![]() ![]() This is by far the smallest GTX 1070 model out there, making it great not only for Mini ITX cases but also for external GPU enclosures. Not much cheaper than more powerful cardsĪs usual, we’ll be starting this list small, with the GTX 1070 Mini ITX from Gigabyte.Bound to get hot and loud when under load. ![]() It makes sense to spend the little bit extra (over the GeForce GTX 1070) for the added speed, and treat the additional (ray tracing, DLSS) features as a bonus. Barring a sale, the difference in price between the current generation GeForce RTX 2060 and previous generation GeForce GTX 1070 is around $20, and in some cases there is no difference at all.īottom line: as we said in our review of the GeForce GTX 2060, it's the best upper midrange card (or lower high-end card) that we've seen since the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti. However, the lack of support is a bigger deal when comparing Nvidia's more expensive GeForce RTX cards. In fact, there are only two right now that support both-Battlefield 5 and Metro Exodus. Here's what it all boils down to-the GeForce RTX 2060 is a little faster than the GeForce GTX 1070, it's more widely available (Pascal cards are starting to disappear), and it's more capable, even though not many games support real-time ray tracing or DLSS. Spending $20 or even $50 more on a $1000 build is well worth it for the performance upgrade. If you're looking at building a new gaming PC, the cost of the rest of the components makes the RTX 2060 an easy pick. If you already have a 1070, though, that's a different matter-we wouldn't recommend spending the money for such a small performance increase. It still squeaks ahead with a slightly better fps per dollar ratio, though not by a lot.įor the UK and European markets meanwhile, it's harder to find the GTX 1070 at decent prices, making the RTX 2060 the easy pick. More often than not, though, the GeForce GTX 1070 goes for a bit higher, usually $330 and up. That particular card also comes with a Fortnite bundle, if that matters to you. ![]() If you strike at the right time, though, you can find it for $299, as is the case with this Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming (opens in new tab) that is on sale. Likewise, the GeForce GTX 1070 is similarly priced, though it depends on where you live and availability is becoming limited. You also get a free game right now-your choice between Anthem or Battlefield 5. The GeForce RTX 2060 starts at $349.99 and you can even find factory overclocked models at that price point, such as Gigabyte's GeForce RTX 2060 OC GG (opens in new tab). Still, we're not talking about a night and day difference in most case, so let's move on. It doesn't matter in games like Fortnite, where the GeForce GTX 1070 averages 83 frames per second at 1440p, but in a game like Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, it can be the difference between hitting that magical 60 fps mark or coming in below. The GeForce RTX 2060 is the clear winner, as we would expect it to be, given the specs. That leaves us to analyze the 1080p and 1440p results. You can get away with it in some games, but both cards will definitely struggle in ones that are more demanding. That's a little deceiving though, because neither card is a good option for 4K ultra gameplay. That said, the GeForce RTX 2060 is around 13 percent faster at that resolution as well. We generally don't recommend buying a $299 or $349 graphics card for gaming at 4K, because it's not realistic to expect a hiccup free experience in every game. In our testing of 17 different games, the GeForce RTX 2060 is around 15 percent faster on average at 1080p using ultra settings, and around 14.5 percent faster at 1440p, also at ultra settings. The card is basically a toned down version of the GeForce RTX 2070 at a much more attractive price ($349 instead of $499 and up). Since the GeForce RTX 2060 is based on Nvidia's latest Turing GPU architecture, it also has dedicated RT cores (30 of them) to handle real-time ray tracing chores, and supports DLSS. Unlike the other RTX cards, Nvidia's Founders Edition is not overclocked, so there are not two separate sets of clockspeeds-the GeForce RTX 2060 sports a 1,365MHz base clock and 1,680MHz boost clock. The GeForce RTX 2060 has 1,920 stream processors (or CUDA cores), 120 texture units, 48 ROP units, and 240 tensor cores, along with 6GB of GDDR6 memory. It's a fair question since the difference in price between a GeForce GTX 1070 and GeForce RTX 2060 is around $20-$50, whereas previously you would be looking at spending several hundred dollars extra for an RTX card. Part of the decision comes to whether you want the newest technology and are willing to pay a bit extra for it, even if support is limited at the moment. ![]()
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