Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming 8GB GDDR5

The Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 is a beloved old workhorse with great cooling and solid 1080p chops, but its 8GB of GDDR5 and missing modern features make it a tough sell in 2025. User sentiment is strong at the 86th percentile, and the triple-fan cooler keeps things quiet. Worth buying only if you find it cheap and your expectations are firmly set in the Pascal era.

The 1070 G1 pushes 6.46 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and scores 13,513 in PassMark G3D. For 1080p gaming, that's still workable, our database puts it at 41.3 out of 100 for that use case. You'll hit 60fps in most esports titles and older AAA games without breaking a sweat. But the 8GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus is showing its age, and the VRAM percentile ranking of 21st means modern titles at high texture settings will choke. Ray tracing is basically a non-starter at the 27th percentile, and AI workloads are the weakest spot at 17.3 out of 100. The triple-fan cooler does solid work though, thermal performance lands in the 73rd percentile, which is respectable for a card this old.

Stacked against the current field, this card is outclassed in nearly every way. The ASUS PRIME RTX 5070 Ti and MSI Suprim RTX 5080 are in a completely different universe for raster, ray tracing, and AI work. The ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC and PNY OC RTX 5070 Ti both offer modern features like DLSS 4 and AV1 encoding that the 1070 simply can't touch. Even the Sapphire NITRO+ 7900 XTX, while from AMD, crushes this card in raw compute. The only place the 1070 G1 wins is price, and only if you're shopping in the US market. Everywhere else, the value proposition falls apart fast.

Pricing is all over the map. You'll see it listed at $349 USD in the States, but European listings are asking 900 to 909 EUR, which is frankly absurd for a card this old. At the US price, it's a budget-friendly option if you're building a cheap 1080p rig or an eGPU setup. At the European price, you're paying RTX 5070 Ti money for GTX 1070 performance. Our affordability score of 67 out of 100 reflects that split personality. If you can find one under $200, it's a decent deal. Anything more and you should walk away.

The Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming is a Pascal-era card that refuses to fade away. It's got 8GB of GDDR5, a 1822MHz boost clock, and a triple-fan cooler that's frankly overkill for a 150W card. In our database, it lands in the 86th percentile for user sentiment, which tells you owners genuinely like this thing.

But let's be real about the numbers. Its raster performance sits at the 30th percentile compared to everything we track, and compute is down at 15th. This is a 2016 card in a 2025 world. The fact that it's still relevant at all says something about how well Pascal aged, but it also means you need to know exactly what you're getting into.

Skip this if you want to play anything released after 2022 at high settings, or if you're interested in ray tracing, DLSS, or AI workloads. The 8GB VRAM ceiling and missing modern features make it a dead end for future-proofing. Also skip it if you're shopping in Europe, the 900+ EUR asking price is highway robbery for a card this old. And if you're sensitive to coil whine, the mixed noise reports should give you pause.

This card is for a very specific buyer. If you're building a budget 1080p machine, setting up an eGPU for an older laptop, or just need something cheap to get a display output, the 1070 G1 still delivers. Owners consistently praise its cooling, quiet operation, and reliability. But if you want to play anything from the last three years at high settings, or you're curious about ray tracing, or you want to do any AI work, this is not your card. The 8GB VRAM ceiling is the hard limit that no amount of overclocking can fix.