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System Name | Lenovo 17IMH05H |
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Processor | Core i7 10750H |
Video Card(s) | GTX 1660 Ti |
Audio Device(s) | SSL2 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 22H2 |
Benchmark Scores | i've got a shitload of them in 15 years of TPU membership |
Greetings once more!
In recent times i had the chance to test Asus GeForce GTX980 Ti Strix OC Gaming and Asus GeForce GTX1070 Dual video cards in this thread. GTX980 Ti outperformed GTX1070 by 6 %, and did it in every one of 20 tested games! Granted, Asus GTX1070 Dual featured a very small 38 MHz boost overclock from reference 1683 MHz to 1721 MHz, while Asus GTX980 Ti Strix OC Gaming featured a massive 241 MHz boost overclock from reference 1076 MHz to 1317 MHz - having this in mind i expected the Strix model to come on top, despite having in mind that stock GTX1070 is faster than stock GTX980 Ti. However, i felt like i did not do justice by comparing a high clocked GTX980 Ti vs. a low clocked GTX1070, therefore i bring this battle back to fair grounds, since i've got the equaly branded GTX1070 Strix OC Gaming model, which features a hefty 177 MHz boost overclock.
Asus GeForce GTX980 Ti Strix OC Gaming VS. Asus GeForce GTX1070 Strix OC Gaming
BENCHMARK HARDWARE & DRIVERS
Intel Core i7 5775C 4.3 GHz
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3
Crucial Ballistix Tactical 2X8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz C8
Samsung Evo 500 GB SSD (all games are installed in it)
Windows 7 Pro X64 (updates installed)
NVIDIA Forceware 383.33
For this test i will be using 2560x1440 resolution, all settings max, and custom anti-aliasing. Since the last benchmark i've updated NVIDIA drivers from 378 to 383, overclocked CPU from 4 GHz to 4.3 GHz and included some new games, excluded some older ones.
Let's begin!
ALIEN ISOLATION (SMAA 1TX)
GTX980 Ti slightly pulls ahead. These scores are constant within many repeats.
ASSASSIN'S CREED SYNDICATE (MSAA 2X + FXAA)
GTX980 Ti is a bit faster and the frame rates are pretty constant within many repeats.
BATTLEFIELD 1 (NO AA)
GTX980 Ti is only pulling ahead by a mere thread and the frames are more less constant within many repeats.
CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 3 (SMAA 1X)
From the many repeats GTX980 Ti scored the best average score, which is significantly better than that of GTX1070. The scores are very inconstant and the test needs a lot of runs to be legit.
CRYSIS 3 (MSAA 2X)
As far as i am concerned, this is still the best looking game i've ever seen. Crysis 3 is also the second most laggy game ever seen after Watch Dogs 2, but GTX980 Ti was constantly slightly better than GTX1070 in all tests.
DEUS EX MANKIND DIVIDED (MSAA 2X)
The frames feel very stable within the many tests and GTX980 Ti is ever so faster.
DRAGON AGE INQUISITION (MSAA 4X + PP AA HIGH)
Another stable FPS game with a tie between the cards.
DYING LIGHT (NO AA)
Very small advantage for GTX980 Ti. Stable FPS.
FAR CRY 4 (MSAA 4X)
Another tie between the cards. This test needs many tries as the FPS can vary quite a bit within the runs,
MAD MAX FURY ROAD (NO AA)
GTX980 Ti now smashes GTX1070 to a surprising result.
MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA (FXAA)
Another tie between the cards. This game can be very unstable and the FPS might drop and rise within the same scene. However this specific 15 second dialog scene runs pretty stable every time benchmarked.
METRO LAST LIGHT REDUX (SSAA 2X)
Super sample AA was used for future SLI GTX980 Ti tests in order to provide efficiency. That being said, GTX980 Ti is just barely faster than GTX1070. The FPS feel constant in this game. Not using the in-game build benchmark, because it sucks.
MIDDLE EARTH SHADOW OF MORDOR (NO AA)
That's the first and last in-game build benchmark used in this video card battle. It is reliable, since the results don't vary so much from test to test.
MIRROR'S EDGE CATALYST (AA post 0 - unknown)
I don't like games which have no option to change AA in the menu, this is the main reason i will never use Fallout 4 in any of my benchmarks. Having said that, just like in Battlefield 1 GTX980 Ti has a similar advantage over GTX1070.
PREY (SMAA 1X)
Not to be confused with the 2005 game Prey which ran on Doom 3 engine. In this game GTX1070 is getting a real beat up.
PROJECT CARS (AA DS6X + SMAA ULTRA)
Interesting AA modes, selected the best one in order to keep FPS smoother and keep the game still playable.
RISE OF TOMB RAIDER (SSAA 2X)
Used super sample for future SLI optimizations. The official benchmark provides unstable results each time being run, so me getting tired of it simply ran the start of the game sequence for 15 seconds. GTX980 Ti is about 10 % faster, which is HUGE for a card, that is supposed to be an equal competitor.
SNIPER ELITE 4 (NO AA)
The newest game in the bench list feels great. Clear advantage for GTX980 Ti.
WATCH DOGS 2 (PP SMAA)
The most laggy game i've ever seen. The FPS can unexpectedly rise and drop in this simple start scene. Calculating the results of some 6 runs for both cards, GTX980 Ti was always ahead of GTX1070 by a little.
WITCHER 3 WILD HUNT (NO AA)
Each time tested, GTX980 Ti would always beat GTX1070 by the very minimum of 1 FPS.
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AVERAGE FPS PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
So, i have compared the performance of two different video cards in the same Asus Strix OC Gaming brand and as far as things go GTX980 Ti Strix OC model is still superior to GTX1070 Strix OC model by some 4 %. Sure, you can not compare these results with my last benchmark results because of different games, different AA settings, different testing places and new drivers.
I was disappointed with GTX1070, but what ever! Take comfort in the fact that GTX1070 requires much less power and produces less heat. Also, only DX11 games were tested, so this is not a sealed win for GTX980 Ti either. Their noise level is equally awesome from both of these cards. However, performance is the most that matters to me!
Next time (50 % chance of happening): GTX1080 Ti vs. SLI GTX980 Ti.
In recent times i had the chance to test Asus GeForce GTX980 Ti Strix OC Gaming and Asus GeForce GTX1070 Dual video cards in this thread. GTX980 Ti outperformed GTX1070 by 6 %, and did it in every one of 20 tested games! Granted, Asus GTX1070 Dual featured a very small 38 MHz boost overclock from reference 1683 MHz to 1721 MHz, while Asus GTX980 Ti Strix OC Gaming featured a massive 241 MHz boost overclock from reference 1076 MHz to 1317 MHz - having this in mind i expected the Strix model to come on top, despite having in mind that stock GTX1070 is faster than stock GTX980 Ti. However, i felt like i did not do justice by comparing a high clocked GTX980 Ti vs. a low clocked GTX1070, therefore i bring this battle back to fair grounds, since i've got the equaly branded GTX1070 Strix OC Gaming model, which features a hefty 177 MHz boost overclock.
Asus GeForce GTX980 Ti Strix OC Gaming VS. Asus GeForce GTX1070 Strix OC Gaming
BENCHMARK HARDWARE & DRIVERS
Intel Core i7 5775C 4.3 GHz
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3
Crucial Ballistix Tactical 2X8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz C8
Samsung Evo 500 GB SSD (all games are installed in it)
Windows 7 Pro X64 (updates installed)
NVIDIA Forceware 383.33
For this test i will be using 2560x1440 resolution, all settings max, and custom anti-aliasing. Since the last benchmark i've updated NVIDIA drivers from 378 to 383, overclocked CPU from 4 GHz to 4.3 GHz and included some new games, excluded some older ones.
Let's begin!
ALIEN ISOLATION (SMAA 1TX)
GTX980 Ti slightly pulls ahead. These scores are constant within many repeats.
ASSASSIN'S CREED SYNDICATE (MSAA 2X + FXAA)
GTX980 Ti is a bit faster and the frame rates are pretty constant within many repeats.
BATTLEFIELD 1 (NO AA)
GTX980 Ti is only pulling ahead by a mere thread and the frames are more less constant within many repeats.
CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 3 (SMAA 1X)
From the many repeats GTX980 Ti scored the best average score, which is significantly better than that of GTX1070. The scores are very inconstant and the test needs a lot of runs to be legit.
CRYSIS 3 (MSAA 2X)
As far as i am concerned, this is still the best looking game i've ever seen. Crysis 3 is also the second most laggy game ever seen after Watch Dogs 2, but GTX980 Ti was constantly slightly better than GTX1070 in all tests.
DEUS EX MANKIND DIVIDED (MSAA 2X)
The frames feel very stable within the many tests and GTX980 Ti is ever so faster.
DRAGON AGE INQUISITION (MSAA 4X + PP AA HIGH)
Another stable FPS game with a tie between the cards.
DYING LIGHT (NO AA)
Very small advantage for GTX980 Ti. Stable FPS.
FAR CRY 4 (MSAA 4X)
Another tie between the cards. This test needs many tries as the FPS can vary quite a bit within the runs,
MAD MAX FURY ROAD (NO AA)
GTX980 Ti now smashes GTX1070 to a surprising result.
MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA (FXAA)
Another tie between the cards. This game can be very unstable and the FPS might drop and rise within the same scene. However this specific 15 second dialog scene runs pretty stable every time benchmarked.
METRO LAST LIGHT REDUX (SSAA 2X)
Super sample AA was used for future SLI GTX980 Ti tests in order to provide efficiency. That being said, GTX980 Ti is just barely faster than GTX1070. The FPS feel constant in this game. Not using the in-game build benchmark, because it sucks.
MIDDLE EARTH SHADOW OF MORDOR (NO AA)
That's the first and last in-game build benchmark used in this video card battle. It is reliable, since the results don't vary so much from test to test.
MIRROR'S EDGE CATALYST (AA post 0 - unknown)
I don't like games which have no option to change AA in the menu, this is the main reason i will never use Fallout 4 in any of my benchmarks. Having said that, just like in Battlefield 1 GTX980 Ti has a similar advantage over GTX1070.
PREY (SMAA 1X)
Not to be confused with the 2005 game Prey which ran on Doom 3 engine. In this game GTX1070 is getting a real beat up.
PROJECT CARS (AA DS6X + SMAA ULTRA)
Interesting AA modes, selected the best one in order to keep FPS smoother and keep the game still playable.
RISE OF TOMB RAIDER (SSAA 2X)
Used super sample for future SLI optimizations. The official benchmark provides unstable results each time being run, so me getting tired of it simply ran the start of the game sequence for 15 seconds. GTX980 Ti is about 10 % faster, which is HUGE for a card, that is supposed to be an equal competitor.
SNIPER ELITE 4 (NO AA)
The newest game in the bench list feels great. Clear advantage for GTX980 Ti.
WATCH DOGS 2 (PP SMAA)
The most laggy game i've ever seen. The FPS can unexpectedly rise and drop in this simple start scene. Calculating the results of some 6 runs for both cards, GTX980 Ti was always ahead of GTX1070 by a little.
WITCHER 3 WILD HUNT (NO AA)
Each time tested, GTX980 Ti would always beat GTX1070 by the very minimum of 1 FPS.
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AVERAGE FPS PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
So, i have compared the performance of two different video cards in the same Asus Strix OC Gaming brand and as far as things go GTX980 Ti Strix OC model is still superior to GTX1070 Strix OC model by some 4 %. Sure, you can not compare these results with my last benchmark results because of different games, different AA settings, different testing places and new drivers.
I was disappointed with GTX1070, but what ever! Take comfort in the fact that GTX1070 requires much less power and produces less heat. Also, only DX11 games were tested, so this is not a sealed win for GTX980 Ti either. Their noise level is equally awesome from both of these cards. However, performance is the most that matters to me!
Next time (50 % chance of happening): GTX1080 Ti vs. SLI GTX980 Ti.
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