Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 versus GTX 980 Ti – pricing and performance

The launch of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 is imminent, and the Pascal graphics card holds great promise for the budget-oriented gamer.

Many users will be buying the cheaper card instead of the recently released GTX 1080, as it features decent processing power at a much lower cost.

But how does the GeForce GTX 1070 compare to the leading GPU of the Maxwell generation?

Check out a comparison of the two graphics cards below.

Specifications

Below are the specifications of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

	GeForce GTX 1070	GeForce GTX 980 Ti
CUDA Cores	1,920	2,816
Boost Clock	1,683MHz	1,075MHz
Memory Speed	8Gbps	7Gbps
Memory Config	8GB GDDR5	6GB GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth	256 GB/sec	336.5 GB/sec
TDP	150W	250W

Benchmarks

The benchmarks below were conducted using reference versions of both graphics cards, as aftermarket versions of the GeForce GTX 1070 are not yet available.

Benchmark figures were gathered from a variety of leaks and reviews, including GameSpot, Tweaktown, and PCGamer.

	GTX 1070	GTX 980 Ti
3DMark FireStrike	17,557	17,042
3DMark 11 Extreme	7,856	7,753
Unigine Heaven 4	129	119
Tom Clany’s The Division	90	85
Metro: Last Light	132	126
Tomb Raider	213	215

Pricing

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti had a MSRP of $649 at launch, and retails locally for around R13,000 – R16,000.

The more efficient Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 has a MSRP of $379, which equals a direct converted value of R6,000.

However, if the local pricing of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 is any indication, gamers can expect to pay considerably more than the dollar value for the GTX 1070.