Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! | GeForce GTX 950 2GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27% | 98% |
| Hitman 3 | 4% | 158% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 33% | 81% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 35% | 75% |
| FIFA 21 | 63% | 0% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 3% | 179% |
| Far Cry 6 | 6% | 187% |
| Genshin Impact | 27% | 98% |
| Battlefield 6 | 4% | 158% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 27% | 98% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! are massively better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 2GB.
The GTX 1070 has a 583 MHz higher core clock speed and 72 more Texture Mapping Units than the GTX 950. This results in the GTX 1070 providing 143.6 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 583 MHz higher core clock speed and 32 more Render Output Units than the GTX 950. This results in the GTX 1070 providing 70 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 less than a year after the GTX 950, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
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 6144 MB more video memory than the GTX 950, 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 150.5 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 950, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 1070 is massively better than the GTX 950.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! has 1920 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 950 2GB has 768. However, the actual shader performance of the GTX 1070 is 4658 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 950 is 1232. The GTX 1070 having 3426 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 950.
The GTX 1070 transistor size technology is 12 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 950. This means that the GTX 1070 is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 950.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! requires 220 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 950 2GB requires 90 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 1070 and a PSU with at least 350 Watts for the GTX 950. The GTX 1070 requires 130 Watts more than the GTX 950 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 950.
| Core Speed | 1607 MHz |  | vs | 1024 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1797 MHz | | vs | 1188 MHz | |
| Architecture | Pascal P104-200-A1 | Maxwell GM206-250 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs |
| Good | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 10 Jun 2016 | | vs | 20 Aug 2015 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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vs | 9.6
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 7.6
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| 2560x1440 | 9.2
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vs | 5.5
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| 3840x2160 | 7.2
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vs | 3.9
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 2048 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 2002 MHz | | vs | 1653 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | 128 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256.3GB/sec | | vs | 105.8GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | |
vs | 1024 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | yes | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 1920 | | vs | 768 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 59% | |
| Technology | 16nm | | vs | 28nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 120 | | vs | 48 | |
| Texture Rate | 192.8 GTexel/s | | vs | 49.2 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 32 | |
| Pixel Rate | 102.8 GPixel/s | | vs | 32.8 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | 5120x3200 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 1 | vs | | 2 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | | 3 |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 220 Watts | vs | | 90 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | vs | | 350 Watts & 23 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 i5-4460 3.2GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1600 | | vs | 1920x1080 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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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 950 2GB is a Fast-Middle-Class Graphics Card based on the first revision of the Maxwell architecture. Architecture GeForce GTX 950 2GB Features a GPU Codenamed GM206-250 which is a Second Gen Maxwell GPU. It offers DirectX Feature Level of 12.1 and the Third Generation Delta Color Compression Technology which increases bandwidth efficiency by 30%. It has 6 Stream Multiprocessors activated and offers 768 Shader Processing Units, 48 TMUs and 32 ROPs. GPU The central unit runs at 1024MHz and goes up to 1188MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with fast GDDR5 and Accesses the Frame Buffer through a 128-bit Memory Interface. The Memory Clock Operates at 1653MHz. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 2GB. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 90W, it requires at least a 400W PSU and one available 6-pin connector. Performance Benchmarks Indicate Similar Performance to AMD's Radeon R9 270X, using the best suited Resolution - 1920x1080. As a Result, AMD's Radeon R9 370 is considerably slower and Large Factory Overclocked Versions of GeForce GTX 950, may match GeForce GTX 960's Performance. System Suggestions GeForce GTX 950 2GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a Performance Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
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