NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GP104 | GM206 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GP104-200-A1 | GM206-250-A1 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 2,940 million |
| Die size | 314 mm² | 228 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 4th, 2018 | Aug 20th, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 10 | GeForce 900 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 900 | GeForce 700 |
| Successor | GeForce 20 | GeForce 10 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 125 in our database | 76 in our database |
| Launch price | — | 159 USD |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1506 MHz | 1024 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1683 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1001 MHz 8 Gbps effective | 1653 MHz 6.6 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5X | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s | 105.8 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1920 | 768 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 120 | 48 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| SM count | 15 | — |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SM) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
| SMM count | — | 6 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 107.7 GPixel/s | 38.02 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 202.0 GTexel/s | 57.02 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 101.0 GFLOPS (1:64) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 6.463 TFLOPS | 1.825 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 202.0 GFLOPS (1:32) | 57.02 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 202 mm 8 inches |
| Width | 112 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 40 mm 1.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 150 W | 90 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
