GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs GTX 1070 SLI

Place in the ranking	122	99
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.69	15.41
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Pascal GP104 SLI	TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 August 2016 (8 years ago)	7 December 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3840	2176
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1470 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	14400 Million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	184 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	224.4
Floating-point processing power	no data	7.181 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	48
TMUs	no data	136
Tensor Cores	no data	272
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	336.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	7.5

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	119 −0.8%	120−130 +0.8%
4K	59 −1.7%	60−65 +1.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70

−4.5%

70−75
+4.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −4.9%	85−90 +4.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −6.1%	70−75 +6.1%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −5.7%	130−140 +5.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −2.6%	80−85 +2.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −4.5%	70−75 +4.5%
Far Cry 5	90 −5.6%	95−100 +5.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −5.3%	100−105 +5.3%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −5.8%	200−210 +5.8%
Hitman 3	80−85 −3.7%	85−90 +3.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −5.6%	170−180 +5.6%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −4.8%	130−140 +4.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −5.6%	95−100 +5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −7.9%	150−160 +7.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −2.4%	130−140 +2.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −4.9%	85−90 +4.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −6.1%	70−75 +6.1%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −5.7%	130−140 +5.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −2.6%	80−85 +2.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −4.5%	70−75 +4.5%
Far Cry 5	64 −1.6%	65−70 +1.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −5.3%	100−105 +5.3%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −5.8%	200−210 +5.8%
Hitman 3	80−85 −3.7%	85−90 +3.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −5.6%	170−180 +5.6%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −4.8%	130−140 +4.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −5.6%	95−100 +5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −7.9%	150−160 +7.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −7.6%	85−90 +7.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −2.4%	130−140 +2.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −4.9%	85−90 +4.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −6.1%	70−75 +6.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −2.6%	80−85 +2.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −4.5%	70−75 +4.5%
Far Cry 5	48 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −5.8%	200−210 +5.8%
Hitman 3	80−85 −3.7%	85−90 +3.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −5.6%	170−180 +5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 −7.9%	150−160 +7.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73 −2.7%	75−80 +2.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −2.4%	130−140 +2.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

−5.6%

95−100
+5.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −8.1%	80−85 +8.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −1.7%	60−65 +1.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +2.5%	40−45 −2.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 −6.5%	230−240 +6.5%
Hitman 3	45−50 −2%	50−55 +2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −8.4%	90−95 +8.4%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −4.2%	75−80 +4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 −8.7%	100−105 +8.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 −5.8%	200−210 +5.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

−6.1%

70−75
+6.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −5.3%	40−45 +5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Hitman 3	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −6.1%	190−200 +6.1%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −2%	50−55 +2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 −1.9%	55−60 +1.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Far Cry 5	20 −5%	21−24 +5%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −3.8%	55−60 +3.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −5.8%	55−60 +5.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−2.9%

35−40
+2.9%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI and RTX 2060 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 12 GB is 1% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 12 GB is 2% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	38.02	41.36
Recency	16 August 2016	7 December 2021
Chip lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	184 Watt

RTX 2060 12 GB has a 8.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 63% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.