NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

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GeForce GTX 1070 Ti compared with GeForce RTX 2070

	NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1070 Ti	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2070
Overview
Released
Released	November 2017	October 2018
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Pascal	Turing
Shader cores
Shader cores	2,432	2,304
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,683 MHz	1,620 MHz or 1,710 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	NVIDIA launch specifications with stock clocks verified in MSI's GTX 1070 Ti GAMING 8G datasheet. The photo shows this MSI partner board; its connectors and dimensions differ from the Founders Edition.	Main figures describe the reference specification. The Founders Edition increases boost clock and board power. Photo shows MSI's stock-clocked RTX 2070 ARMOR 8G partner board. First-sale date follows PCWorld's contemporary report of NVIDIA's October 17 availability announcement; the original maker launch record was not accessible.
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	No dedicated RT Cores	Dedicated first generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	No Tensor Cores	Dedicated Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	No NVIDIA DLSS	NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution; no DLSS Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	1607 MHz	1410 MHz for both reference and Founders Edition
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	8 GB GDDR5	8 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
Memory bus	256-bit	256-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	448 GB/s (better)
Memory detail
Memory detail	8 Gbps GDDR5 (NVIDIA); MSI lists 8008 MHz effective speed	14 Gbps GDDR6
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	180 W	175 W or 185 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 × HDMI 2.0b and 1 × dual-link DVI-D; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.2 (MSI GAMING 8G)	Founders Edition supports DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, USB-C/VirtualLink and dual-link DVI; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.2. Pictured MSI ARMOR 8G has 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.0b and 1 × USB-C.
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	–	7680 × 4320
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 6-pin and 1 × 8-pin (MSI GAMING 8G)	1 × 8-pin (Founders Edition); 1 × 8-pin and 1 × 6-pin (MSI ARMOR 8G)
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	500 W (MSI GAMING 8G)	550 W
Slot width
Slot width	–	2 slots (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	279 × 140 × 42 mm and 1075 g (pictured MSI GAMING 8G partner board)	228.60 × 112.6 mm (Founders Edition); 295 × 140 × 51 mm and 1177 g (pictured MSI ARMOR 8G partner board)
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	–	Turing NVENC hardware encoder; no AV1 hardware encoding