NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

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GeForce GTX 1070 compared with GeForce RTX 2070

	NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1070	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2070
Overview
Released
Released	June 2016	October 2018
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Pascal	Turing
Shader cores
Shader cores	1,920	2,304
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,683 MHz	1,620 MHz or 1,710 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	Main figures and photo describe the Founders Edition, verified in MSI's retained datasheet. Partner boards can use different clocks, coolers and connectors.	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	1506 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	–	448 GB/s
Memory detail
Memory detail	8008 MHz effective memory speed (MSI Founders Edition); numerical bandwidth omitted because the maker source used does not publish it.	14 Gbps GDDR6
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	150 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	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	7680 × 4320
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 8-pin	1 × 8-pin (Founders Edition); 1 × 8-pin and 1 × 6-pin (MSI ARMOR 8G)
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	500 W	550 W
Slot width
Slot width	–	2 slots (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	268 × 111 × 38 mm and 1096 g (MSI Founders Edition)	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