Comparison: geforce gtx 1070 vs gtx 1070 ti vs gtx 1080

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is the latest graphics card launched by Nvidia and, as always, it is time to make a comparison of what this new proposal offers us compared to its rivals within the brand itself. This new card has been launched to bring the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 closer to users who cannot afford to access this solution. GeForce GTX 1070 vs GTX 1070 Ti vs GTX 1080

Specifications GeForce GTX 1070 vs GTX 1070 Ti vs GTX 1080

First of all we have to review the technical specifications of the three cards. All of them are based on the Pascal GP104 core manufactured in 16nm FinFET by TSMC, the core intended for the mid-range of the latest Nvidia graphics architecture. Despite this, the specifications are not the same since the core has been cut to be able to offer three different cards in performance and price. The biggest difference between the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti and the GeForce GTX 1080 is in the memory and its bandwidth as we are going to check.

The following table summarizes the specifications of the three GeForce GTX 1070 vs GTX 1070 Ti vs GTX 1080 cards:

	GeForce GTX 1080	GeForce GTX 1070 Ti	GeForce GTX 1070
Architecture	Pascal	Pascal	Pascal
Lithography	16nm	16nm	16nm
CUDA Cores	2560	2432	1920
Base / turbo frequency	1607 MHz / 1733 MHz	1607 MHz / 1683 MHz	1506 MHz / 1683 MHz
Memory	8 GB GDDR5X	8GB GDDR5	8GB GDDR5
Memory frequency	10000 MHz	8000 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory interface	256 bits	256 bits	256 bits
Memory bandwidth	320 GB / s	256 GB / s	256 GB / s
TDP	180W	180W	150W
Price	560 euros	500 euros	440 euros

Video game performance

To evaluate the performance of GeForce GTX 1070 vs GTX 1070 Ti vs GTX 1080 cards in the most demanding games, we have used the analysis of Techspot and Gamernexus . The tests have been made at 1440p resolution, which is the one for the new GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, all the graphic adjustments have been at their maximum.

	GeForce GTX 1080	GeForce GTX 1070 Ti	GeForce GTX 1070
Battlefield 1	104 FPS	93 FPS	83 FPS
Mass Effect Andromeda	70 FPS	62 FPS	57 FPS
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	59 FPS	52 FPS	49 FPS
Destiny 2	83 FPS	73 FPS	65 FPS
DOOM	130 FPS	132 FPS	108 FPS

Data analysis and conclusion

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti arrives with the intention of filling the gap between the GTX 1070 and the GTX 1080, something that, as we can see, has achieved perfectly. The difference between the two cards is not very great but Nvidia has estimated that it is enough to make a new launch that, by the way, complicates life for the AMD Radeon RX Vega.

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is located right between its sisters, depending on the game it will be closer to one or the other since, as we can see from its specifications, the biggest difference is in memory. This new card shares bandwidth and VRAM pool with the GeForce GTX 1070 while the core is almost the same as the GeForce GTX 1080 so it will be closer to one or the other depending on whether the performance limitation is memory or core.

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti starts from 500 euros, a price too similar to the 560 euros of the GeForce GTX 1080 so the decision becomes complicated, our recommendation is that if you can stretch those 60 euros, in the end if you can spend 500 it shouldn't be a big problem to stretch 60 euros more. If you want to stick to the price of the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti it is a very good option.