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Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 vs Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost

Gainward GeForce GTX 1070
Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.68 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 has 1920 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.68 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 6.46 TFLOPS.

Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.68 GHz · 160 W Speed index 5/100

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost has 1920 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.68 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 6.45 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 is 0.2 % faster than the Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost.

Gainward GeForce GTX 1070Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
Speed index
5/100
5/100
FP32
6.46 TFLOPS
6.45 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.68 GHz
1.68 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
336 GB/s
TDP
150 W
160 W
Launch Price
379 $
349 $
178 pts
249 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce GTX 1070Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
GPU ChipGP104-200-A1TU106
Streaming Multiprocessors1530
Shader19201920
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units120120
Raytracing Cores--30
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 15 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 30 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce GTX 1070Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.002 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s336 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.002 GHz clocks.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost has a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce GTX 1070Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.365 GHz
Boost Clock1.683 GHz1.680 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 has a turbo clock of 1.683 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost is 1.680 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce GTX 1070Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
TDP150 W160 W
Tjunction max94 °C88 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 94 °C.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 88 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce GTX 1070Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce GTX 1070Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.41x DP 1.4a
DVI11
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce GTX 1070Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce GTX 1070Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
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

DimensionsGainward GeForce GTX 1070Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
Length252 mm235 mm
Height112 mm115 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce GTX 1070Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q1/2019
Launch Price379 $349 $
Structure size16 nm12 nm
Part-no426018336-3750471056224-2614
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 16 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce GTX 1070 was released in Q2/2016.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost published in Q1/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost +25.2 %

  1. 2,741
  2. 3,433

Port Royal (Raytracing) Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost +244.2 %

  1. 1,214
  2. 4,179

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,453

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. no data
  2. 25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 46 fps (avg)

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) Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost +29.4 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost +27.7 %

  1. 65 fps (avg)
  2. 83 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost +28.3 %

  1. 92 fps (avg)
  2. 118 fps (avg)

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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost +53.4 %

  1. 45,783
  2. 70,254

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 2060 Ghost +38.4 %

  1. 48,569
  2. 67,243

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