NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, AI & Machine Learning Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 wins 5 of 20 benchmarks, averaging 8.5% faster.

Both cards' numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.

What the numbers say

The gap is widest in Gemma 4 12B, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 leads by 11% (37.87 vs 41.86 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (4% apart).

Benchmark results head-to-head

BenchmarkNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SuperNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070Difference
Qwen3-4B tok/s98.72 (power capped)107.26 (power capped)-8%
Llama-3.1-8B tok/s62 (power capped)68.09 (power capped)-9%
Qwen3 8B tok/s60.36 (power capped)65.9 (power capped)-8%
Gemma 4 12B tok/s37.87 (power capped)41.86 (power capped)-10%
Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s00n/a
Qwen3 14B tok/s00n/a
Gemma 4 26B A4B tok/s00n/a
Qwen3 30B A3B tok/s00n/a
Gemma 4 31B tok/s00n/a
Qwen3 32B tok/s00n/a
Llama 3.3 70B tok/s00n/a
Sana 1.6B images/min00n/a
Stable Diffusion XL images/min2.112.2-4%
PixArt-Sigma XL images/min00n/a
FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min00n/a
FLUX.1 dev images/min00n/a
Qwen-Image-Edit images/min00n/a
Z-Image Turbo images/min00n/a
LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s00n/a
Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s00n/a

Cost to rent

CardPer hour
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super$0.066
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070$0.062

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 is 1.06x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.

Specifications compared

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SuperNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
VRAM8GB8GB
Transistors10,800M10,800M
Die size445 mm²445 mm²
Process node12 nm12 nm
Transistor density24.3 M/mm²24.3 M/mm²
ArchitectureTuringTuring
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s448 GB/s
Boost clock1,650 MHz1,620 MHz
TDP175 W175 W
Launch MSRP$399$499
Release2019-07-092018-10-17

FAQ

Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 5 of 20 benchmarks in our suite with an average 8.5% advantage.
What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super has 8GB VRAM and a 175W TDP, while NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 has 8GB VRAM and a 175W TDP.
Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070?
Gemma 4 12B: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 leads by roughly 11% (37.87 vs 41.86 tok/s) in our testing.

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