NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
26.1Rasterization33.7
20Ray Tracing—
38.7Memoryspec-based45.7
80.1Efficiencyspec-based76.5
36.4Compute46.5
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10708 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 wins this graphics card face-off, 46.4 to 36.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+10) and rasterization (+8). 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
- 30% lower TDP: 150 W vs 215 W
- Lower launch price: $379 vs $699
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 26
- Stronger compute score: 47 vs 36
- 83% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 11,071 vs 6,046
- 75% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 256 GB/s
- 53% higher Shading units: 2,944 vs 1,920
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2018 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Process | 16 nm | 12 nm+25% |
| TDP | 150 W+30% | 215 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,920 | 2,944+53% |
| RT cores | — | 46 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 368 |
| Base clock | 1,506 MHz | 1,515 MHz+1% |
| Boost clock | 1,683 MHz | 1,710 MHz+2% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 448 GB/s+75% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 6,046Bottom 20% | 11,071+83%Bottom 45% |
| PassMark G3D | 13,511Bottom 28% | 18,575+37%Top 49% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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