gtx 980 vs 1070

[zqa20]

So my gtx 980 has died and EVGA are sending me out a replacement card. They don't have any gtx 980s so they're possibly going to give me a 1070 instead. What kind of performance gain/loss should i see at 1080p?

 

[faalin]

a GTX 980 is just above a GTX 1060 6GB so you shouldnt see any losses if anything it will be about a 15% boost. BUT this also depends on what game your playing.

 

[zyh1987]

1070 is faster. and i think it packs more vram.

i would say you would see some gain in fps, but doubt you will feel it in games @ 1080p

 

[vapour]

1070 is on par with 980ti but consumes much less power, good trade

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-980-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1070/2576vs3609

It is a steal!

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Yep, be happy. It is an upgrade and pretty cool of EVGA.

 

[zqa20]

nice 😀

 

[zyh1987]

nice 😀

don't forget that the 1070 uses 14 nm lithography vs the 980 24 nm. (edit: 28 nm)

means better thermals, and more oc potential.

 

[zqa20]

I'll definitely overclock it is there a standard boost clock that pretty much all 1070s can do?

 

[zyh1987]

I'll definitely overclock it is there a standard boost clock that pretty much all 1070s can do?

it depends on your cooling solution, not sure which version of 1070 that they will give you. the blower style cooler runs hotter so it won't sustain a high gpu boost for long, if you get those acx/icx aftermarket cooler. you can pbbly run it at stock, and just let the software to take care everything for you.

for comparison. my 1080ti from evga claims to have a 1683 mhz boost, but my actual gaming boost clock are somewhere in the 1980s Mhz. so it definitely depends on the model that you get as well as your cooling

 

[TJ Hooker]

Nvidia introduced a new version of GPU boost with 10 series cards. From what I've read, they sort of overclock themselves (often beyond the stated boost clock of the card) automatically, as long as you're within thermal and power limits. I've seen a number of people report as high as 1900-2000 MHz boost clocks without any manual overclocking.

 

[shrapnel_indie]

Good time for the 980 to die then... practically a free upgrade that will outperform the original. Now how noticeably depends on the games you play and the graphics settings. Most improvements might not be noticeable outside of benchmarks, but they are there.

Standard boost for a 1070? Personally, I'm not sure, and it may depend on the cooling configuration too... blower fan/founders edition coolers can be the least effective and bring down the overclock considerably.

 

[geofelt]

Good to deal with EVGA.
The GTX1070 is one tier higher on tom's GPU hierarchy chart.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

As a plus, the GTX1xxx series has adaptive vsync which matches the gpu and monitor frequency capabilities, somewhat like g.sync.
You did well.

As to overclocking, I would not bother.
Graphics chips are binned and the more capable ones will be used in CS and FTW versions to be sold at a higher price.
You might get lucky, but a small performance increase may not be worth the hassle.

 

[King_V]

That is what I like to refer to as a "warranty win"

MANY years ago, I had purchased a new Seagate 4.3GB drive. Somewhere close to the end of the 3 year warranty, the drive failed.

They had a program where you give the serial number, and they sent you the replacement drive first, along with packaging to return the defective drive.

When I received the new drive, I actually panicked slightly as they sent me a 20GB drive. I called them, concerned that maybe I'd mistyped the S/N and they were expecting a 20GB drive back. They told me no, it was fine, that the 20GB was simply the smallest drive they had available.

Still have that drive - admittedly, sitting in a closet these days.

 

[zqa20]

Will i need to uninstall my current GPU drivers before installing my gtx 1070?

 

[shrapnel_indie]

Will i need to uninstall my current GPU drivers before installing my gtx 1070?

I'd say its probably better to uninstall the old drivers and reinstall them. Less chance for something to be misconfigured.

 

[geofelt]

Will i need to uninstall my current GPU drivers before installing my gtx 1070?

I don't think so.
Nvidia uses a universal driver for most modern products so the new card will work out of the box.
But, I would install the latest nvidia driver.
In the process, you will have an option to do a clean install or to retain your settings.
You pick.

 

[zqa20]

ok cool . EVGA just confirmed they're sending me out a gtx 1070 SC as a replacement . pretty nice 😀.

I was planning to upgrade to the 1180 but I'll just wait till the 1280. From what I've read the 11 series is going to be some sort of rebrand/refresh.