GPU comparison with benchmarks

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 vs EVGA GeForce GTX 970

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.65 GHz · 175 W Speed index 6/100

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.65 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 7.60 TFLOPS.

EVGA GeForce GTX 970
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.18 GHz · 145 W Speed index 3/100

The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 has 1664 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.18 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 3.92 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 is 94 % faster than the EVGA GeForce GTX 970.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070EVGA GeForce GTX 970
Speed index
6/100
3/100
FP32
7.60 TFLOPS
3.92 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.65 GHz
1.18 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
175 W
145 W
Launch Price
499 $
299 $
272 pts
108 pts

GPU

GPUASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070EVGA GeForce GTX 970
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU ChipTU106GM204-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3613
Shader23041664
Render Output Units6456
Texture Units144104
Raytracing Cores36--
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card EVGA GeForce GTX 970 is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 13 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070EVGA GeForce GTX 970
Memory Size8 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070EVGA GeForce GTX 970
Base Clock1.410 GHz1.050 GHz
Boost Clock1.650 GHz1.178 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.62 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 has a turbo clock of 1.650 GHz. The turbo frequency of the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 is 1.178 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070EVGA GeForce GTX 970
TDP175 W145 W
Tjunction max89 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin2 x 6-Pin
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 89 °C.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 is equipped with a 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070EVGA GeForce GTX 970
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 100 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070EVGA GeForce GTX 970
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.2
DVI--2
USB-C1--
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070EVGA GeForce GTX 970
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070EVGA GeForce GTX 970
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070EVGA GeForce GTX 970
Length268 mm241 mm
Height114 mm111 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070EVGA GeForce GTX 970
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ4/2018Q3/2014
Launch Price499 $299 $
Structure size12 nm28 nm
Part-noDUAL-RTX2070-8G04G-P4-1970-KR
Documentsdata sheet--
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 was released in Q4/2018.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 published in Q3/2014 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 +194.0 %

  1. 4,378
  2. 1,489

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 5,377
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,891
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 37 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 55 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 +243.5 %

  1. 91,835
  2. 26,734

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 +175.6 %

  1. 87,758
  2. 31,845

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