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Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC Desktop Graphics Card Review

From GTX to RTX! Nvidia has finally brought its smallest RTX model to market having initially unveiled the series at this year’s Gamescom in Cologne. Asus has kindly provided us with its overclocked RTX 2070 graphics card for the day of its release so that we can put it through its paces. Read on to find out what the Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC has to offer and how it performs in numerous benchmarks.
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External connections (Source: Asus)
External connections (Source: Asus)

A good two years have passed since Nvidia launched its Pascal GPUs. The company introduced its next-generation chips, which are based on its new Turing architecture, at this year’s Gamescom in Cologne. Nvidia promises that the new architecture will offer new features and more power compared to its Pascal GPUs, but most OEMs are yet to bring their customised versions to market. The headline features of Nvidia’s new GPUs are DLSS and raytracing, which promises spectacular light reflections that are calculated in real time. Battlefield V will likely be the first game that takes advantage of these new features, while other games will eventually profit from the new architecture once they have been patched. Further information on this can be found here (in German).

Asus has sent us its ROG RTX Strix 2070 OC card, which is currently the company’s fastest RTX chip. The card has a 1,410 MHz base clock speed that can boost up to 1,845 MHz and 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, which is connected by a 256-bit memory interface. Asus has departed from Nvidia’s reference design, developing its own custom cooler that includes three fans and numerous heat pipes. The card is also rather large thanks to its huge cooling system and takes up three PCIe slots, so make sure that your case is large enough to house it.

The ROG RTX Strix 2070 OC has five ports: two DisplayPort 1.4, two HDMI 2.0b and a USB Type-C port for VR devices. Internally, the card needs 6- and 8-pin power connections.

Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC

ASUS ROG Strix OC Series vs. NVIDIA GTX Founders Edition

Specifications RTX 2070 RTX 2080 RTX 2080 Ti GTX 1070 FE GTX 1080 FE GTX 1080 Ti FE
Chip TU106 TU104 TU 102 GP104 GP104 GP102
Fabrication 12 nm 12 nm 12 nm 16 nm 16 nm 16 nm
Shaders 2,304 2,304 2,944 1,920 2,560 3,584
Texture Units 144 184 272 120 160 224
GPU Base Clock 1,410 MHz 1,515 MHz 1,350 MHz 1,506 MHz 1,607 MHz 1,481 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1,815 MHz 1,860 MHz 1,650 MHz 1,863 MHz 1,733 MHz 1,582 MHz
Memory Bandwidth 448 GB/s 448 GB/s 616 GB/s 256 GB/s 320 GB/s 484 GB/s
Memory Size 8 GB GDDR6 8 GB GDDR6 11 GB GDDR6 8 GB GDDR5 8 GB GDDR5X 11 GB GDDR5X
Wattage 175 W 225 W 260 W 150 W 180 W 250 W

The Test System

Our test system is built on a Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi. Our CPU is an AMD Ryzen 2700X, a CPU that offers performance, which we have paired with a Be Quiet Silent Loop 280 mm cooler. We have equipped the system with 16 GB of G-Skill Sniper X DDR4 3,400 MHz RAM and we will be testing the card on an Acer Predator XB321HK 4K monitor.

Big thanks to AMD for providing us with our test platform.

AMD RYZEN 7 2700X
AMD RYZEN 7 2700X
Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi
Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi
G-Skill Sniper X DDR4 3,400 MHz
G-Skill Sniper X DDR4 3,400 MHz
Case Corsair Carbide Air 540 ATX Cube
CPU AMD RYZEN 7 2700X
CPU cooler Be Quiet Silent Loop 280mm
RAM G-Skill Sniper X 16 GB DDR4 3,400 MHz
Mainboard Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi
Monitor Acer Predator XB321HK 4K
SSD ADATA SP900 M.2 SSD
HDD 2 TB Western Digital (for storing games)
OS Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit (Version 1809)
Driver NVIDIA 416.34
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Clock Speeds

Dual BIOS – Switcher (Source: Asus)
Dual BIOS – Switcher (Source: Asus)
Dual BIOS – Volume differences (Source: Asus)
Dual BIOS – Volume differences (Source: Asus)
Dual BIOS – Temperature differences (Source: Asus)
Dual BIOS – Temperature differences (Source: Asus)

Asus has significantly increased its GPUs clock speeds compared to Nvidia’s Founders Edition. The ROG RTX Strix 2070 OC clocks up to 1,815 MHz when set to Gaming mode, which is 105 MHz higher than the Founder Edition’s boost clock speed. Asus’ GPU Tweak II software also allows the card to operate silently or in OC mode. The GPU increases by an additional 30 MHz in OC mode and drops by the same amount in Silent mode. The tweak also adjusts the power target to 90% for Silent mode and to 110% for OC mode. Asus has set the power target to 100% for the card’s Gaming mode, which is the mode in which we have conducted benchmarks.

The ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC also has a manual clock mode should you prefer fine control over clock speeds.

The graphics card also has a dual-BIOS named Performance Mode and Quiet Mode. We set our test GPU to the former for our benchmarks. Performance Mode sets the fans to always on, which increases fan noise but reduces temperatures when the card is idling. As its name suggests, the Quiet Mode turns the fans off for a quieter gaming experience. However, the fans start ramping up from 55 °C upwards.

Asus GPU Tweak II (Silent mode)
Asus GPU Tweak II (Silent mode)
Asus GPU Tweak II (Gaming mode)
Asus GPU Tweak II (Gaming mode)
Asus GPU Tweak II (OC mode)
Asus GPU Tweak II (OC mode)

Synthetic Benchmarks

The ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC performs better than the GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition and scores around 40% in 3DMark Fire Strike benchmarks than its predecessor, the GeForce GTX 1070. By contrast, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is around 20% faster than our test sample. Moreover, the ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC is marginally faster than AMD’s Radeon RX Vega 64.

3DMark Ice Storm
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme
3DMark Cloud Gate
3DMark Sky Diver
3DMark Fire Strike
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra
3DMark Time Spy
3DMark 11
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
28366 Points +21%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
27349 Points +17%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)
23373 Points
MSI Gaming X GeForce GTX 1080 Desktop PC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
22555 Points -3%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
22338 Points -4%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
20268 Points -13%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
16685 Points -29%
Asus ROG Strix RX 580 8 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
14161 Points -39%
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)
130614 Points
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
129042 Points -1%
MSI Gaming X GeForce GTX 1080 Desktop PC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
128611 Points -2%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
120426 Points -8%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
104764 Points -20%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
102781 Points -21%
Asus ROG Strix RX 580 8 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
77638 Points -41%
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Graphics
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
6911 Points +26%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
6722 Points +22%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)
5501 Points
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
5441 Points -1%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
4841 Points -12%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
4126 Points -25%
Asus ROG Strix RX 580 8 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
3140 Points -43%
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
38959 Points +23%
MSI Gaming X GeForce GTX 1080 Desktop PC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
32126 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)
31595 Points
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
29443 Points -7%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
29285 Points -7%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
27632 Points -13%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
23990 Points -24%
Asus ROG Strix RX 580 8 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
18587 Points -41%
Unigine Heaven 4.0 - Extreme Preset DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
180 fps +22%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)
148.1 fps
MSI Gaming X GeForce GTX 1080 Desktop PC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
147.4 fps 0%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
137.7 fps -7%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
117 fps -21%
Asus ROG Strix RX 580 8 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
66.7 fps -55%
Unigine Valley 1.0 - 1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
138 fps +22%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)
113.1 fps
MSI Gaming X GeForce GTX 1080 Desktop PC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
109.8 (43min - 218max) fps -3%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
106.9 fps -5%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
92.6 fps -18%
Asus ROG Strix RX 580 8 GB
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
53.8 fps -52%

Synthetic Benchmarks with an Intel Core i9-9900K

We also had the opportunity at short notice during the review to test the ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC with an Intel Core i9-9900K processor. We decided to test our GPU with Intel’s new eight-core processor as it has more instructions per cycle (IPC) than comparable AMD APUs. However, our benchmarks demonstrate that the Core i9-9900K’s additional power only achieves a few percentage points more in benchmarks at high resolutions than the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X. Hence, Intel’s premium CPUs will not offer noticeably better gaming performance than their AMD counterparts despite the additional cost.

3DMark Ice Storm
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme
3DMark Cloud Gate
3DMark Sky Diver
3DMark Fire Strike
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra
3DMark Time Spy
3DMark 11
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Intel Core i9-9900K, Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
24242 Points +4%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
23373 Points
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Intel Core i9-9900K, Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
142253 Points +9%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
130614 Points
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Graphics
Intel Core i9-9900K, Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
5604 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
5501 Points
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
Intel Core i9-9900K, Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
11423 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
11153 Points
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Intel Core i9-9900K, Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
32373 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
31595 Points

Game Benchmarks

The gaming performance of the GeForce RTX 2070 (Source: Asus)
The gaming performance of the GeForce RTX 2070 (Source: Asus)

While synthetic benchmarks like 3DMark are useful for comparing one card against another, gaming benchmarks are a closer indication of how well a GPU will perform for most users. In short, the ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC broadly outperforms the GeForce GTX 1080 and sits just behind the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti in our comparison table.

The ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC plays most games in 4K with ease, although frame rates do slip below 40 FPS in some games, particularly in Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Monster Hunter World. It is possible to improve frame rates in both games by adjusting some graphics settings though, which results in a more playable experience at 4K.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 - 1920x1080 Very High / On
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
166.2 (125min - 210max) fps +12%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X, Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
160.9 (120min - 196max) fps +8%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
149 (117min - 184max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
126 (101min) fps -15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
109 (84min) fps -27%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
75.1 (56min) fps -50%
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
67 (30min) fps +10%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X, Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
67 (30min - 125max) fps +10%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
61 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
57 (33min) fps -7%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
50 (25min - 75max) fps -18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
38 (27min) fps -38%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
33 (23min - 79max) fps -46%
FIFA 19 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:4x MS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
290 (267min) fps +32%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
288 (260min) fps +32%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
287.8 (267min - 331max) fps +31%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
252.5 (234min - 279max) fps +15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
251 (229min) fps +15%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X, Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
221 (8min, 235P1 - 200max) fps +1%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
219 (207min - 244max) fps
Forza Horizon 4 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:2xMS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
121 fps +13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
112 (97min) fps +5%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X, Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
112 fps +5%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
107 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
98 (84min) fps -8%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
78 fps -27%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
73 (63min) fps -32%
F1 2018 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
121 (107min - 139max) fps
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X, Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
117 (87min - 141max) fps -3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
109 (87min) fps -10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
97 (82min) fps -20%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
86 (68min - 108max) fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
73 (62min - 88max) fps -40%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
69 (59min) fps -43%
Monster Hunter World - 1920x1080 Highest Preset (Image Quality High)
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X, Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
104.4 (84min - 128max) fps +7%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
97.6 (74min - 116max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
88.7 (71min) fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
85.2 (61min - 109max) fps -13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
75.9 (62min) fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
49.6 (41min - 58max) fps -49%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
46.8 (39min) fps -52%
Far Cry 5 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
107 (84min) fps +2%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
105 (83min - 140max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
99 (78min - 124max) fps -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
96 (82min) fps -9%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X, Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
80 (64min - 107max) fps -24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
70 (60min) fps -33%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
68 (60min - 81max) fps -35%
The Crew 2 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
60 (59min) fps 0%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
60 (59min) fps 0%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
60 (59min) fps 0%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
Titan X Pascal, TR 1950X, Samsung SM951 MZHPV512HDGL m.2 PCI-e
60 fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
60 fps 0%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
60 fps
Assassin´s Creed Origins - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
83 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
79 (42min - 124max) fps -5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
78 (31min) fps -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
73 (32min) fps -12%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
63 fps -24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
57 (26min) fps -31%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
45 fps -46%
Kingdom Come: Deliverance - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
79.8 (61min - 100max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
75 (59min) fps -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
73 (53min - 92max) fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
72.9 (55min - 90max) fps -9%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
68.9 (57min) fps -14%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
50.2 (42min) fps -37%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
49.6 (39min - 58max) fps -38%
Fortnite - 1920x1080 Epic Preset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
163 (148min - 180max) fps +5%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
155.9 (129min - 182max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
146 (131min) fps -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
129 (122min) fps -17%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
90.8 (84min) fps -42%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
80.7 fps -48%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
92 fps +7%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
85.7 (48min - 130max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
77.2 (24min) fps -10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
63 (19min) fps -26%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
58.5 (23min - 92max) fps -32%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
58.5 (23min - 92max) fps -32%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
43.4 (12min) fps -49%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
37.3 (16min - 59max) fps -56%
Destiny 2 - 1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:SM AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
158 (8.3P1) fps +1%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
157 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
145 (110min) fps -8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
123 (94min) fps -22%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
86.9 (66min) fps -45%
Far Cry Primal - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:SM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
121 (81min - 149max) fps +27%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
96 (67min - 113max) fps +1%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
95 (64min - 113max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
90 (72min - 105max) fps -5%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
60 (47min - 75max) fps -37%
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
98 (83min - 112max) fps +13%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
87 (72min - 100max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
77 (67min - 84max) fps -11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
62 fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
41.8 (35min - 46max) fps -52%
Watch Dogs 2 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
93 (71min - 107max) fps +19%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
78.3 (63min - 91max) fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
68.2 (56min - 78max) fps -13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
45.7 (36min) fps -42%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
40.4 (32min - 46max) fps -48%
Battlefield 1 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
158 (141min - 166max) fps +15%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
145.1 (131min - 167max) fps +6%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
137.3 (116min - 147max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
94.6 (82min) fps -31%
The Division - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
130 (75min - 180max) fps +16%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
112 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
102.3 fps -9%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
80.6 (41min - 108max) fps -28%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
58.8 fps -47%
For Honor - 1920x1080 Extreme Preset AA:T AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
173 (115min - 240max) fps +16%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
148.7 (110min - 192max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
139 (75min) fps -7%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
127.7 (106min - 167max) fps -14%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
115 (74min) fps -23%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
111 (50min - 148max) fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
82 (65min - 110max) fps -45%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
78.7 (47min) fps -47%
Ghost Recon Wildlands - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
70.3 (62min - 78max) fps +8%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
65 (56min - 73max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), 6700K
62.6 (54min) fps -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 6700K
53.8 (47min) fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
RX Vega 64, R7 2700X
53 (43min - 60max) fps -18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
50.2 (43min - 58max) fps -23%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop), 6700K
40.2 (35min) fps -38%
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop)
Radeon RX 580, R7 2700X
35 (29min - 41max) fps -46%
Doom - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:SM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
200 fps +33%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
162 fps +8%
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
150 (109min - 191max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
134 (111min - 173max) fps -11%
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), R7 2700X
110.5 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
85 fps -23%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop), 4790K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
73 fps -34%
low med. high ultra4K
Battlefield 4 (2013) 200 200 200 183 102
GTA V (2015) 172.2 169.1 146.1 110.5 111.9
The Witcher 3 (2015) 314.9 240 158.3 87 61.8
Rainbow Six Siege (2015) 320 278 247 238 121
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) 283.7 208.2 162.8 134 59.4
Far Cry Primal (2016) 127 113 103 95 59
The Division (2016) 284.8 237.4 140.7 112 58.3
Doom (2016) 168 161 151 150 93
Overwatch (2016) 300 300 217 206 128
Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016) 153.8 143.4 116.8 69.5 45
Battlefield 1 (2016) 179.4 151.6 150 137.3 75.8
Watch Dogs 2 (2016) 140.7 133.3 107.5 78.3 47
For Honor (2017) 293.3 197.4 189.3 148.7 53.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017) 147 119 112 65 46
Rocket League (2017) 248.5 249.2 240.6 128.5
Dirt 4 (2017) 314.3 245.4 208.2 131.1 75.9
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017) 178 192.6 201.6 141.8 50.1
Destiny 2 (2017) 167 165 167 157 60
Assassin´s Creed Origins (2017) 108 102 98 83 46
Call of Duty WWII (2017) 238 231 185 171 82
Fortnite (2018) 258.6 218.5 179.8 155.9 53.3
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 160.1 117.3 85.7 38.3
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018) 135.2 124.1 101.4 79.8 31
Far Cry 5 (2018) 126 113 111 105 49
The Crew 2 (2018) 60 60 60 60 56
Monster Hunter World (2018) 144.7 127.5 124.7 97.6 31.2
F1 2018 (2018) 237 200 161 121 62
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) 142 114 110 101 38
FIFA 19 (2018) 242 238 224 219 203
Forza Horizon 4 (2018) 184 142 133 107 60
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey (2018) 112 100 86 61 36
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018) 236 164 159 149 53

Computational Performance

We have also included a table below that compares the GeForce RTX 2070’s computational performance compared with those of other Nvidia GPUs. After all, GPUs are capable of more than just gaming, while some cards like the Quadro series are designed for professional use. Quadro GPUs are typically significantly more expensive than their GeForce counterparts too.

The RTX 2070 performs strongly in ComputeMark and LuxMark, with our test GPU even outscoring the Titan X in the latter OpenCL-based benchmark. The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and Titan X perform better in ComputeMark though, with both GPUs outscoring the ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC by 16% across all tests. However, our test GPU scores 29% more than its predecessor and around 11% more than the GeForce GTX 1080.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Intel Core i7-6700K
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
Intel Core i7-4790K
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)
Intel Core i7-4790K
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)
Intel Core i7-4790K
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit
-56%
-29%
-33%
-9%
-8%
Room GPUs-only
3333
1773
-47%
2474
-26%
2327
-30%
3050
-8%
2991
-10%
Sala GPUs-only
7293
2584
-65%
5012
-31%
4708
-35%
6600
-10%
6920
-5%
ComputeMark v2.1
-50%
-29%
-11%
16%
16%
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
6038
3322
-45%
4761
-21%
6191
3%
7938
31%
7847
30%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
3662
2002
-45%
2861
-22%
3646
0%
4949
35%
5096
39%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
3316
1994
-40%
2706
-18%
3284
-1%
4391
32%
4284
29%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
2407
963
-60%
1390
-42%
1758
-27%
2092
-13%
2032
-16%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
2536
985
-61%
1402
-45%
1730
-32%
2275
-10%
2254
-11%
1024x600 Normal, Score
17690
9266
-48%
13121
-26%
16610
-6%
21646
22%
21512
22%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-53% / -51%
-29% / -29%
-22% / -16%
4% / 10%
4% / 10%

Emissions

The Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC’s heatsink (Source: Asus)
The Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC’s heatsink (Source: Asus)

The ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC’s triple fan is audible when the card is idling with our test case open and the BIOS set to P-Mode. The fans operate at 800/900 RPM in this scenario, which corresponds to around 26% fan speed. The fans then ramp up to 54% whenever the system starts using the GPU, which we determined by starting a FurMark benchmark. Setting the card to OC mode also causes the fan speed to further increase to combat the heightened power target. Incidentally, the GPU rose from 61 °C to 63 °C when we set the card to Gaming mode.

Overall, the cooling system does a great job at cooling the GPU. The ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC never thermal throttled during testing regardless of how hard we pushed it.

The card consumes plenty of power though. We measured an average consumption of 212 W with the GPU set to Gaming mode, which is 27 W higher than what the Founders Edition card consumes. Setting our test GPU to OC mode further increases average power consumption to 240 W, while manually setting the power target to 125% causes average consumption to rise to 261 W, or 76 W higher than the Founders Edition.

We also measured our test system consuming 85 W at idle with our Metrahit Energy multimeter. Power consumption rises to a maximum of 354 W when running The Witcher 3 on the high preset at 1080p. Please note that this value does not include how much power the monitor consumes.

GPU Power Consumption - Silent mode
GPU Power Consumption - Silent mode
GPU Power Consumption - Gaming mode
GPU Power Consumption - Gaming mode
GPU power consumption - OC mode
GPU power consumption - OC mode
Our test system’s power consumption at idle
Our test system’s power consumption at idle
Our test system’s power consumption when gaming
Our test system’s power consumption when gaming

Overclocking

The ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC has hardly any extra headroom for overclocking, with Asus having already pushed its capabilities beyond what the ROG Strix RTX 2070 Advanced can achieve.

It is possible to manually set clock speeds higher than the OC Mode, but doing so does not improve performance. Our test device can stably handle a 1,950 MHz core clock and an 800 MHz VRAM clock speed boost having set the power and temperature targets both to their maximum. Our efforts had no effect though as the card achieved identical scores in synthetic benchmarks. Our tweaks increased power consumption to 270 W under load too, which is rather pointless when there is no tangible benefit to setting the card to OC Mode. 

In short, we would not recommend overclocking the ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC. Asus has already achieved the best balance of performance to power consumption and manually overclocking it will only increase power consumption.

Verdict

The Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC review. Test device courtesy of Asus ROG Germany.
The Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC review. Test device courtesy of Asus ROG Germany.

The Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC is one of the fastest RTX 2070 GPUs currently on the market, primarily because of its higher boost clock speed. Online retailers currently sell the card for around $629.99 (£660) with the Standard and Advanced versions currently selling for approximately $20 and $10 cheaper respectively. We would recommend choosing the OC version if price differences remain the same as it delivers consistently better performance for practically the same cost.

GPU prices remain inflated though and it is currently a market in which Nvidia struggles on price compared to AMD. The RTX 2070 is more efficient and has better performance than the Radeon RX Vega 64, but the latter is 150/200 Euros (~$170/$230) cheaper.

Currently no games take advantage of the real-time raytracing and DLSS that the RTX series offers. Time will tell what value these new technologies will add to games.

Asus aims its ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC primarily at people who predominantly want to game in WQHD or UHD at high graphics settings.

Overall, the RTX 2070’s performance is in between that of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the GTX 1080 Ti. We would also recommend pairing the ROG Strix RTX 2070 OC with other powerful hardware like in our test system. The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is a solid processor which is great value for money. The Intel equivalent achieves slightly better performance thanks to its higher IPC, but at a considerable increase in cost. Unfortunately, we did not have time to run all our benchmarks with the Intel Core i9-9900K before publishing this review.

We would also like to thank Asus ROG Germany for providing us with a test device that we could review.

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Sebastian Bade, 2018-10-30 (Update: 2018-12-20)