NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | TU106 | GA102 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | TU106-400A-A1 | GA102-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 10,800 million | 28,300 million |
| Die size | 445 mm² | 628 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 17th, 2018 | Sep 1st, 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 20 | GeForce 30 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 10 | GeForce 20 |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Launch price | 499 USD | 1,499 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 73 in our database | 56 in our database |
| Successor | GeForce 30 | — |
| gpu.details.availability | — | Sep 24th, 2020 |
| Current price | — | Amazon / Newegg |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1410 MHz | 1395 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1620 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective | 1219 MHz 19.5 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 24 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 936.2 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2304 | 10496 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 144 | 328 |
| ROPs | 64 | 112 |
| SM count | 36 | 82 |
| Tensor cores | 288 | 328 |
| RT cores | 36 | 82 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 4 MB | 6 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 103.7 GPixel/s | 189.8 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 233.3 GTexel/s | 556.0 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 14.93 TFLOPS (2:1) | 35.58 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 7.465 TFLOPS | 35.58 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 233.3 GFLOPS (1:32) | 556.0 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Triple-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 336 mm 13.2 inches |
| Width | 113 mm 4.4 inches | 140 mm 5.5 inches |
| Height | 35 mm 1.4 inches | 61 mm 2.4 inches |
| TDP | 175 W | 350 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 750 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x DisplayPort1x USB Type-C | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Board number | PG160 SKU 52 | PG132 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 |
