Comparison

GTX 980 vs GTX 1070

The GTX 1070 is 39.2% faster than GTX 980 in synthetic benchmark and 73.0% more expensive on the retail market.

Better Value

Retail Price

$248

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Retail Price

$ 429

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Value

18

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Value

14

3DMark Performace

4367

3DMark Performace

6080

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+39.2%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

8 GB

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+100.0%

Power Consumption

165W

Power Consumption

150W

Efficiency

26

Efficiency

41

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2016

MSRP

549 $

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+44.9%

MSRP

379 $

AMD Equivalent to GTX 980

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 5804346
Radeon RX 5904777
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AMD Equivalent to GTX 1070

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX Vega 566776
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Is GTX 980 better than GTX 1070?

When considering value for money, GTX 980 offers a better deal than, GeForce GTX 1070 by 28.6%.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 980 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 26, lower than that of GTX 1070 41. Consuming 150 watts, GTX 1070 has 57.7% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption