Do different variants of the 1070 perform better than others?

[arranb1223]

Hi,

 

I am about to buy a GTX 1070 to upgrade my pc, and noticed that this card was quite a bit cheaper than other variants.

http://www.ebuyer.com/780067-zotac-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-mini-8gb-graphics-card-zt-p10700g-10m

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=369&sort=price&page=1

 

Is there a performance difference from this card than other 1070's, or is it just design and form factor?

Also is ebuyer a reputable place to buy from?

 

Thanks

[Guest]

It is normally a mixture of design, features, cooling, and speed. But for the most part one 1070 will preform as well as another 1070 within margin of error.

[Mira Yurizaki]

AIB SKUs differ by one or more of these three things:

• Clock speeds out-of-the-box
• Power delivery circuitry for better overclocking potential
• Cooling solution

So there is potential for better performance, but the only one that's immediately evident are the clock speeds.

 

Also eBay is hit and miss depending on who you buy it from.

[Oshino Shinobu]

The larger ones should perform better thanks to better cooling. The one you linked to ins't bad though. 

 

Ebuyer is very good. (I have three monitors, two coolers, a PSU and a graphics card bought from ebuyer, never had an issue)

 

EDIT: In terms of UK retailers, I'd say Scan.co.uk is the best, followed by Overclockers.co.uk then Aria.co.uk and Ebuyer.com. I also use Amazon if there's not a big difference in price and I can get it delivered next day on Prime. 

[KSP]

Because of Pascal, any 1070 variant will perform within 1% to 2% of each other. It really comes down to thermals and noise and a deciding factor between each variant. That 1070 Mini is a good card, but it's more meant for small form factor builds, so thermals and noise aren't going to be the best. But if the price difference is that substantial, then it's not a bad card. As for ebuyer being a reputable place to buy from, I cannot say as I've never bought anything from them.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

Also eBay is hit and miss depending on who you buy it from.

Ebuyer, not eBay. 

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

Ebuyer, not eBay. 

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/

My coffee didn't kick in.

[Biggerboot]

This won't always be the case on every generation, but on Pascal (GTX 1000 series), most card variants perform the same as the reference design within margin of error.  Noise/looks/factory clocks may vary, but they all get up to roughly the same performance.  It's good to look up reviews to be sure though.