Gaming with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q – benchmarks and gameplay videos
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q is one of the most powerful GPUs for thin laptops on the market. It’s part of the high-end Pascal lineup and it’s used in ultra-mobile (and sometimes ultra-expensive) laptops. Here we’ll show you what it is capable of, compared to some other graphics cards in and around its price range – GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 Max-Q.
Meanwhile, you can check out all available laptops with GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q here:
Contents
Benchmarks comparison
Before the real gaming tests, let’s see how the GTX 1070 Max-Q fares against the other competitors in its price range in terms of synthetic performance.
Gaming Tests
Here we’ll show you how the GTX 1070 Max-Q handles real gaming. We use ShadowPlay for gameplay recordings (the performance impact is negligible), however, of course we conduct the benchmarks without recording.
GTA V
| Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average FPS | 129 fps | 59 fps | 45 fps |
GTA V gameplay [1080p, MAX settings]
Far Cry 5
| Far Cry 5 | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average FPS | 84 fps | 78 fps | 73 fps |
Far Cry 5 gameplay [1080p, Ultra settings]
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands
| Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average FPS | 73 fps | 63 fps | 41 fps |
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands gameplay [1080p, Ultra settings]
Rise of the Tomb Raider
| Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average FPS | 120 fps | 63 fps | 58 fps |
Rise of the Tomb Raider gameplay [1080p, Very High settings]
Author: Simeon NikolovEditor-in-Chief at LaptopMedia.com with 20+ years of experience in testing and analyzing laptops and mobile devices.
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