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$585
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $379
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MSRP in USD: $379
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$599.97
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$249.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$164.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1499
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MSRP in USD: $1499
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$1,438
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$1,999.99
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1070 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1070 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 1544 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1070.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Up to 59% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $585.0 vs $1438.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 3090 - $3.68 vs $7.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 150 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 29% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce GTX 1070 - 205 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 24 vs 8 GB
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
FPS
159
77.5609756097561%
Value, $/FPS
$3.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$585
100%
Value Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G)
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GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.01/FPS
52.49643366619116%
Price, $
$1438
40%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
Buy for $1,438 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 310445 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
56.74394099051633%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
36.330935251798564%
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 10th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$379 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 256.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
| 1683 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1070 or GeForce RTX 3090
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
183 FPS
$19.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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139 FPS
$30.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,288.88
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189 FPS
$12.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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166 FPS
$19.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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159 FPS
$18.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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159 FPS
$19.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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159 FPS
$10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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159 FPS
$18.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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161 FPS
$18.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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183 FPS
$21.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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