NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
—Rasterization43.3
—Ray Tracing38.5
46.8Memoryspec-based51.9
80.2Efficiencyspec-based86.2
40.7Compute62.9
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
- 48% higher Tensor / AI cores: 272 vs 184
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Stronger compute score: 63 vs 41
- 171% higher Shading units: 5,888 vs 2,176
- 69% higher PassMark G3D: 26,853 vs 15,913
- 58% lower process: 5 nm vs 12 nm
- 50% higher Boost clock: 2,475 MHz vs 1,650 MHz
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Turing | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 12 nm | 5 nm+58% |
| TDP | 185 W+7% | 200 W |
| Power connector | — | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,176 | 5,888+171% |
| RT cores | 34 | 46+35% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 272+48% | 184 |
| Base clock | 1,470 MHz | 1,920 MHz+31% |
| Boost clock | 1,650 MHz | 2,475 MHz+50% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s | 504 GB/s+50% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | — | 17,798Top 28% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 4,462Top 33% |
| PassMark G3D | 15,913Bottom 38% | 26,853+69%Top 21% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 123 fpsTop 45% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 90 fpsTop 50% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 51 fpsBottom 50% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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