GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
VS
GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
VS
GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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Turing
Architecture
Pascal
7 December 2021 (recently)
Release date
4 December 2018 (3 years ago)
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Price now
$600
TU106
GPU code name
GP104
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Core clock speed
1506 MHz
12 nm
Manufacturing process technology
16 nm
224.4
Texture fill rate
202.0
2176
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1920
1650 MHz
Boost clock speed
1683 MHz
10,800 million
Number of transistors
7,200 million
184 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
150 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
229 mm
Length
267 mm
1x 8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR5X
12 GB
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
14 GB/s
Memory clock speed
8008 MHz
336.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
256.3 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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HDMI
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Technologies

The difference between GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X is the additional functionality.

7.5
CUDA
6.1

API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
6.6
Shader Model
6.4
3.0
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB or GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Finer manufacturing process technology (12 nm vs 16 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (12 GB vs 8 GB)

More memory bandwidth (336.0 GB/s vs 256.3 GB/s)

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X

There is no accountable advantage

So, GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB or GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB .

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB versus GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X performance benchmarks comparison

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