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    GeForce RTX 3070 vs GeForce RTX 2060

    GeForce RTX 3070
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 1 Sep 2020
    GeForce RTX 3070
    GeForce RTX 2060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 15 Jan 2019
    GeForce RTX 2060

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      181%
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3070

    81% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
    Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2060

    60 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3070 .
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
    Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
    GeForce RTX 3070

    HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3070

    The GeForce RTX 3070 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (47 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3070GeForce RTX 2060
    GPU NameGA104 (GA104-300-A1)vsTU106 (TU106-200A-KA-A1)
    Fab Process8 nmvs12 nm
    Die Size392 mm²vs445 mm²
    Transistors17,400 millionvs10,800 million
    Shaders5888vs1920
    Compute Units46vs30
    Core clock1500 MHzvs1365 MHz
    ROPs64vs48
    TMUs184vs120

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3070GeForce RTX 2060
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
    Bus Width256 bitvs192 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14 Gbps effective    		vs1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce RTX 3070GeForce RTX 2060
    TDP220 wattsvs160 watts
    Release Date1 Sep 2020vs15 Jan 2019

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      110.40 GP/s
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      80.64 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      317.40 GT/s
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      201.60 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      448.00 GB/s
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      336.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      20310.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      6451.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      88
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      167
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      107

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      115
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      216
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      121

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      201
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      145

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      117
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      120
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      98
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      106
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      50
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      88
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      217
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      118

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      161
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      228
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      115

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      186
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      94
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      76
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      139
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      90
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      166
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      151
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      95
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      117
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      85
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      84
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      47
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      79
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      147
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      122
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      168
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      140
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      72
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      46
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      83
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      51
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      98
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

    Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      93
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      58
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      76
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      63
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      52
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      31
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      50
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      77
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      64
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      98
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3070
      44
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

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