The RTX 2070 is a about all the GPU card you need for the current generation of games...meaning the games that are out right now, in 2019. It has all the goodies you need, including the much-hyped Ray-Tracing support. This particular model from Gigabyte also happens to be factory overclocked, so it has a good bit of additional performance straight out of the box. Having said this, the Aorus Engine software allows you to take this overclock even further if you should desire. This card is so fast, that it basically nips at the heels of a 1080Ti, which was nVidia's reference card from their previous generation.
And, really, that's the main point. If you read or watch a lot of reviews out there, you will see that many of them lament the fact that nVidia has increased the price on the RTX series. But this needs to be seen in proper context. This card is NOT a direct replacement for the old 1070 series, which was the champion for the bang-for-the-buck title in nVidia's line-up. No, this card is a 1080/1080Ti replacement...it's faster than a 1080, almost as fast as a 1080Ti and includes Ray Tracing support which the 10-series cards don't have. The RTX 2070 runs cooler and more efficiently as well. And speaking of Ray Tracing, at launch, many reviews made issue of the fact that only two games even featured ray tracing. However, more games are coming with this technology and AMD just announced their intention to support it in their next line of cards...so, future-proof.
In all, I'm very impressed with the RTX 2070 and especially with the Aorus Xtreme version. It's very fast, very efficient and the RGB lighting is the best out there. It truly looks epic in a well-designed and configured system. It is expensive, but you can be certain to be able to run any of today's games on high/ultra settings and get an excellent experience. For sure, the RTX 2080/2080Ti are faster, but I'm not sure that extra speed is needed just yet...Not until the next Crysis comes out, anyway!
| Memory Speed | 14140 MHz |
|---|---|
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8 GB |
