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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC

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How well can the GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC run games
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC
10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This computer hardware provides top end graphics. The GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC will easily meet recommended system requirements of games released today. This is a strong benchmarker on modern games and can often return excellent frame rates at high and ultra 1080p. But the GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC can also run 1440p pc system requirements.

GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC is capable of DirectX 12 gaming requirements.

What FPS performance can the GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC get on latest AAA 2023 games? In particular our game review looks at the FPS achieved running on Ultra graphics settings on the 1080p screen resolution as well as 1440p and 4K. This graphics hardware can run 904 of the 1000 most demanding PC games played today.

The 1080p FPS on Ultra for the GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC shows us that FIFA 22 is getting a strong result of 116 FPS, and then we are seeing Dying Light 2 returning a reasonable 48 FPS while another game on our list is the Forza Horizon 5 which is getting 52 frames per second at Ultra 1080p.

We move on to 1440p, and tested Dying Light 2 which delivered playable FPS results. Here are the graphic presets - Low: 96 FPS, Medium: 75 FPS, High: 51 FPS and Ultra: 36 FPS. Next we have Forza Horizon 5 running on GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC which gets L: 104FPS, M: 82FPS, H: 55FPS, U: 39FPS. And for performance contrast the popular FIFA 22 gets L: 234FPS, M: 184FPS, H: 124FPS, U: 88FPS at 1440p. After a look at the popular games running at 1440p with the GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC, this is a strong choice at these screen resolutions. With Ultra graphics settings being regularly reached at 1440p gaming its easy to consider bumping up the screen size to 4K for this graphics card.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC in your PC? 2-3 years of top end gaming before an upgrade

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC? There are no graphics cards on the current market that would provide a big enough increase in performance to warrant upgrading the GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC.
FPS System Benchmark
94 FPS
High
The GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC was released on 10 Jun 2016
Nvidia PC game performance check GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC
GPU
Architecture
Pascal P104-200-A1
Process
16nm
TMUs
120
Texture Rate
213 GTexel/s
ROPs
64
Pixel Rate
113 GPixel/s
Shader Processing Units
(CUDA Cores)
Ray Tracing
Tensor Cores
Release Price
$400
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 12.1
Shader
5.0
Open GL
4.5
Resolution (WxH)
7680 x 4320
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
8192MB
Memory Speed
2002MHz
Memory Bus
256bit
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
256.3GB/sec
L2 Cache
2048
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
DVI Connection
1
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
3
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
1582 MHz
Boost Clock
1771 MHz
Power
Max Power
150 Watts
PSU
500 Watt & 33 Amps
Power Connector
1x 8-pin
Recommended Hardware
Best CPU Match
Best RAM Match
16 GB
Best Resolution
2560 x 1600
GPU Upgrade
GD Official
GD RATING
90
Approved

GeForce GTX 1070 Gigabyte Windforce OC Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
The GTX 1070 Windforce OC is a Special Edition GTX 1070 high end graphics card by Gigabyte 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 Gigabyte Windforce OC central unit runs at 1582MHz and goes up to 1771MHz, 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 150W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with one available 8-pin connector.

Performance
The Windforce OC GTX 1070 by gigabyte has a top tier 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.

Source [ Felix ]