Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
99
62
49
35
151
98
85
64
The Witcher 3
107
86
62
34
171
141
104
55
Counter-Strike 2
157
117
82
41
241
195
134
78
Far Cry 6
84
74
57
29
131
119
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
59
47
33
15
97
81
60
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
69
59
44
30
120
116
81
53
Ghost of Tsushima
53
42
30
18
88
74
57
31
Cyberpunk 2077
58
52
32
13
105
93
60
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
92
85
58
33
164
151
112
59
Avg FPS
1080p High86141
1080p Ultra69119
1440p Ultra5088
4K Ultra2851
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
7378
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Time Spy757113641
Solar Bay3417964184
Port Royal41348309
Fire Strike1976834034
Night Raid84918120956
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
78934
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Background Blur144.4 frames/s161.6 frames/s
Face Detection75.2 frames/s117.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.08 Gpix/sec5.89 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.25 Gpix/sec8.05 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.21 Gpix/sec6.65 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.93 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching354.4 Gpix/sec550.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8559.4 fps17613.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
14124
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
G2D Mark747998
DirectX 11110 fps181 fps
DirectX 1253 fps85 fps
GPU Compute5513 Ops/s11282 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
89.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)477.6 fps856 fps
Car Chase423 fps668 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)370.8 fps592.9 fps
T-Rex1884.9 fps3078.4 fps
ALU 22192.3 fps4531.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2281.3 fps283 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2405.14563.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 15, 2019 October, 22, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU106 GA104
Price 349 499

GPU

GPU Frequency 1365 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1680 MHz 1725 MHz
Shader Units 1920 5888
TMUs 120 184
ROPs 48 96
Execution Units 30 46
Ray Tracing Cores 30 46
Tensor Cores 240 184
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 81 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 202 GTex/s 317 GTex/s
FLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 160 W 220 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 445 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 10 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 22.47 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
336 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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4 (80%)
1 (20%)
Total Votes: 5

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