NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
► remove from comparisonThe Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 is the second fastest Pascal based graphics card in mid May 2016. It comes in two variants, the desktop version (see here for the detail page) with 1920 shaders and the mobile variant with 2048 shaders and lower clock rates. Both cards are based on a cut down GP104 chip (like the GTX 1080) and are manufactured in 16 nm FinFET at TSMC.
Compared to the GTX1080, the GTX1070 features less CUDA cores (2048 versus 2560) that are clocked a bit lower (maximum Boost 1645 versus 1733). Instead of the new GDDR5X, the GTX 1070 uses slower GDDR5 graphics memory - but still 8 GB. The TDP is also reduced and rumored to be 10 Watts higher than the predecessor, the GTX 980M.
For thin and light laptops Nvidia offer a Max-Q called version of the GTX 1070 with lower TDP and also significantly lower performance. Sadly this variant im sold with the same GTX 1070 name, making it hard to judge the performance.
The performance depends on the cooling solution of the laptop. With a good fan system, the performance of the laptop version is on par with the desktop GTX 1070 (Founders Edition). Nvidia claims that partner solutions can be up to 10 percent slower however. In our benchmarks with various laptops the performance ranged from -5 to -14% slower performance compared to partner models of the GTX 1080 desktop models with slightly higher clocks.
On average the GTX 1070 is around 20 percent faster than the old mobile GeForce GTX 980 and therefore the second fastest mobile graphics card (non SLI). Therefore it is capable of WQHD and 4K gaming in high settings (see game benchmarks below).
The GP104 chip is manufactured in 16nm FinFET process at TSMC and offers a range of new features. DisplayPort 1.4 (ready), HDMI 2.0b, HDR, Simultaneous Multi-Projection (SMP), improved H.265 video en- and decoders (for PlayReady 3.0) are only some of the improvements. See our detailed Pascal architecture article for more details.
The power consumption of the GTX 1070 is specified with 115 Watt TGP according to Nvidia and therefore slightly above the old GeForce GTX 980M. This leads to rather big and clunky gaming laptops that use the GTX 1070. The later released Max-Q version of the GTX 1070 uses only 80 - 90 Watt TGP and is therefore better suited for thin and light laptops.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
► remove from comparisonThe Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 with the Max-Q design is a mobile high-end GPU from the Pascal series. It is designed for thin and light laptops and about 10-15% slower than a regular GTX 1060 for laptops based on the cooling capabilities. The base frequency (1063-1265 MHz) is also much lower than on the regular GTX 1060 (1506 MHz, at least -16%) and the Boost (1341-1480 MHz) is also much lower compared to 1708 MHz (at least -13%) for the regular GTX 1060. The memory clock, however, is identical.
The clock is not the only difference compared to the regular GTX 1060 though. The drivers for the Max-Q version were optimized for efficiency (and not performance; only for Max-Q models), there are optimized voltage converters for 1V operation, high-end cooling methods, and a 40 dB limit for the fan noise (with clock adjustments to ensure this at all times).
Features
The GP106 chip is produced in 16nm FinFET at TSMC and offers a range of new features, like DisplayPort 1.4 (ready), HDMI 2.0b, HDR, Simultaneous Multi-Projection (SMP) and improved H.265 video de- and encoding (PlayReady 3.0). A list of improvements and features can be found in our article on the Pascal architecture.
The power consumption of the Max-Q design is notably lower than the normal GTX 1060 for laptops and ranges between 60 and 70 Watt (TGP) according to Nvidia.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
► remove from comparisonThe Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 (sometime GTX 1030 called) is an entry level dedicated graphics card for desktops. It is based on the GP108 chip using the Pascal architecture in 14nm FinFET. It features three streaming multiprocessors (SMs) and therefore 384 shader cores, 24 texture units and 16 ROPs. The 2 GB GDDR5 memory are connected with two 32 Bit memory controller (48 GBit/s). The shaders are identical to other Pascal cards like the GTX 1050 and therefore also the support for DirectX 12 FL 12_1.
The performance is slightly below the Radeon RX 550 from AMD and therefore only suited for low to medium detail settings of modern games like Battlefield 1.
The TDP of the GT1030 is specified as 30 Watt.
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Codename | N17E-G2 | N17P-G1 Max-Q | N17P-G1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Pascal | Pascal | Pascal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 2048 - unified | 1280 - unified | 384 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 1443 - 1645 (Boost) MHz | 1063 - 1265 - 1341 - 1480 (Boost) MHz | 1228 - 1670 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 8000 MHz | 8000 MHz | 6000 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit | 64 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 8 GB | 6.144 MB | 2048 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | no | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5 | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5 | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 115 Watt | 60 - 70 Watt | 30 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistors | 7.2 Billion | 4.4 Billion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 16 nm | 16 nm | 14 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | Multi-Projection, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor | Multi-Projection, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor | Multi-Projection, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notebook Size | large | large | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 01.09.2016 | 30.05.2017 | 16.05.2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile | www.geforce.com |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile → 100% n=23
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q → 72% n=23
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) → 34% n=23
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Vampire Bloodhunt
2022Ghostwire Tokyo
2022Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
2022GRID Legends
2022Elden Ring
2022Dying Light 2
2022God of War
2022Halo Infinite
2021Farming Simulator 22
2021Battlefield 2042
2021Forza Horizon 5
2021Riders Republic
2021Back 4 Blood
2021Far Cry 6
2021Alan Wake Remastered
2021New World
2021F1 2021
2021Days Gone
2021Outriders
2021Hitman 3
2021Cyberpunk 2077 1.0
2020Yakuza Like a Dragon
2020Dirt 5
2020Watch Dogs Legion
2020FIFA 21
2020Star Wars Squadrons
2020Serious Sam 4
2020Crysis Remastered
2020Horizon Zero Dawn
2020Death Stranding
2020F1 2020
2020Valorant
2020Gears Tactics
2020Doom Eternal
2020Hunt Showdown
2020Escape from Tarkov
2020Need for Speed Heat
2019GRID 2019
2019FIFA 20
2019Borderlands 3
2019Control
2019F1 2019
2019Rage 2
2019Anno 1800
2019The Division 2
2019Dirt Rally 2.0
2019Anthem
2019Far Cry New Dawn
2019Metro Exodus
2019Apex Legends
2019Just Cause 4
2018Darksiders III
2018Battlefield V
2018Farming Simulator 19
2018Fallout 76
2018Hitman 2
2018Forza Horizon 4
2018FIFA 19
2018F1 2018
2018Monster Hunter World
2018The Crew 2
2018Far Cry 5
2018X-Plane 11.11
2018Fortnite
2018Call of Duty WWII
2017Destiny 2
2017ELEX
2017The Evil Within 2
2017FIFA 18
2017Ark Survival Evolved
2017F1 2017
2017Dirt 4
2017Rocket League
2017Prey
2017For Honor
2017Resident Evil 7
2017Watch Dogs 2
2016Dishonored 2
2016Titanfall 2
2016Farming Simulator 17
2016Battlefield 1
2016Civilization VI
2016Mafia 3
2016FIFA 17
2016No Man's Sky
2016Overwatch
2016Doom
2016Need for Speed 2016
2016Hitman 2016
2016The Division
2016Far Cry Primal
2016XCOM 2
2016Rainbow Six Siege
2015Just Cause 3
2015Fallout 4
2015Anno 2205
2015FIFA 16
2015Metal Gear Solid V
2015Mad Max
2015The Witcher 3
2015Dirt Rally
2015GTA V
2015Battlefield Hardline
2015Ryse: Son of Rome
2014Alien: Isolation
2014Sims 4
2014GRID: Autosport
2014Watch Dogs
2014Thief
2014Battlefield 4
2013Total War: Rome II
2013Company of Heroes 2
2013Metro: Last Light
2013BioShock Infinite
2013Tomb Raider
2013Hitman: Absolution
2012Guild Wars 2
2012Sleeping Dogs
2012Dirt 3
2011Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q → 73%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 68%
Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) → 31%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 35%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K |
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Far Cry 5 | 110 | 70 | 65 | 48 | 20 | |
Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 85 | 62 | 54 | 40 | 12 | |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 91 | 53 | 38 | 14.6 | ||
Fortnite | 178 | 132.6 | 115.7 | 72.8 | ||
Star Wars Battlefront 2 | 135.5 | 93.4 | 81.5 | 62.2 | ||
Need for Speed Payback | 117.9 | 89.1 | 78.5 | 66.6 | 23.8 | |
Call of Duty WWII | 174.9 | 163.3 | 91.9 | 70.9 | 31.3 | |
Assassin´s Creed Origins | 77 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 21 | |
Destiny 2 | 94.7 | 85.4 | 71.4 | 17.6 | ||
ELEX | 108.1 | 83.5 | 69.6 | 57.2 | 17 | |
Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 128 | 82 | 62 | 47 | 22 | |
FIFA 18 | 290.6 | 277.9 | 252.3 | 245.7 | 130 | |
Ark Survival Evolved | 109 | 48 | 35.5 | 25.6 | 8.5 | |
F1 2017 | 94 | 88 | 58 | 26 | ||
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | 141.9 | 92.5 | 85.6 | 63.3 | 12.9 | |
Dirt 4 | 122 | 89 | 48 | 28.8 | ||
Rocket League | 250 | 205 | 145 | 56.5 | ||
Prey | 121 | 105 | 91 | 31 | ||
Ghost Recon Wildlands | 65 | 58.7 | 33.2 | 19.4 | ||
For Honor | 92.3 | 87.8 | 63.9 | 25.7 | ||
Resident Evil 7 | 169 | 93 | 76.1 | 25.1 | ||
Watch Dogs 2 | 101 | 56.8 | 39.4 | 18.9 | ||
Dishonored 2 | 85.4 | 64.7 | 54.8 | 23.7 | ||
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare | 124 | 91.6 | 81.7 | 34.6 | ||
Titanfall 2 | 144 | 79 | 67.3 | 24.8 | ||
Battlefield 1 | 154 | 76 | 67.8 | 25.3 | ||
Mafia 3 | 55.7 | 38 | ||||
FIFA 17 | 330 | 250 | 248 | 95.2 | ||
Deus Ex Mankind Divided | 110.3 | 93 | 51 | 27 | 16 | |
Mirror's Edge Catalyst | 130 | 66.4 | 59.6 | 20.5 | ||
Overwatch | 299.2 | 266.2 | 165 | 103 | 50.3 | |
Doom | 127 | 91.1 | 86.2 | 28.4 | ||
Ashes of the Singularity | 75.8 | 61 | 53 | 21 | ||
The Division | 127 | 61.9 | 48.8 | 22.1 | ||
Far Cry Primal | 81 | 71 | 53 | 22 | ||
Rise of the Tomb Raider | 173 | 124 | 69 | 56 | 24 | |
Rainbow Six Siege | 224 | 126 | 102 | 37.3 | ||
Star Wars Battlefront | 188 | 93 | 80.9 | 29.3 | ||
Assassin's Creed Syndicate | 82.6 | 65.8 | 29.4 | 22.2 | ||
Fallout 4 | 76 | 63 | 25.8 | |||
Metal Gear Solid V | 60 | 60 | 42 | |||
Batman: Arkham Knight | 129 | 77 | 51 | 26 | ||
The Witcher 3 | 190 | 128 | 64 | 36 | 24 | |
GTA V | 156.8 | 151.6 | 106.5 | 61.8 | 53.7 | |
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 170.2 | 139.9 | 96.7 | 76.9 | ||
Thief | 117.2 | 112 | 107.6 | 66 | ||
Total War: Rome II | 53.7 | |||||
Company of Heroes 2 | 68.9 | 65.7 | 63.4 | 40 | ||
GRID 2 | 210.8 | 152.8 | 143.3 | 116.7 | ||
Metro: Last Light | 69 | |||||
BioShock Infinite | 272 | 222 | 199 | 102 | ||
Tomb Raider | 308.4 | 277.7 | 170.5 | 115.6 | ||
Hitman: Absolution | 105.8 | 101 | 88.7 | 70 | ||
Guild Wars 2 | 45.7 | |||||
Sleeping Dogs | 218.4 | 192.7 | 164.7 | 69.5 | ||
Dirt 3 | 140.1 | 126.3 | 112.2 | 64.5 | ||
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 12 17 | 3 21 27 | 8 36 9 | 3 19 28 2 | | 31 8 1 1 |
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