Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 1070 Ti | GeForce GTX 970 EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 4GB Edition |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27% | 7% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 33% | 3% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 35% | 6% |
| FIFA 21 | 63% | 46% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 3% | 50% |
| Hitman 3 | 5% | 39% |
| Genshin Impact | 27% | 7% |
| Far Cry 6 | 5% | 54% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 5% | 53% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 30% | 3% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti are significantly better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 4GB Edition.
The GTX 1070 Ti has a 442 MHz higher core clock speed and 48 more Texture Mapping Units than the GTX 970. This results in the GTX 1070 Ti providing 123.1 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 Ti has a 442 MHz higher core clock speed and 8 more Render Output Units than the GTX 970. This results in the GTX 1070 Ti providing 37.6 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 Ti was released over three years more recently than the GTX 970, and so the GTX 1070 Ti is likely to have far better driver support, meaning it will be much more optimized and ultimately superior to the GTX 970 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 Ti has 4096 MB more video memory than the GTX 970, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 1070 Ti also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 1070 Ti has 31.9 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 970, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 1070 Ti is noticeably better than the GTX 970.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti has 2304 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 970 EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 4GB Edition has 1664. However, the actual shader performance of the GTX 1070 Ti is 5235 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 970 is 2959. The GTX 1070 Ti having 2276 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 1070 Ti delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GTX 970.
The GTX 1070 Ti transistor size technology is 12 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 970. This means that the GTX 1070 Ti is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 970.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti requires 180 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 970 EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 4GB Edition requires 150 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 1070 Ti and a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 970. The GTX 1070 Ti requires 30 Watts more than the GTX 970 to run. The difference is not significant enough for the GTX 1070 Ti to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the GTX 970.
| Core Speed | 1607 MHz |  | vs | 1165 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1683 MHz | | vs | 1317 MHz | |
| Architecture | Pascal P104-200-A1 | Maxwell GM204-200-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs |
| Poor | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 10 Oct 2017 | | vs | 19 Sep 2014 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 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 | 9.4
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vs | 7.6
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| 3840x2160 | 7.3
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vs | 5.7
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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 | |
vs | 1792 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | yes | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2304 | | vs | 1664 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 16nm | | vs | 28nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 152 | | vs | 104 | |
| Texture Rate | 244.3 GTexel/s | | vs | 121.2 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 56 | |
| Pixel Rate | 102.8 GPixel/s | | vs | 65.2 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 | 2 | | vs | 1 | |
| DisplayPort Connections | 2 | | vs | - | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 180 Watts | vs | | 150 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | | vs | | 500 Watts & 30 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 |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | - | 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 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is a High-End Graphics Card based on the Pascal Architecture. Architecture It equips a GPU Codenamed GP104-300-A1 which is a cut-down GTX 1080 Pascal GPU and has 19 SM activated, offering 2432 Shader Processing Units, 152 TMUs and 64 ROPs. GPU The central unit runs at 1607MHz and goes up to 1683MHz in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 8GB frame buffer of Fast GDDR5 through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 2002MHz, 8GHz effective. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 180W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with one available 8-pin connector. Performance The GTX 1070 Ti is a high end performance GPU, capable of gaming at 1440p across all modern 2018 AAA games at high graphics settings and delivering 60+FPS. System Suggestions GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560x1600. We recommend a High-End Processor and 16GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview GeForce GTX 970 EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 4GB Edition is a special edition of NVIDIA's high-end GeForce GTX 970 4GB created by EVGA. It features a new Cooling Solution and overclocking out of the box. Read below to know more. Overclock Out of The Box The Central Unit now runs at 1165MHz, instead of 1051MHz. Boost Clock is now of 1317MHz, instead of 1178MHz. Memory Clock was left untouched. This means the Card performs better when compared to the reference NVIDIA Graphics Card but should also consume slightly more power. Cooling Solution The reference NVIDIA Single-Fan Cooling System has been replaced by EVGA's Dual Fan Cooling Solution. This means the card runs cooler under load. Performance Benchmarks indicate a 6% performance over the reference GeForce GTX 970 4GB. | |||
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| Recommended CPU | - | ||||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||