Nvidia Geforce Rtx 2070 Graphics Card
This card comes set at 1.62GHz which is factory overclocked from 1.41GHz and has Gigabytes fantastic single fan heat sink setup which is considered relatively quiet and efficient. If you;re considering a smaller build and want something that is both powerful and practical then this surely needs to be high on your list of primary considerations. When it comes to gaming there is little to separate the various GPU models that you can buy but you are looking at something that sits above the GTX 1080. You can game pretty well in 1440p and there is some room for 4K but this is certainly better suited for lower resolutions. The image quality is superb and the 8GB of VRAM goes a long way to future proof this card for years to come. The ROG STRIX missed out on our top spot this time thanks to its superb performance, however, we still consider the ROG our best all-rounder, something many will find much more attractive than just raw performance power.
I briefly tested the 2080 Super, too, and the performance gains over the regular RTX 2080 weren’t as significant as the 2060 Super and 2070 Super. While Nvidia moved to a new dual-fan setup for its Founders Edition RTX cards last year, AMD has stuck to its blower-style on its reference cards. This feels like an obvious mistake because the RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT both run hotter and are way louder than Nvidia’s RTX competition as a result. Blowers have benefits for space-constrained cases, but for everyone else, a dual- or triple-fan system will be far more efficient.
Or to frame things relative to the RTX 2060, it’s about 14% faster thanks to its combination of SM and clockspeed advantage. VRAM– VRAM refers to the “video RAM”, or memory available to the GPU. Discrete GPUs tend to come with their own VRAM– in the 1080’s case, this is GDDR5X VRAM, which is a bit faster than the industry standard GDDR5. The more VRAM you have, the better your card be at handling high resolutions and HD textures. Overall the performance of the 2070 is fantastic and with the influx of Real-time ray tracing being the future of gaming it’s always good to know you are equipped to tackle the change. Well, the 2070 has been developed to handle 1080p, 1440p and 4k at high settings however after numerous tests across several gaming platforms we noticed gaming at 4k would severely reduce your FPS to anywhere between 30-50fps.
Whether it’s a justifiable upgrade also depends on what graphics card you’re moving up from. Looking at all of our data, users with a Nvidia 1070 Ti or better won’t see a remarkable increase in frame rates after paying more for this GPU. At the same time, those holding onto AMD Vega graphics cards won’t have a reason to jump teams yet.
Considering Nvidia’s claims that new cards are up to 20% faster than the originals, that’s not a bad deal, especially in the UK. Playing all the same titles at QHD resolution kept frame rates hovering around 120fps. Lastly, FHD gaming with the gtx 1090 varied wildly between 120 to 220fps. Thankfully, you’ll find many third-party Nvidia RTX 2070 cards at a more palatable $499 (about £380, AU$690) price. Without mind-blowing performance or any actual ray tracing-enabled games, there aren’t enough reasons to spend this much on a Nvidia RTX 2070 yet. Variable Rate Shading focuses processing power on areas of rich detail, boosting overall performance without affecting perceived image quality.