NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition wins 5 of 20 benchmarks, averaging 8.7% 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 Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition leads by 17% (2.6 vs 3.04 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3-4B (6% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER runs 18 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 9, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3-4B tok/s | 119.73 | 126.36 | -5% |
| Llama-3.1-8B tok/s | 75.3 | 80.95 | -7% |
| Qwen3 8B tok/s | 73.65 | 78.92 | -7% |
| Gemma 4 12B tok/s | 47.47 | 50.4 | -6% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 14B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 30B A3B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Gemma 4 31B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Sana 1.6B images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 2.6 | 3.04 | -14% |
| PixArt-Sigma XL images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER | $0.069 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition | $0.095 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is 1.38x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8GB | 8GB |
| Transistors | 13,600M | 17,400M |
| Die size | 545 mm² | 392.5 mm² |
| Process node | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor density | 25 M/mm² | 44.3 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Turing (TU104) | Ampere |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,770 MHz | 1,725 MHz |
| TDP | 215 W | 220 W |
| Launch MSRP | $499 | $499 |
| Release | 2019-07-09 | 2020-10-29 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 5 of 20 benchmarks in our suite with an average 8.7% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER has 8GB VRAM and a 215W TDP, while NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition has 8GB VRAM and a 220W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER fits 1 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition leads by roughly 17% (2.6 vs 3.04 images/min) in our testing.
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