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    GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce GTX 970

    GeForce GTX 1080
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
    Release date: 27 May 2016
    GeForce GTX 1080
    GeForce GTX 970
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 970

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      191%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      201%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080

    101% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1080

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1080

    The GeForce GTX 1080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (82 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 970
    GPU NameGP104 (GP104-400-A1)vsGM204 (GM204-200-A1)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size314 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistors7,200 millionvs5,200 million
    Shaders2560vs1664
    Compute Units20vs13
    Core clock1607 MHzvs1050 MHz
    ROPs64vs56
    TMUs160vs104

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 970
    Memory TypeGDDR5XvsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1251 MHz
    10008 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 970
    TDP180 wattsvs148 watts
    Release Date27 May 2016vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      102.80 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      257.10 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      109.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      320.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      224.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      8228.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 970
      3494.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      30160
    • GeForce GTX 970
      15750

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      120
    • GeForce GTX 970
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      124
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      121
    • GeForce GTX 970
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      127
    • GeForce GTX 970
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      89
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      176
    • GeForce GTX 970
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      134
    • GeForce GTX 970
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      110
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      110
    • GeForce GTX 970
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      144
    • GeForce GTX 970
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      90
    • GeForce GTX 970
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      159
    • GeForce GTX 970
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      107
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      91
    • GeForce GTX 970
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      99
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      143
    • GeForce GTX 970
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      133
    • GeForce GTX 970
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      91
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      121
    • GeForce GTX 970
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      132
    • GeForce GTX 970
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      127
    • GeForce GTX 970
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      105
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      125
    • GeForce GTX 970
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      108
    • GeForce GTX 970
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      97
    • GeForce GTX 970
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      85
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      109
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86
    • GeForce GTX 970
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      88
    • GeForce GTX 970
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      85
    • GeForce GTX 970
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      66
    • GeForce GTX 970
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      112
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      103
    • GeForce GTX 970
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81
    • GeForce GTX 970
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      80
    • GeForce GTX 970
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      93
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      71
    • GeForce GTX 970
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      114
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81
    • GeForce GTX 970
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      129
    • GeForce GTX 970
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      68
    • GeForce GTX 970
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      90
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      62
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      90
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      95
    • GeForce GTX 970
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      91
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      82
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      96
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      79
    • GeForce GTX 970
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58
    • GeForce GTX 970
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      79
    • GeForce GTX 970
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42
    • GeForce GTX 970
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      54
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      40
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      59
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      57
    • GeForce GTX 970
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42
    • GeForce GTX 970
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      44
    • GeForce GTX 970
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42
    • GeForce GTX 970
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58
    • GeForce GTX 970
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      28
    • GeForce GTX 970
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      70
    • GeForce GTX 970
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      38
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      33
    • GeForce GTX 970
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      55
    • GeForce GTX 970
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      57
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      53
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      52
    • GeForce GTX 970
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      44
    • GeForce GTX 970
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      32
    • GeForce GTX 970
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42
    • GeForce GTX 970
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

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