NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

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GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER compared with GeForce RTX 2070

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2060 SUPER	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2070
Overview
Released
Released	July 2019	October 2018
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Turing	Turing
Shader cores
Shader cores	2,176	2,304
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,650 MHz	1,620 MHz or 1,710 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	NVIDIA reference/Founders Edition GPU figures; the photo shows PNY's stock-clock Dual Fan partner card	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	First-generation RT Cores	Dedicated first generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	Second-generation Tensor Cores	Dedicated Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS super resolution; no DLSS frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution; no DLSS Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	1,470 MHz	1410 MHz for both reference and Founders Edition
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	8 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
Memory bus	256-bit	256-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	448 GB/s
Memory detail
Memory detail	PNY publishes 14 Gbps GDDR6 and 448 GB/sec bandwidth	14 Gbps GDDR6
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	175 W	175 W or 185 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	NVIDIA's original Founders Edition manual shows 2 × DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI and USB-C; its current comparison table omits USB-C. Pictured PNY Dual Fan lists DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b and DVI-D, with no USB-C listed.	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; NVIDIA specifies support for four displays	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	NVIDIA specifies 550 W; requirements depend on the system	550 W
Slot width
Slot width	Two slots for the Founders Edition and pictured PNY Dual Fan	2 slots (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	NVIDIA reference/Founders Edition is 228.60 × 112.6 mm; pictured PNY Dual Fan is 1.65 × 9.25 × 4.4 inches	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	Seventh-generation NVIDIA Encoder and fourth-generation Decoder; PNY specifies PCIe 3.0 x16. NVIDIA specifies no NVLink support.	Turing NVENC hardware encoder; no AV1 hardware encoding