ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
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GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe 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.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.42 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.81 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 16 execution units. |
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| ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 | GPU | GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| TU106 | GPU Chip | GM204-400-A1 |
| Turing | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 2304 | Shader | 2048 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 36 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks. The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 14.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 448 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 has a turbo clock of 1.650 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is 1.418 GHz. |
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| 1.410 GHz | Base Clock | 1.304 GHz |
| 1.650 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.418 GHz |
| 1.62 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C. |
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| 175 W | TDP | 165 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 89 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 are cooled with a Air cooling. The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is cooled by a Water cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | -- |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | -- |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Water cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 0 dB |
ConnectivityThe ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2. The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| 1 | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 268 mm | Length | 308 mm |
| 114 mm | Height | 129 mm |
| -- | Width | -- |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataManufactured using the 12 nanometer process, ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070 was released in Q4/2018. The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled published in Q3/2014 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers. |
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| DUAL-RTX2070-8G | Part-no | 98NQH6DNF1WT |
| Q4/2018 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| 499 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 649 $ |
| 12 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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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
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2070
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 980 HOF Watercooled
4 GB GDDR5 |
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