NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 10% higher core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 1365 MHz
  • Around 3% higher boost clock speed: 1725 MHz vs 1680 MHz
  • 3.1x more pipelines: 5888 vs 1920
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 22429 vs 14150
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1000 vs 751
  • Around 77% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 124736 vs 70387
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 452.561 vs 220.337
  • Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 5803.174 vs 3131.344
  • Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 40.794 vs 21.852
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 184.548 vs 135.923
  • Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1634.218 vs 1141.283
  • Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 31716 vs 20094
  • Around 82% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 13566 vs 7442
  • 4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 31930 vs 6714
  • Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 31716 vs 20094
  • Around 82% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 13566 vs 7442
  • 4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 31930 vs 6714
  • Around 82% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 13597 vs 7491
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 Sep 2020 vs 7 January 2019
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 1365 MHz
Boost clock speed 1725 MHz vs 1680 MHz
Pipelines 5888 vs 1920
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 12 nm
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 22429 vs 14150
PassMark - G2D Mark 1000 vs 751
Geekbench - OpenCL 124736 vs 70387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 452.561 vs 220.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5803.174 vs 3131.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 40.794 vs 21.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 184.548 vs 135.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1634.218 vs 1141.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 31716 vs 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 13566 vs 7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 31930 vs 6714
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 31716 vs 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 13566 vs 7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 31930 vs 6714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 13597 vs 7491

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

  • Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 220 Watt
  • 8x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt vs 220 Watt
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
22429
14150
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1000
751
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
124736
70387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
452.561
220.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5803.174
3131.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
40.794
21.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
184.548
135.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1634.218
1141.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31716
20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13566
7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31930
6714
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31716
20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13566
7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31930
6714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
13597
7491
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
PassMark - G3D Mark 22429 14150
PassMark - G2D Mark 1000 751
Geekbench - OpenCL 124736 70387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 452.561 220.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5803.174 3131.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 40.794 21.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 184.548 135.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1634.218 1141.283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 31716 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 13566 7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 31930 6714
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 31716 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 13566 7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 31930 6714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 13597 7491

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name GA104 TU106
Launch date 1 Sep 2020 7 January 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $349
Place in performance rating 43 150
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $349.99
Value for money (0-100) 62.74

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1725 MHz 1680 MHz
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 1365 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 317.4 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 20.31 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 20.31 TFLOPS
Pipelines 5888 1920
Pixel fill rate 165.6 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 317.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 220 Watt 160 Watt
Transistor count 17400 million 10,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
DisplayPort count 2
DisplayPort support
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Height 112 mm (4.4 inches)
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 242 mm, 9.5 inches 229 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 1x 8-pin
Width 112 mm, 4.4 inches

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12
OpenCL 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 448.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective 14000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6