Unigine Superposition: Our last synthetic benchmark is Unigine’s 2017
release, Superposition. This benchmark does incorporate ray tracing, but it’s
done in software, not hardware, so it doesn’t utilize the RT cores of the
RTX 20 series.
On this test, the 2070 Super is in close proximity to the RTX 2080 while
trouncing the original RTX 2070 by lusty margins.
REAL-WORLD GAMING
The following benchmarks are games that you can actually play. The charts
detail the settings we used (typically the highest in-game preset and, if
available, DirectX 12). A quick note: Though most of our game tests are maxed
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possible frame rates.
As such, we’ve kept the test sequences for Apex Legends, CS:GO, and Rainbow
Six: Siege tuned to the best combination of necessary improvements in settings
(higher anti-aliasing and lower shadows, for example) to keep frame rates at
1080p above that coveted 120Hz or 144Hz mark for high-refresh monitors.
Playing at the more common 60Hz is a cinch with these games using a card of
this caliber.
Rise of the Tomb Raider: The 2015 predecessor to Shadow of the Tomb
Raider is still a great benchmark.