PNY GTX 1070 XLR8 OC 8GB Review

Grand Theft Auto V is an action-adventure game played from either a first-person or third-person view. Players complete missions—linear scenarios with set objectives—to progress through the story. Outside of missions, players may freely roam the open world.

Composed of the San Andreas open countryside area and the fictional city of Los Santos, the world is much larger in area than earlier entries in the series. It may be fully explored after the game’s beginning without restriction, although story progress unlocks more gameplay content.

We use the Ultra quality settings (or the highest alternative – generally Very High or High – when Ultra is unavailable). MSAA is set to 2x for 1080p and 1440p and is disabled for 4K. The Advanced Graphics options are all set to their maximum levels.

At 1080p the game suggests 3469MB of VRAM usage. At 1440p that number increases to 3764MB. At 4K the video memory usage is quoted as 4171MB.

GTA V sees PNY's GTX 1070 XLR8 OC outperforming a heavily overclocked GTX 980 Ti for the first time in our testing. At 1080P and 1440P, the PNY card is able to achieve slightly higher frame rates, thanks in large to its lower-power operation compared to a GTX 980 Ti allowing it to better keep temperatures in check and boost clocks high. But at 4K the overclocked 980 Ti jumps back above both 1070 cards.

If you want to play GTA V maxxed out, PNY's GTX 1070 XLR8 OC graphics card is a good option for 1440P gamers and you can even throw 2x MSAA into the mix. If you are running a 4K screen, it would be wiser to reduce some of the quality settings in order to better target 60 FPS.

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