Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 29% | 27% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 35% | 33% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 37% | 35% |
| Hitman 3 | 8% | 4% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 0% | 3% |
| FIFA 21 | 64% | 63% |
| Far Cry 6 | 3% | 6% |
| Genshin Impact | 29% | 27% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 2% | 5% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 31% | 29% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6GB are marginally better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP!.
The GTX 1070 has a 242 MHz higher core clock speed and the same number of Texture Mapping Units as the RTX 2060. This results in the GTX 1070 providing 29 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 1070 has a 242 MHz higher core clock speed and 16 more Render Output Units than the RTX 2060. This results in the GTX 1070 providing 37.3 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RTX 2060 was released over a year more recently than the GTX 1070, and so the RTX 2060 is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the GTX 1070.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GTX 1070 has 2048 MB more video memory than the RTX 2060, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 1070 also has superior memory performance overall.
The RTX 2060 has 79.7 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 1070, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2060 is much better than the GTX 1070.
Both the GeForce RTX 2060 6GB and the GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! have 1920 Shader Processing Units. While the two GPUs have the same number of SPUs, the actual performance delivered by the GTX 1070 is 4658 and by the RTX 2060 is 4658. Knowing that the shader performance of the GTX 1070 is superior, it is not necessary to examine the GPUs' respective Texture and Pixel Fill Rates.
The RTX 2060 transistor size technology is 4 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 1070. This means that the RTX 2060 is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 1070.
The GeForce RTX 2060 6GB requires 160 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 1070 Zotac AMP! requires 220 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 450 Watts for the RTX 2060 and a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 1070. The GTX 1070 requires 60 Watts more than the RTX 2060 to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 1070 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the RTX 2060.
| Core Speed | 1365 MHz | vs |  | 1607 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1680 MHz | vs | | 1797 MHz | |
| Architecture | Turing | Pascal P104-200-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 15 Jan 2019 |  | vs | 10 Jun 2016 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 9
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9.2
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| 3840x2160 | 6.7
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vs | |
7.2
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| Memory | 6144 MB | vs | | 8192 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | vs | | 2002 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 192 Bit | vs | | 256 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | GDDR5 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 336GB/sec | | vs | 256.3GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | vs | |
2048 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 1920 | | vs | | 1920 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 12nm | | vs | 16nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 120 | | vs | | 120 |
| Texture Rate | 163.8 GTexel/s | vs | | 192.8 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 48 | vs | | 64 | |
| Pixel Rate | 65.5 GPixel/s | vs | | 102.8 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | | 1 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | | 3 |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 160 Watts | | vs | 220 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 450 Watts | | vs | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.0 | vs | | 12.1 | |
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| Shader Model | - | vs | | 5.0 | |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | 4.5 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-9700K 8-Core 3.6GHz | vs | | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | | vs | | 16 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1440 | vs | | 2560x1600 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce RTX 2060 6GB is a mid-range GeForce 20 Series graphics card and considered a great price to performance graphics card based on the Turing architecture. Architecture The Turing architecture represents a process shrink down to 12nm compared to 14nm Pascal. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing technology, or RTX. The GeForce RTX 2060 does support real-time ray-tracing and excels at 1080p screen resolution. GPU It equips a Turing GPU codenamed TU106 which has 1920 Shader Processing Units, 120 TMUs and 47 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1365 MHz and goes up to 1680 MHz, in Boost mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 6GB frame buffer of first-gen GDDR6 memory through a 192-bit memory interface, while the Memory clock operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 160W, it requires at least a 450W PSU with an 8-pin power connector. System Suggestions GeForce RTX 2060 6GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560x1440. We recommend a mid-range Processor and at least 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | Overview The GTX 1070 AMP! is a Special Edition GTX 1070 high end graphics card by Zotac based on the Nvidia Pascal Architecture. Architecture It equips a GPU Codenamed P104-200-A1, which is a first gen Pascal GPU and has 15 SM activated, offering 1920 shader processing units, 120 TMUs and 64 ROPs. GPU The AMP! central unit runs at 1607MHz and goes up to 1797MHz, under the Boost Mode, higher than the reference card. Memory The GPU accesses a 8GB frame buffer of Fast GDDR5, through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 2002MHz. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 200W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with one available 8-pin connector. Performance The AMP! Extreme GTX 1070 by Zotac has a high end performance rating. It can meet 2016 AAA system requirements comfortably, gaming at high graphics settings across all games. This GPU will deliver strong frame rates at 1080p on any game at high graphics levels. System Suggestions This graphics card benchmark performance is best suited to resolutions up to and including 2560x1600. We recommend a High-End Processor and 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | ||||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||