GeForce GTX 1070 Video Card Review
The GeForce GTX 1070
Contents
The GeForce GTX 1070 “Founders Edition” is 10.6 inches (268 mm) long and uses two slots. It uses a centrifugal fan, which is a good choice because it pushed the hot air outside the case, and allow you to use the contiguous slot to the video card.
Figure 2 shows the video connectors of the GeForce GTX 1070 FE. It brings three DisplayPort 1.4, one HDMI 2.0b and one DVI-D connectors.
Figure 2: video connectors
In Figure 3, you see the top of the card, where there is an eight-pin PCI Express power connector. The “GEFORCE GTX” logo lits in green when the card is powered on.
Figure 3: top view
Figure 4 shows the bottom of the card.
Figure 4: rear view
Figure 5 shows the solder side of the GTX 1070, which is covered by a backplate.
Figure 5: backplate
In Figure 6 you see the GeForce GTX 1070 with the backplate removed, unveiling the solder side of the PCB. There are no memory chips on this side.
Figure 6: solder side
Figure 7 shows the GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition with its cooler removed. It is a two-part cooler, with a heatsink with copper base for the GPU and a metal plat that touches the memory chips and the voltage regulator circuit transistors. Notice that there are eight memory chips.
Figure 7: cooler removed
Figure 8 unveils the GP104 chip, which is manufactured under 16 nm process.
Figure 8: the GP104 chip
Figure 9 shows one of the memory chips present on the GeForce GTX 1070. It is a GDDR5 Samsung K4G80325FB-HC25 memory chip.
Figure 9: memory chip
Figure 11 shows the voltage regulator of the GeForce GTX 1070. It uses four phases for the GPU and one phase for the memory chips.
Figure 10: voltage regulator