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| Game | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB |
| Resident Evil 8 | 36% | 24% |
| Mass Effect: Legendary Edition | 36% | 24% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 31% | 17% |
| Battlefield 6 | 36% | 24% |
| Days Gone | 53% | 44% |
| Far Cry 6 | 29% | 15% |
| Biomutant | 47% | 37% |
| Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition | 20% | 4% |
| Star Citizen | 57% | 48% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla - Wrath of the Druids | 55% | 46% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 are noticeably better than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB.
The RTX 2070 has a 105 MHz higher core clock speed than the GeForce RTX 3070, but the GeForce RTX 3070 has 24 more Texture Mapping Units than the RTX 2070. As a result, the GeForce RTX 3070 exhibits a 19.2 GTexel/s better Texture Fill Rate than the RTX 2070. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RTX 2070 has a 105 MHz higher core clock speed than the GeForce RTX 3070, but the GeForce RTX 3070 has 32 more Render Output Units than the RTX 2070. As a result, the GeForce RTX 3070 exhibits a 41.3 GPixel/s better Pixel Fill Rate than the RTX 2070. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The GeForce RTX 3070 was released over a year more recently than the RTX 2070, and so the GeForce RTX 3070 is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the RTX 2070.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GeForce RTX 3070 and the GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The memory bandwidth of the GeForce RTX 3070 and the GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB are the same, which means the GeForce RTX 3070 and the RTX 2070 have equal limitations when it comes to graphical data transfer.
The GeForce RTX 3070 has 5888 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB has 2560. However, the actual shader performance of the GeForce RTX 3070 is 10157 and the actual shader performance of the RTX 2070 is 4531. The GeForce RTX 3070 having 5626 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GeForce RTX 3070 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the RTX 2070.
The GeForce RTX 3070 transistor size technology is 4 nm (nanometers) smaller than the RTX 2070. This means that the GeForce RTX 3070 is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the RTX 2070.
The GeForce RTX 3070 requires 220 Watts to run and the GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB requires 175 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 650 Watts for the GeForce RTX 3070 and a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the RTX 2070. The GeForce RTX 3070 requires 45 Watts more than the RTX 2070 to run. The difference is significant enough that the GeForce RTX 3070 may have a slight adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the RTX 2070.
| Core Speed | 1500 MHz | vs |  | 1605 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1725 MHz | vs | | 1770 MHz | |
| Architecture | Ampere GA104 | Turing TU106 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | - | ||
| Release Date | 30 Oct 2020 |  | vs | 09 Jul 2019 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 10
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10
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| 3840x2160 | 8.5
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vs | 7.9
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | | 8192 MB |
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| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | | vs | | 1750 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448GB/sec | | vs | | 448GB/sec |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | vs | |
4096 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 5888 | | vs | 2560 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 8nm | | vs | 12nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 184 | | vs | 160 | |
| Texture Rate | 276 GTexel/s | | vs | 256.8 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 96 | | vs | 64 | |
| Pixel Rate | 144 GPixel/s | | vs | 102.7 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | | 1 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | 2 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 220 Watts | vs | | 175 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 650 Watts | vs | | 500 Watts | |
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | | 12.1 |
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| Shader Model | 6.5 | | vs | 6.4 | |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | | 4.6 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
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| Recommended Processor | - | Intel Core i7-9700K 8-Core 3.6GHz | |||
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | | vs | | 16 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 3840x2160 | | vs | | 3840x2160 |
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| Mini Review | Overview The GeForce RTX 3070 is a High-End Graphics Card based on the Ampere Architecture. This card has also been rumoured to be called the GeForce GTX 2170. Architecture It equips an Ampere GPU Codenamed GA104 which is a First Gen Ampere GPU and has 20 SM activated, offering 2944 Shader Processing Units, 212 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The Ampere architecture provides the world's best consumer support for real-time ray-tracing technology, or RTX. It also has 544 Tensor Cores for AI purposes. GPU Name: GA102 GPU The central unit runs at 1424MHz and goes up to 1872MHz in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 8GB frame buffer of Third Gen GDDR6 through a 320-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Total memory bandwidth is 448 Gb/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 220W, it requires at least a 650W PSU with available 8-pin + 6-pin power connector. Performance Predicted performance of the GeForce RTX 3070 suggests it will be faster than the Geforce RTX 2070 Super, making it a suitable graphics card for 4K gaming. System Suggestions GeForce RTX 3070 is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840x2160. We recommend a High-End Processor and 16GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview The GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB is a High-End Graphics Card based on the Turing Architecture. This is the 'Super' variant of the RTX 2070 and utilises a cut-down version of the RTX 2080 GPU. Architecture It equips a cut-down Turing GPU Codenamed TU104-410-A1 which is a 2nd-Gen Turing GPU and has 40 SM activated, offering 2560 CUDA Shader Processing Units, 160 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing technology, or RTX. It is equipped with 288 Tensor Cores for AI purposes. GPU The central unit runs at 1605 MHz and goes up to 1770 MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses an 8GB frame buffer of Second Gen GDDR6 through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Total memory bandwidth is 448GB/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 175W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with one available 8-pin connector. Performance Performance of the GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB puts it between the RTX 2070 and GeForce RTX 2080 making it a suitable graphics card for 4K gaming yet ideal for 1440p. System Suggestions GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840x2160. We recommend a high-end processor and 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | |||
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