NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition are two NVIDIA graphics cards from the same product generation lineage, but they are engineered for vastly different purposes. The GTX 1070 is a Pascal-based mainstream enthusiast card, while the TITAN V CEO Edition is a Volta-based professional-grade compute monster. Benchmark data shows a clear split: the TITAN V CEO Edition wins the only two head-to-head tests, but the GTX 1070 actually holds a higher average benchmark score (9780 vs 9037) and a better percentile rank (47 vs 45) across the full test suite. This contradiction is central to understanding these two cards. The GTX 1070 is the more consistent all-around performer in the available database, while the TITAN V CEO Edition shows massive peaks in specific workloads that the GTX 1070 cannot match.

The Verdict

The data presents a nuanced picture. The TITAN V CEO Edition wins both head-to-head benchmark matchups, taking the Passmark G2D test with a score of 1086 against the GTX 1070's 846 (a 22.1% delta) and the Passmark G3D test with 16988 against 13498 (a 20.5% delta). If your priority is raw graphics throughput in these specific DirectX and 2D workloads, the TITAN V CEO Edition is the clear choice based on benchmark results.

However, the GTX 1070 has the higher average benchmark score across all recorded tests: 9780 vs 9037. The GTX 1070 also sits at the 47th percentile of all GPUs, slightly above the TITAN V CEO Edition's 45th percentile. The GTX 1070's nearest rivals include the AMD FirePro W5000 (within 0.2%) and the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M (within 0.5%), showing it clusters with professional workstation cards in average performance. In contrast, the TITAN V CEO Edition's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (0.2% delta) and the AMD Radeon 550X (1.3% delta), placing it alongside far older and less capable hardware in the aggregate database.

Who should pick which? A user prioritizing the specific Passmark G3D and G2D metrics should choose the TITAN V CEO Edition. Those tests show a 20-22% advantage, which is substantial. But a user looking for the higher overall average score across the complete benchmark suite — and the better percentile ranking — should choose the GTX 1070. The GTX 1070's broader benchmark portfolio (11 tests vs 2 for the TITAN V CEO Edition) provides more data points, and its average reflects consistent performance across DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, Metal, OpenCL, and Vulkan. The TITAN V CEO Edition's sparse benchmark record (only G2D and G3D) means its average is based on limited evidence.

Architecture Differences

The two cards share no architectural DNA beyond the NVIDIA brand. The GTX 1070 uses the GP104 chip built on the Pascal architecture, fabricated on a 16 nm process at TSMC. The TITAN V CEO Edition uses the GV100 chip built on the Volta architecture, fabricated on a 12 nm process, also at TSMC. The transistor counts differ enormously: the GTX 1070 has 7,200 million transistors on a 314 mm² die, while the TITAN V CEO Edition packs 21,100 million transistors onto an 815 mm² die. The transistor density also favors the TITAN V CEO Edition at 25.9M / mm² versus 22.9M / mm² for the GTX 1070.

The TITAN V CEO Edition introduces features absent from the GTX 1070. Most notably, it includes 640 tensor cores, while the GTX 1070 has none. The TITAN V CEO Edition also has far more shading units (5120 vs 1920), texture mapping units (320 vs 120), and render output units (128 vs 64). The two cards share the same API support: DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither has ray tracing cores.

Clock speeds differ significantly but not in the direction one might expect. The GTX 1070 has a higher base clock of 1506 MHz and boost clock of 1683 MHz, compared to the TITAN V CEO Edition's 1200 MHz base and 1455 MHz boost. The GTX 1070 also has faster memory clocks at 2002 MHz (8 Gbps effective) versus 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective) for the TITAN V CEO Edition. However, the TITAN V CEO Edition compensates with a fundamentally different memory subsystem.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher raw compute throughput in FP32?

A: The TITAN V CEO Edition delivers 14.90 TFLOPS FP32, which is over double the GTX 1070's 6.463 TFLOPS. The TITAN V CEO Edition also reaches 29.80 TFLOPS FP16 with a 2:1 ratio, while the GTX 1070 manages only 101.0 GFLOPS FP16 with a 1:64 ratio.

Q: How do the memory configurations compare?

A: The TITAN V CEO Edition has 32 GB of HBM2 memory on a 4096-bit bus, providing 868.4 GB/s bandwidth. The GTX 1070 has 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, yielding 256.3 GB/s. The TITAN V CEO Edition offers four times the capacity and over three times the bandwidth.

Q: Why does the GTX 1070 have a higher average benchmark score?

A: The GTX 1070 has 11 recorded benchmarks spanning DirectX 9 through 12, Metal, OpenCL, and Vulkan, while the TITAN V CEO Edition has only 2 recorded benchmarks (Passmark G2D and G3D). The GTX 1070's average of 9780 comes from a broader and more diverse test set, whereas the TITAN V CEO Edition's 9037 average is based solely on its two head-to-head tests.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The TITAN V CEO Edition has a 250 W TDP, while the GTX 1070 has a 150 W TDP. The TITAN V CEO Edition requires both a 6-pin and 8-pin power connector and a 600 W suggested PSU, while the GTX 1070 uses a single 8-pin connector with a 450 W suggested PSU.

Q: Do both cards support the same graphics APIs?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither card has ray tracing cores, and only the TITAN V CEO Edition includes tensor cores.

Q: Which card ranks higher relative to all GPUs?

A: The GTX 1070 sits at the 47th percentile, while the TITAN V CEO Edition sits at the 45th percentile. Despite losing both head-to-head tests, the GTX 1070 ranks higher because its average score across the full benchmark suite is greater.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two cards:

• Chip: GP104 (GTX 1070) vs GV100 (TITAN V CEO Edition)
• Architecture: Pascal vs Volta
• Process Node: 16 nm vs 12 nm
• Transistors: 7,200 million vs 21,100 million
• Die Size: 314 mm² vs 815 mm²
• Transistor Density: 22.9M / mm² vs 25.9M / mm²
• Base Clock: 1506 MHz vs 1200 MHz
• Boost Clock: 1683 MHz vs 1455 MHz
• Memory Clock: 2002 MHz (8 Gbps effective) vs 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective)
• Memory Size: 8 GB vs 32 GB
• Memory Type: GDDR5 vs HBM2
• Memory Bus Width: 256 bit vs 4096 bit
• Memory Bandwidth: 256.3 GB/s vs 868.4 GB/s
• Shading Units: 1920 vs 5120
• TMUs: 120 vs 320
• ROPs: 64 vs 128
• Tensor Cores: None vs 640
• Pixel Rate: 107.7 GPixel/s vs 186.2 GPixel/s
• Texture Rate: 202.0 GTexel/s vs 465.6 GTexel/s
• FP32: 6.463 TFLOPS vs 14.90 TFLOPS
• FP16: 101.0 GFLOPS (1:64) vs 29.80 TFLOPS (2:1)
• TDP: 150 W vs 250 W
• Power Connectors: 1x 8-pin vs 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
• Suggested PSU: 450 W vs 600 W
• Display Outputs: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a vs 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
• Release Date: 2016-06-09 vs 2018-06-20
• Launch MSRP: 379 USD vs null

The cards share identical dimensions (267 mm length, 112 mm height, 40 mm width), both are dual-slot, both use PCIe 3.0 x16, and both are end-of-life production status.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head data contains only two tests, and the TITAN V CEO Edition wins both. The Passmark G2D test measures 2D graphics performance, where the TITAN V CEO Edition scores 1086 against the GTX 1070's 846. The delta is 22.1% in favor of the TITAN V CEO Edition. This is a substantial margin for a 2D workload, which typically does not stress the memory subsystem or compute units heavily. The TITAN V CEO Edition's higher pixel rate (186.2 GPixel/s vs 107.7 GPixel/s) likely contributes to this advantage.

The Passmark G3D test is the more significant result. The TITAN V CEO Edition scores 16988, while the GTX 1070 scores 13498. The delta is 20.5% in favor of the TITAN V CEO Edition. This test exercises full 3D rendering, and the TITAN V CEO Edition's advantages are evident: more than double the shading units (5120 vs 1920), higher texture rate (465.6 GTexel/s vs 202.0 GTexel/s), and over three times the memory bandwidth (868.4 GB/s vs 256.3 GB/s). The TITAN V CEO Edition wins both head-to-head matchups, giving it a 2-0 record against the GTX 1070.

Despite this sweep, the overall benchmark picture is more complex. The GTX 1070's individual benchmark scores across other tests show strength in compute workloads: it scores 44700 in Geekbench OpenCL, 22121 in Geekbench Vulkan, and 18801 in Geekbench Metal. The TITAN V CEO Edition has no recorded scores for these tests, so no comparison is possible. The GTX 1070 also posts a Passmark GPU Compute score of 6102, while the TITAN V CEO Edition has no corresponding data point. The GTX 1070's Passmark DirectX scores are 197 (DX9), 100 (DX11), 82 (DX10), and 48 (DX12), alongside a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1082. None of these have counterpart scores for the TITAN V CEO Edition.

The data therefore shows a TITAN V CEO Edition that dominates in the two tests where both cards were measured, but a GTX 1070 that has a far more complete benchmark record. The TITAN V CEO Edition's 20.5% advantage in G3D is real and meaningful, but the GTX 1070's higher average score (9780 vs 9037) and better percentile rank (47 vs 45) suggest that in the broader universe of tested workloads, the GTX 1070 is the more consistent performer. The TITAN V CEO Edition is a specialized tool that excels in specific rendering tasks, while the GTX 1070 is a more balanced card across diverse benchmark scenarios.