[37 Gaming tests + videos] NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 – the non-SUPER version still has plenty of power

The current-gen NVIDIA SUPER GPUs based on the Turing architecture are already on the market and you can find them in a lot of gaming laptops. But what about the non-SUPER ones, are they still any good? That’s why we decided to check the performance of the normal NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070. Yes, this is not a SUPER sibling but this one is still a powerful video card that is ready for all heavy gaming titles.

Being a full-blown version, this one needs significant cooling because a 115W TGP is not a joke and our sample is the old version of the TU106 chip. That means it’s not the slightly refreshed TU106-735-A1 chip whit low-power GDDR6 memory and more efficient voltage regulators. Without further ado, let’s see what the first version of TU106 is capable of at the end of 2020.

Meanwhile, you can check out all available laptops with GeForce RTX 2070 here:

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Benchmarks comparison

HP OMEN 17 (17-cb0000, cb1000) GPU variants

Here you can see an approximate comparison between the GPUs that can be found in the HP OMEN 17 (17-cb0000, cb1000) models on the market. This way you can decide for yourself which HP OMEN 17 (17-cb0000, cb1000) model is the best bang for your buck.

Note: The chart shows the cheapest different GPU configurations so you should check what the other specifications of these laptops are by clicking on the laptop’s name / GPU.

Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)


Specs overview

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 has two versions. They both have 115W TGP, 2304 shaders, 64 ROPs, and 8GB GDDR6 video memory clocked at 14000 MHz. The two GPUs are based on the Turing architecture and they use the TU106 chip. However, the newer version features slightly higher clock speeds compared to the old one – 1215 MHz to 1305 MHz for the base clock and 1440 MHz to 1485 MHz for the boost core frequencies. The refreshed version (TU106-735-A1) benefits from memory that works at just 1.25V while the regular TU106 relies on 1.35V memory modules. This frees more power headroom for the GPU core.

As we said, for this article, we’ve tested the normal TU106 without the fancy hardware upgrades of the refreshed chip.

GPU comparison table

 GeForce RTX 2070
ArchitectureTuring
GPU chipTU106 / -735-A1
Shader units2304
ROPs64
Base Clock (MHz)1215 / 1305
Boost clock (MHz)1440 / 1485
Memory clock (MHz)14000
Memory size (MB) 8GB
Memory typeGDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)256
TGP (Total Graphics Power)115W
DirectX version12.1
Technology12nm
RTX capabilitiesYes
Release date01.2019
Detailed specsLink

Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GOFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070426 fps376 fps338 fps

 

DOTA 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070181 fps151 fps142 fps124 fps

GTA-V-benchmarks

 

Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5)Full HD, Normal (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070180 fps145 fps84 fps62 fps

For HonorFull HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070171 fps163 fps123 fps

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six SiegeFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070302 fps252 fps240 fps218 fps

rise-of-the-tomb-raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)Full HD, Lowest (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070173 fps143 fps84 fps55 fps

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon WildlandsFull HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070111 fps103 fps90 fps59 fps

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)Full HD, Lowest (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Highest (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070132 fps104 fps101 fps67 fps

Doom (2016)Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070200 fps200 fps200 fps

Doom EternalFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, U.Nightmare (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070196 fps181 fps157 fps

Red Dead Redemption 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070103 fps92 fps44 fps24 fps

Metro ExodusFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070127 fps66 fps31 fps

Gears 5Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070153 fps113 fps100 fps81 fps

Assassin’s Creed OdysseyFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 207094 fps87 fps79 fps60 fps

HearthstoneFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070287 fps306 fps57 fps

 

MinecraftFull HD, Minimum (Check settings)Full HD, Maximum (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 20701946 fps96 fps

League Of LegendsFull HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, V.High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070427 fps295 fps313 fps

Rocket LeagueFull HD, H.Performance (Check settings)Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070695 fps316 fps

OverwatchFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Epic (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070266 fps243 fps176 fps

 

PUBGFull HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070173 fps171 fps171 fps148 fps

Darksiders GenesisFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Mid (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070168 fps151 fps143 fps117 fps

Halo ReachFull HD, Performance (Check settings)Full HD, Original (Check settings)Full HD, Enhanced (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070238 fps206 fps178 fps

Borderlands 3Full HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Badass (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070121 fps104 fps78 fps61 fps

Team Fortress 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070177 fps169 fps

eFootball PES 2020Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070214 fps199 fps

FIFA 20Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070262 fps212 fps

The Witcher 3Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070215 fps173 fps146 fps97 fps

Need For Speed HeatFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 207089 fps79 fps72 fps

Apex LegendsFull HD, Min. (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070262 fps203 fps147 fps

Battlefield VFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070179 fps143 fps133 fps123 fps

Call Of Duty Modern WarfareFull HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Normal (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070136 fps120 fps92 fps

ARK: Survival EvolvedFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Epic (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070156 fps97 fps79 fps50 fps

Total War Three KingdomsFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070209 fps129 fps91 fps68 fps

 

WarframeFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070393 fps277 fps

 

World Of Tanks EncoreFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070633 fps298 fps176 fps

 

Resident Evil 2Full HD, Performance (Check settings)Full HD, Balanced (Check settings)Full HD, Graphics P. (Check settings)Full HD, Max (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070181 fps172 fps160 fps138 fps

 

Far Cry New DawnFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 2070107 fps95 fps84 fps


Verdict

The regular NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 is still a good video card that is able to push high fps values in every new game. Yes, it’s not fast as RTX 2080 but the TU106-based devices are significantly cheaper and their performance is still enough for Ultra details on 1080p. This means that the price / performance ratio of this particular GPU is still there and the prices of the non-SUPER GPUs are going down. So if you need a fast gaming machine you can probably find a good bargain of a laptop with the GeForce RTX 2070 that offers plenty of performance for its money.

Of course, the SUPER version of this graphics card is faster, but the laptops with this GPU are more expensive (in most cases). So, the TU106 still has it, if you like to play games on Ultra settings, this one can still push respectable fps and if you need more frames for you high refresh rate panel, just drop the details to High and you’ll probably enjoy even higher frame rates.

All laptops equipped with the GeForce RTX 2070

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