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    GeForce RTX 3070 vs GeForce GTX 1070

    GeForce RTX 3070
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 1 Sep 2020
    GeForce RTX 3070
    GeForce GTX 1070
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jun 2016
    GeForce GTX 1070

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      224%
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3070

    124% 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
    Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
    Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1070

    70 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3070 .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce RTX 3070

    HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3070

    The GeForce RTX 3070 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (47 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3070GeForce GTX 1070
    GPU NameGA104 (GA104-300-A1)vsGP104 (GP104-200-A1)
    Fab Process8 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size392 mm²vs314 mm²
    Transistors17,400 millionvs7,200 million
    Shaders5888vs1920
    Compute Units46vs15
    Core clock1500 MHzvs1506 MHz
    ROPs64vs64
    TMUs184vs120

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3070GeForce GTX 1070
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14 Gbps effective    		vs2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce RTX 3070GeForce GTX 1070
    TDP220 wattsvs150 watts
    Release Date1 Sep 2020vs10 Jun 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      110.40 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      96.40 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      317.40 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      180.70 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      448.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      256.30 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      20310.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      5783.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      93
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      167
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      115
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      216
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      201
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      101

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      91
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      117
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      120
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      93

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      212
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      103

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      106
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      50
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      88
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      217
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      161
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      228
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      103

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      186
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      139
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      90
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      166
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      151
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      60
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      95
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      117
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      152
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      84
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      47
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      79
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      147
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      122
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      168
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      140
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      46
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      83
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      51
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      98
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      93
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      85
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      52
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      12

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      50
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      77
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      64
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      98
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

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