Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Founders Edition)

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Founders Edition)

Editor Rating: Excellent (4.0)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Founders Edition) - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Founders Edition)
US Street Price$449.00
  • Pros

    Solid 1080p and 1440p gaming. Impressively close to GTX 1080 performance for less money. Often beats pricier AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 in testing.
  • Cons

    Same Pascal architecture as 2016 Nvidia cards.
  • Bottom Line

    This latest Pascal card offers near-GTX 1080 levels of performance at a lower price, and puts some serious pressure on AMD.

Nvidia's 10 Series of graphics cards already offers a solid range of power options, but the introduction of the GTX 1070 Ti ($449) adds even more gradation to your choices. The Founders Edition, which is straight from Nvidia, and not a third-party manufacturer's take on the stock card, performs close to the GTX 1080 and comes at an appealing price. It might offer the best mix of power and price for your build.

In terms of design and size, the 1070 Ti Founders Edition looks just like the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080—the only giveaway is the 1070 Ti logo toward the rear. All three cards measure 10.5 inches long, with the same eight-pin PCI Express power connector and ports (three DisplayPort connections, an HDMI port, and a DVI connector), so you'll have to look deeper for the differences.

The TDP (thermal design power, a measure of heat dissipation requirements) is the first change from the standard GTX 1070: The GTX 1070 Ti's TDP is 180 watts, same as the GTX 1080, while the GTX 1070's is 150 watts. Its specs sit closer to the GTX 1080 across the board: They share a 1,607MHz base clock and have a comparable number of CUDA cores.

One area where the GTX 1070 Ti differs from the GTX 1080 is that it uses GDDR5 memory like the GTX 1070. To some extent, you may feel wronged paying for a new card with the same architecture as last year's Nvidia cards, but there's still value here.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition

The card really makes this case in performance testing, where it stacks up well against Nvidia and AMD's offerings. On the whole, it sticks impressively close to both the GTX 1080 and the Radeon RX Vega 64 in synthetic and real-world game tests. In some instances, like running Hitman on maximum settings at 1080p, the GTX 1070 Ti actually edged out the RX Vega 64, though AMD's card held the advantage at higher resolutions. It's a solid 1440p gaming card, posting more than 60 frames per second on most game benchmarks, though 60fps 4K is beyond its means (as is the case with the GTX 1080 and RX Vega 64).

The GTX 1070 Ti's positioning and pricing seem like a clear move by Nvidia to make the RX Vega 56 look less appealing, but in performing like the pricier cards mentioned above, it's an attractive option in its own right.

The above rating of the Nvidia GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition is from our sister site, ComputerShopper.com, where you can find a full review, including complete benchmarks.