology, has an extremely large L2 Cache and features a Third Generation Delta Color Compression which allows NVIDIA to produce Graphics Cards with relatively small memory data transfer rates, without causing too much impact on the overall performance. Furthermore, the Shaders have been redesigned and are both more powerful and energy efficient. The Second Revision of Maxwell also adds VXGI (Voxel Global Illumination) which makes scenes significantly more lifelike and believable as light interacts more realistically in the game environment and the MFAA technology which provides the same effect as MSAA but at a much lower performance cost. GPU It equips a GPU codenamed GM204-400-A1 which has 16 SM activated and thus 2048 Shader Processing Units, 128 TMUs and 64 ROPs, on a 256-bit memory interface of fast GDDR5. The central unit runs at 1126MHz and goes up to 1216MHz, in Turbo Mode, while the memory clock operates at 1753MHz. Features DirectX 12.0 Support (11.0 Hardware Default) and support for SLI, VXGI, MFAA, GameStream, G-SYNC, GPU Boost 2.0, GeForce Experience, PhysX and other technologies. Cooling Solution The Cooling Solution consists of a Single-Fan and is identical to the one seen on GeForce GTX 780. The Card is known to run cool and has a maximum operating temperature of 98ºC. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 165W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with two 6-pin connectors. Release Price The release price of $550 is lower than of its predecessor - GeForce GTX 780 which was launched for $649. Performance Gaming benchmarks prove that at 4K (3840x2160) GeForce GTX 980 4GB is over 20% faster than its predecessor and even beats GeForce GTX 780 Ti in about 7%. System Suggestions GeForce GTX 980 4GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560x1440. We recommend a Very Strong Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | ||||
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