While most of are used to its JetStream and Super JetStream cards with the all familiar red-black, silver-black and gold-black accents, Palit announces the GameRock as its new gaming brand with a new white-blue accent cooler, specially designed for enthusiast gamers who desire to have the ultimate gaming experience.
Coming in at a much cheaper price of RM2099 for the GTX 1070 GameRock Standard Edition and RM3280 for the GTX 1070 GameRock Premium Edition, Palit GameRock series graphics cards comes with 8-phase power design, better cooling performance, better out of the box performance, and of course, a new look after all these years.
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Graphics Processing
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GeForce GTX 1070
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Core Clock
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Boost: 1873 MHz / Base: 1670 MHz ( with 1920 CUDA Cores)
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Memory Clock
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8500 MHz
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Process Technology
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16 nm
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Memory Size
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8 GB
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Memory Bus
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256 bit
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Card Bus
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PCI-E 3.0 x 16
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Memory Type
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GDDR5X
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DirectX
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12
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OpenGL
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4.5
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PCB Form
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ATX
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Digital max resolution
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7680×4320 (requires 2*DP1.3 connectors)
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Analog max resolution
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4096×2160
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Multi-view
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4
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Output
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Dual-link DVI-D *1
HDMI-2.0b*1 (Max Resolution: 4096×2160 @60 Hz) Display Port-1.4 *3 (Max Resolution: 7680×4320 @60 Hz) |
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Recommended PSU
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500W
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Power Connectors
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8 pin*1
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Card size
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H=58 L=285 W=133 mm
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You can backup the BIOS via Palit ThunderMaster software too, in case if you plan to flash the GPU with a much powerful BIOS in the near future without losing the original BIOS that comes with the card.
The display output option is pretty common nowadays, 1 x DVI-I connector, 3 x DisplayPort and 1 x HDMI port.
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Test Rig Configuration
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CPU Cooler
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Raijintek Triton 240
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CPU
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Intel Core i7 4790K @4.6GHz
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Motherboard
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ASUS Maximus Hero VII
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Memory
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G.Skill TridentX 2400MHz
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Primary Hard Drive
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Crucial M500 120GB
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Power Supply
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Be Quiet! Straight Power 10 600W
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Chassis
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Vector Bench case
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We mounted the GeForce GTX 1070 GameRock Premium Edition on our test bench as above and each and every benchmark is conducted in a room of about 30C° ambient temperature.
Performance
We ran a few graphically demanding games and synthetic benchmarks in our possession on a selected settings at 1080p, which is considered as high for much of our test as usual.The final result of each benchmark is presented in the form of the graph below:
Performance Comparison With NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
We’ve done a performance comparison with a Founders Edition of the GeForce GTX 1070 and the result of the clash between the two beast of a card is as following:
- 70MHz raise on the GPU core clock
- 601MHz raise on the memory clock
- Extra 14% gain on the power
Performance Comparison With NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
We’ve done a performance comparison with a Founders Edition of the GeForce GTX 1070, both overclocked and we’re seeing a quite near results as following:
Temperature
With the GTX 1070 Founders Edition already owning both the GTX Titan X and GTX 980Ti in terms of performance, the Palit GeForce GTX 1070 GameRock is what we will describe as the GTX 1070 on steroid. While BIOS 1 is already strong enough to deliver a beefy 2026MHz boost clock, it’s overclocking capability is pretty much at its limit as we’re only able to give it a very limited 70MHz boost on the GPU clock. A slightly higher performance can be achieved with BIOS 2, to a whopping 2123MHz with minimal effort. As the long going Green Light program that puts a limit on the overvoltage is limiting us to go any further on the GPU clock, a custom BIOS from the enthusiasts community that is capable of further unlocking the capability of the GTX 1070 is something that we would love to see in the coming future.
The cooling performance is just perfect as overheating is something that you would never experience with the cooler for GameRock series graphics card, not in a million years. Leaving the fans to run on auto is never an issue as the highest recorded temperature on load is 68°C on default and 72°C after overclocked. It can do even better with the fans running at 100% without sacrificing too much on the acoustics, all thanks to the TurboFan design and the ultra-thick heatsink.
The Palit GeForce GTX 1070 GameRock Standard Edition and Premium Editon comes at the price of RM2099 and RM3280 respectively, still pricey to most but definitely a very good deal that’s worth going for – it performs better than the GTX 1070 Founders Edition by default, comes with a way much better cooling performance, and a lot more features that a Founders Edition card couldn’t offer.
- Combination of both aesthetics and solid build quality
- Goes on par or better than both GTX 980Ti and GTX Titan X with ease
- Dual BIOS feature allows user to play safe with custom BIOS
- Good overclocking headroom on BIOS 2
- Low power requirement
- Reasonable price for the build quality and performance that it can deliver
Cons
- BIOS 1 has limited overclocking headroom due to its already high GPU Clock and Memory Clock
- Not easy to match with themed build that is not white and blue
- It takes up to 2.5 slot, which is not an ideal choice for SLI if you’re using a mATX form factor motherboard
- ThunderMaster software GUI needs some improvement – the blue is overwhelming
