50 PCWorld AUGUST 2019REVIEWS NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER AND RTX 2070 SUPER
OUR TEST SYSTEM
Our dedicated graphics card test system is
packed with some of the fastest
complementary components available to put
any potential performance bottlenecks
squarely on the GPU. Most of the hardware
was provided by the manufacturers, but we
purchased the cooler and storage ourselves.- Intel Core i7-8700K processor ($350 on
Amazon at go.pcworld.com/700k) - EVGA CLC 240 closed-loop liquid cooler
($120 on Amazon at go.pcworld.com/c240) - Asus Maximus X Hero motherboard
($395 on Amazon at go.pcworld.com/c240) - 64GB HyperX Predator RGB
DDR4/2933 ($420 on Amazon) - EVGA 1200W SuperNova P2 power
supply ($230 on Amazon at go.pcworld.
com/mxmc) - Corsair Crystal 570X RGB case, with
front and top panels removed and an extra
rear fan installed for improved airflow ($130
on Amazon at go.pcworld.com/crst)- 2x 500GB Samsung 860 EVO SSDs ($78
each on Amazon at go.pcworld.com/smev)
We’re comparing the $399 GeForce RTX
2060 Super and $499 RTX 2070 Super
Founders Edition cards against the Founders
Edition models of Nvidia’s original RTX
20-series lineup: The $350 RTX 260, $600
RTX 2070, $800 RTX 2080, and $1,200 RTX
2080 Ti. Note that aside from the RTX 2060,
all other non-Super Founders Edition cards
come overclocked and more expensive than
reference models for each respective GPU.
We also tested AMD’s comparable
Radeon options: the $700 Radeon VII (go.
pcworld.com/rdv2), $500 Vega 64, and
$400 Vega 56. All prices cited are launch
MSRP. You can often find these cards cheaper
on the streets these days, particularly the
Radeon Vega options as AMD partners clear
stock ahead of the
impending Radeon RX
5700 and 5700 XT launch.
Each game is tested
using its in-game benchmark
at the highest possible
graphics presets, with
VSync, frame rate caps, and
all GPU vendor-specific
technologies—like AMD
TressFX, Nvidia GameWorks
options, and FreeSync/G-
Peekaboo! Sync—disabled, and