1070 ti video editing and graphic design

Adobe Software is notorious for being poorly optimized, so you won't see much (if any) difference between a 1060 an a 1070 ti in premiere unless you are using a LOT of layers and effects. From what I've heard, for optimal performance all you need is a recent GPU (maxwell or newer) with at least 4GB of VRAM.

If you are looking to upgrade something, upgrading the CPU and RAM (RAM especially) is probably your best choice for better performance.

Linus made a video about it:

No difference between GTX 970 and the highest end Nvidia card for a relatively simple render. Of course for more layers and effects/plugins you will probably find that the higher end cards do end up performing a little bit better, but not by any significant margin that is worth the few hundred dollars spent. A 1060-class GPU is all you need.

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Desktop: X99-PC

CPU: i7 5820k

Mobo: X99 Deluxe

Cooler: Dark Rock Pro 3

RAM: 32GB DDR4
GPU: GTX 1080

Storage: 1TB 850 Evo, 1TB HDD, bunch of external hard drives
PSU: EVGA G2 750w

Peripherals: Logitech G502, Ducky One 711

Audio: Xonar U7, O2 amplifier (RIP), HD6XX

Monitors: 4k 24" Dell monitor, 1080p 24" Asus monitor

Laptop:

-Overkill Dell XPS

Fully maxed out early 2017 Dell XPS 15, GTX 1050 4GB, 7700HQ, 1TB nvme SSD, 32GB RAM, 4k display. 97Whr battery
Dell was having a $600 off sale for the fully specced out model, so I decided to get it

-Crapbook

Fully specced out early 2013 Macbook "pro" with gt 650m and constant 105c temperature on the CPU (GPU is 80-90C) when doing anything intensive...

A 2013 laptop with a regular sized battery still has better battery life than a 2017 laptop with a massive battery! I think this is a testament to apple's ability at making laptops, or maybe how little CPU technology has improved even 4+ years later (at least, until the recent introduction of 15W 4 core CPUs). Anyway, I'm never going to get a 35W CPU laptop again unless battery technology becomes ~5x better than as it is in 2018.

Apple knows how to make proper consumer-grade laptops (they don't know how to make pro laptops though). I guess this mostly software power efficiency related, but getting a mac makes perfect sense if you want a portable/powerful laptop that can do anything you want it to with great battery life.