NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
28.4Rasterization30.1
23.2Ray Tracing—
39.8Memoryspec-based45.7
83.3Efficiencyspec-based81.5
33.8Compute41.3
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20609 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 wins this graphics card face-off, 44.8 to 38.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+8) and rasterization (+2). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 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 RTX 2060
- Lower launch price: $349 vs $499
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 34
- 36% higher PassMark G3D: 16,053 vs 11,800
- 34% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 8,724 vs 6,500
- 33% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 6 GB
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2018 |
| Architecture | Turing | Turing |
| Process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| TDP | 160 W+9% | 175 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,920 | 2,304+20% |
| RT cores | 30 | 36+20% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 240 | 288+20% |
| Base clock | 1,365 MHz | 1,410 MHz+3% |
| Boost clock | 1,680 MHz+4% | 1,620 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB | 8 GB+33% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit+33% |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s | 448 GB/s+33% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 6,500Bottom 24% | 8,724+34%Bottom 33% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,600Bottom 6% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 11,800Bottom 20% | 16,053+36%Bottom 45% |
| 1080p Ultra | 69 fpsBottom 10% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 49 fpsBottom 10% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 26 fpsBottom 10% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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