NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | TU106 | GA104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | TU106-200A-KA-A1 | GA104-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 10,800 million | 17,400 million |
| Die size | 445 mm² | 392 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 7th, 2019 | Sep 1st, 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 20 | GeForce 30 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 10 | GeForce 20 |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Launch price | 349 USD | 499 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 85 in our database | 78 in our database |
| Successor | GeForce 30 | — |
| gpu.details.availability | — | Oct 29th, 2020 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1365 MHz | 1500 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1680 MHz | 1725 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1920 | 5888 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 120 | 184 |
| ROPs | 48 | 96 |
| SM count | 30 | 46 |
| Tensor cores | 240 | 184 |
| RT cores | 30 | 46 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 3 MB | 4 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 80.64 GPixel/s | 165.6 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 201.6 GTexel/s | 317.4 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 12.90 TFLOPS (2:1) | 20.31 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 6.451 TFLOPS | 20.31 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 201.6 GFLOPS (1:32) | 317.4 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 242 mm 9.5 inches |
| Width | 113 mm 4.4 inches | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | 35 mm 1.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 160 W | 220 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 550 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x DisplayPort1x USB Type-C | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Board number | PG160 SKU 42 | PG142 SKU 10 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Shader model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
