Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 insane benchmark scores revealed

[blaaislaai]

Some benchmark scores from Tom's Hardware that they managed to do at Computex. Who wants to buy a slightly used GTX980?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ance,4585.html

Me, pick me!

[Blazzok]

Me, pick me!

Lol, it was actually more of a joke..BUUT I'll keep you posted, it will depend on what the 1070 costs locally when it arrives.

[blaaislaai]

Lol, it was actually more of a joke..BUUT I'll keep you posted, it will depend on what the 1070 costs locally when it arrives.

Thought so!

I want to get the 1070 as well but due to the rumored pricing, id rather go for the 980 as the performance of the 1070 is not far away from the 980

[Blazzok]

Thought so!

I want to get the 1070 as well but due to the rumored pricing, id rather go for the 980 as the performance of the 1070 is not far away from the 980

The performance of the 1070 is actually looking great, however I game at 1080p and for that the 980 will suffice for quite a while yet, me thinks.

[Glordit]

So the GTX 1060 would be a direct competitor to the GTX 980 in performance?

*edit*
Realistically the 1070 is supposed to be the 970's competitor but it's performance bracket it through the roof.
For now it looks like this to me:
1080 = 980ti/Titan
1070 = 980
1060 = 970/960
1050 = 950/960

[The Joker]

So the GTX 1060 would be a direct competitor to the GTX 980 in performance?

*edit*
Realistically the 1070 is supposed to be the 970's competitor but it's performance bracket it through the roof.
For now it looks like this to me:
1080 = 980ti/Titan
1070 = 980
1060 = 970/960
1050 = 950/960

Actually the 1080 (Retail R13 000 to R15 500) has no competition.
1070 (Retail between R9500-R10 500) = 980Ti/Titan X
1060 = between a 980-970

[czc]

Haha, @rebeltech posted this on twitter. [MENTION=21]The Joker[/MENTION] https://twitter.com/RebelTechcc/stat...19150184108032 It's you right?

[The Joker]

Haha, @rebeltech posted this on twitter. [MENTION=21]The Joker[/MENTION] https://twitter.com/RebelTechcc/stat...19150184108032 It's you right?

Yip that's my card and oc lol

[Mister 44]

Necro? Mini-necro? Do I care? Is the 1070 a good card?
The answer to only one of these questions is "Yes". Read on to find out which one...


I got my GTX 1070 on Saturday. A colleague was in the market for a 1080 and Rebeltech just took stock of some EVGA Superclocked ACX 3.0 cards (shown as out of stock atm, I also paid R200 less than the price right now ) and the 1080 my colleague bought that I'm not talking about. The guy had to go to Jo'burg anyway and Rune was cool enough to allow him to collect on Saturday even though they aren't actually open over weekends (shout out to Rebeltech for excellent price and service once again). And then life happened and it was only possible for me to install this little beast on Sunday evening.

OK, so down to the juicy part: It is everything the online benchmarks and reviews promised. Let's just get that out of the way right now. (Go here to see a full review of my specific card, done by professionals not by a giggling idiot as I was when I unboxed and installed it)

My current setup:
i5 6500 CPU
16GB DDR4 ram
120GB SSD boot drive
3TB media drive
430w 80+ Bronze PSU
2x 23" LG 1020p displays (third one to arrive as soon as Fed-Ex grows a pair and delivers; FFS it's been in your hands since the 9th! It took you one [1] day to get it from Cape Town to Jo'burg, then took you five days to get it to "Orion North West". I live in the Freestate, FFS. Why North West? Remember, if it's cold, it's free. And the Freestate is very cold atm). Anyway.

Now, you're probably thinking "Triple screen surround on a 1070? Not going to max out any games on that." And you are right. But according to my calculations I'll be able to still play triple screen on higher settings than what I had (R9 270X). I've managed to max out every game at playable FPS* on two screens but it is a shit experience thanks to the bezels. You either get your character/gun behind the bezel, or you have to stretch it, making the guy look like he's constantly on his way to the local McDonalds. Depending on how you set it up. And, of course, some games just doesn't do multi screen very well (XCOM: Enemy Unknown, I'm looking at you). Tip for anybody looking at a multi screen setup: Look at bezels before anything else.
So why 3 screens in the first place? Actually for work, not play. But if I can play a bit as well I want a semi-decent card to pull those screens. Heaven forbid I need to, gasp, lower the resolution...

The other thing is the PSU. I was worried that 430W is just not enough, especially for a factory overclocked card. Turns out the EVGA in question has a 10W lower TDP than the R9 270X I had before. And the FE clocks in at 30W less! 30W equates to a decent NAS with two mechanical HDD, if you were wondering.

I'm not going to bother too much with benchmarks (check the link above if you're interested) but let me just mention GTA V. Everything set to max. MSAA? 8x sounds good. Oh, I can switch on FXAA and MSAA at the same time? Why not. Grass goes to Ultra? Shot, bru. (Didn't switch on the oversampling, though. That would just be too much. Like clowns at a clown's birthday.)
Bench at 1080p. Minimum doesn't drop below 58fps (VSYNC is on). OK, so we do it on two screens. Minimum doesn't go below 33fps, and only for a second or two.
So I'll have to dial back back for 3 screens, but such is life.

So: 1080 vs 1070 vs 1060 vs RX480? Obviously the 1080, duh. Oh, sorry, you're on a budget?
I haven't tested any of the other cards but my opinion of the 1070 is this:
A great card for 1440p or 144hz gaming and should be capable enough for multi screen setups (if dialled down a bit, I'll report back more detailed findings once my screen arrives). If you're looking for something that will cover maxed out 1080p gaming for the next 3, 4 or maybe even 5 years, I think this is the card for you. But who knows what the future holds?
If you have between 8K and 10k to spare, go for it.
If you have 13k or more to spare, just buy a damn 1080 and be smug.
If you have more than 20k to spare, buy a PS4 and 3 games.
If you just need to game FHD, check out the RX480 or 1060 and spend the difference buying my Steam Trading cards at the next sale. I need the money






* I grew up poor. Playable FPS for me is 40fps average and minimums above 30.

[Gforced]

I was eyeing out some 1070's on RebelTech and they were out of stock. I refreshed and they had stock of the one card, actually the asus I am getting ad's for right now 0n the left of my screen. I came back about 2 hours later and they were all sold out.

Those cards are moving...