GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design vs GeForce RTX 2...

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

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GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design

2020

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Fewer Tensor Cores for AI-powered features like DLSS and frame generation (320 vs 384), which can reduce FPS gains in supported games.

GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design

2020

Why buy it

✅2.7% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅20% more Tensor Cores for AI-powered features like DLSS and frame generation, which can increase overall FPS in supported games (384 vs 320).

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?

GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design is the faster gaming card right now. In our data, it leads by 2.7% in average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and by 0.5% in PassMark G3D (13,513 vs 13,444), so the answer here is pretty clean.

Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?

GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond because it comes out ahead on the available hardware-headroom signals for this matchup.

Which GPU is the better buy today?

GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design makes the most sense today based on the pricing and value data we have for this matchup. If you are mainly targeting 1080p and lighter 1440p, GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design is the easier value choice. If you care more about 1080p and lighter 1440p headroom, GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design has the stronger long-term case.

GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in April 2 2020. It features the Turing architecture. The core clock ranges from 930 MHz to 1155 MHz. It has 2560 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 80W. Manufactured using 12 nm process technology. It features 40 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 13,444 points.

GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in April 2 2020. It features the Turing architecture. The core clock ranges from 735 MHz to 1080 MHz. It has 3072 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 80W. Manufactured using 12 nm process technology. It features 48 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 13,513 points.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design scores 13,444 and the GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design reaches 13,513 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 0.5% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design is built on Turing while the GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design uses Turing, both on a 12 nm process. Shader units: 2,560 (GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design) vs 3,072 (GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design). Raw compute: 5.914 TFLOPS (GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design) vs 6.636 TFLOPS (GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design). Boost clocks: 1155 MHz vs 1080 MHz. Ray tracing: 40 RT cores (GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design) vs 48 (GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design) with 320 Tensor cores vs 384.

Feature	GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design	GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design
G3D Mark Score	13,444	13,513
Architecture	Turing	Turing
Process Node	12 nm	12 nm
Shading Units	2560	3072+20%
Compute (TFLOPS)	5.914 TFLOPS	6.636 TFLOPS+12%
Boost Clock	1155 MHz+7%	1080 MHz
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	160	192+20%
L1 Cache	2.5 MB	3 MB+20%
L2 Cache	4 MB	4 MB
Ray Tracing Cores	40	48+20%
Tensor Cores	320	384+20%

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design	GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design
Upscaling Tech	DLSS 2 Super Resolution	DLSS 2 Super Resolution
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	NVIDIA Reflex

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 8 GB of GDDR6. Memory bus width is 256-bit on the GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design and 256-bit on the GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design.

Feature	GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design	GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design
VRAM Capacity	8 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth	352 GB/s	352 GB/s
Bus Width	256-bit	256-bit
L2 Cache	4 MB	4 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12 Ultimate (GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design) vs 12.2 (GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design). Vulkan: 1.3 vs 1.3. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design	GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design
DirectX	12 Ultimate	12.2+2%
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	4	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC 7th Gen (GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design) vs 7th Gen NVENC (GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design). Decoder: NVDEC 4th Gen vs 5th Gen NVDEC. Supported codecs: H.264,H.265,VP9,AV1 (GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9 (GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design).

Feature	GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design	GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design
Encoder	NVENC 7th Gen	7th Gen NVENC
Decoder	NVDEC 4th Gen	5th Gen NVDEC
Codecs	H.264,H.265,VP9,AV1	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design draws 80W versus the GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design's 80W — a 0% difference. The GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 500W (GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q Design) vs 500W (GeForce RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q Design). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 0mm vs 0mm, occupying 0 vs 0 slots. Typical load temperature: 75 vs 80°C.