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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
36.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
44.8Inno Score
26.1Rasterization30.1
20Ray Tracing—
38.7Memoryspec-based45.7
80.1Efficiencyspec-based81.5
36.4Compute41.3
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10706 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 wins this graphics card face-off, 44.8 to 36.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+5) and rasterization (+4). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

  • 14% lower TDP: 150 W vs 175 W
  • Lower launch price: $379 vs $499

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

  • Stronger rasterization score: 30 vs 26
  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 36
  • 75% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 256 GB/s
  • 44% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 8,724 vs 6,046
  • 25% lower process: 12 nm vs 16 nm

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Announced20162018
ArchitecturePascalTuring
Process16 nm12 nm+25%
TDP150 W+14%175 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Shading units1,9202,304+20%
RT cores—36
Tensor / AI cores—288
Base clock1,506 MHz+7%1,410 MHz
Boost clock1,683 MHz+4%1,620 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
VRAM8 GB8 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6
Bus width256 bit256 bit
Bandwidth256 GB/s448 GB/s+75%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
3DMark Time Spy6,046Bottom 20%8,724+44%Bottom 33%
PassMark G3D13,511Bottom 28%16,053+19%Bottom 45%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no FG)

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