NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory1920
Cores256.3 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1070
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2304
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 2070
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8GB GDDR5 150W N/A Jun 2016
GeForce GTX 1070
$379 • Jun 2016
VS
GeForce RTX 2070
$499 • Oct 2018
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
8GB GDDR6 175W $261.99 Oct 2018
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 150 W | 175 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1683 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Shading Units | 1920 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 36 |
| TMUs | 120 | 144 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2002 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 107.7 GPixel/s | 103.7 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256.3 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 6.463 GFLOPS | 7.465 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | 445 mm² |
| Transistors | 7200 Million | 10800 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
5844
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8494 (+45%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
53429
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
97923 (+83%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
75.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
100.2 FPS (+33%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
13504
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
16132 (+19%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (351 benchmarks)
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070 (+87%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070 (+100%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2070 (+56%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2070 (+52%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2070 (+31%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City 2
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2070 (+32%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2070 (+29%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2070 (+39%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2070 (+39%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2070 (+55%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Winner
Loser
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2070 (+40%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
GeForce RTX 2070 (+50%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
8.7 2022 • Action, Adventure, Casual Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070 (+42%)
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070 (+45%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2070 (+43%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Wins!
Based on 351 benchmarks across 111 games
50
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
VS
+35.9%
68
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
50
Avg FPS
42
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
345
Wins
68
Avg FPS
57
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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