NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

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GeForce RTX 2070 compared with GeForce RTX 5070
NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2070NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5070
Overview
ReleasedOctober 2018March 2025
Performance
Chip makerNVIDIANVIDIA
ArchitectureTuringBlackwell
Shader cores2,3046,144
Boost clock1,620 MHz or 1,710 MHz2,512 MHz
ArchitectureMain 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.GB205 GPU; 48 SMs
Manufacturing process–TSMC 4nm (4N NVIDIA custom process); 31.1 billion transistors; 263 mm² die
Ray tracingDedicated first generation RT Cores48 fourth-generation RT Cores; 94 RT TFLOPS
AI coresDedicated Tensor Cores192 fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 988 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generationNVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution; no DLSS Frame GenerationDLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation
Base clock1410 MHz for both reference and Founders Edition2.33 GHz
Cache–48 MB L2
Memory
Video memory8 GB GDDR612 GB GDDR7 (better)
Memory bus256-bit (better)192-bit
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s672 GB/s (better)
Memory detail14 Gbps GDDR6GDDR7 at 28 Gbps
Connections and power
Board power175 W or 185 W250 W
InterfacePCIe 3.0PCIe 5.0
Display outputsFounders 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.3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution7680 × 43204K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC
Power connector1 × 8-pin (Founders Edition); 1 × 8-pin and 1 × 6-pin (MSI ARMOR 8G)1 × 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable, or 2 × PCIe 8-pin cables with the adapter in the box
Recommended power supply550 W650 W
Slot width2 slots (Founders Edition)2-slot (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)228.60 × 112.6 mm (Founders Edition); 295 × 140 × 51 mm and 1177 g (pictured MSI ARMOR 8G partner board)242 × 112 mm, 2-slot (Founders Edition)
Video encode and decodeTuring NVENC hardware encoder; no AV1 hardware encoding1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode

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