NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Specifications, where the GeForce GTX 1070 sits for gaming, the processor worth pairing with it, and the frame rate the pair returns at every resolution.
Ryzen 5 4500
The GeForce GTX 1070 and the Ryzen 5 4500 return about 30 fps on High at 1440p with neither part wasting the other. A processor slower than the Ryzen 5 4500 leaves the GeForce GTX 1070 idling, and a faster one adds no frames to a GeForce GTX 1070 at this resolution.
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| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Released | 2016 |
| Video memory | 8 GB |
| Board power | 150 W |
| Gaming performance index | 22.0 (RTX 4090 = 100) |
What these numbers mean for the GeForce GTX 1070
On our index the GeForce GTX 1070 scores 22.0, which places it 71st of the 89 graphics cards we track and puts it faster than roughly 20% of them.
The GeForce GTX 1070 and the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB land on exactly the same index score of 22.0, so on raw throughput the two are interchangeable and the choice between them comes down to memory, power draw and price on the day.
8 GB of memory is the figure to watch on the GeForce GTX 1070: workable at 1080p, tight at 1440p on high presets, and short of what a handful of recent titles want, which on a 8 GB card shows up as stutter rather than a lower frame counter and so gets misdiagnosed as the GeForce GTX 1070 simply being slow.
At 150 W the GeForce GTX 1070 sits in the mainstream power bracket, so a competent supply of around 450 W total handles the whole machine and cooling is a matter of normal case airflow rather than special planning.
Released in 2016, the GeForce GTX 1070 is 10 years old and well past the point of being a sensible new purchase, and it is here because plenty of people still run a GeForce GTX 1070 and want to know what to pair with it or whether to replace it.
GeForce GTX 1070 frame rate at each resolution
The GeForce GTX 1070 paired with the Ryzen 5 4500 on the High preset with 16 GB of system memory. The card is the limit throughout, so the GeForce GTX 1070 falls the full 71% from 41 fps to 12 fps as the pixel count rises.
| Resolution | Estimated fps | Limited by |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p (1920 x 1080) | 41 fps | GPU |
| 1440p (2560 x 1440) | 30 fps | GPU |
| 4K (3840 x 2160) | 12 fps | GPU |
How the GeForce GTX 1070 compares
6 cards sit within 30% of the GeForce GTX 1070 on our gaming index, running from the GeForce RTX 3060 8GB at +27% to the GeForce RTX 2060 at +14%, a window narrow enough that price, memory and power decide it rather than raw speed.
What to pair with the GeForce GTX 1070, and when to upgrade
Best CPU for the GeForce GTX 1070
When the GeForce GTX 1070 becomes the limit, the Radeon RX 6700 10GB is the next step worth paying for: 35.0 on our index against 22.0, a jump of 59%, which is roughly where an upgrade stops being something you have to look at a counter to notice. See its specs.
Check the GeForce GTX 1070 against your own parts
GeForce GTX 1070 specifications on this page are from NVIDIA, while its performance index of 22.0 is modelled from published benchmark data for the GeForce GTX 1070 rather than measured on a test bench, and every frame rate above follows from that figure. How we calculate this