GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q vs RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell with GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell
2025
16 GB GDDR7, 70 Watt
34.28
+107%

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell outperforms GTX 1070 Max-Q by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking162349
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency37.3110.99
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGB206GP104
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date11 August 2025 (recently)27 June 2017 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores43522048
Core clock speed790 MHz1215 MHz
Boost clock speed1950 MHz1379 MHz
Number of transistors21,900 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate265.2176.5
Floating-point processing power16.97 TFLOPS5.648 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs136128
Tensor Cores136no data
Ray Tracing Cores34no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length167 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR7GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s256.3 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1bNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.86.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.41.2.131
CUDA12.06.1
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell 34.28
+107%
GTX 1070 Max-Q 16.59

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell 14363
+107%
GTX 1070 Max-Q 6950

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD190−200
+102%
94
−102%
4K80−85
+95.1%
41
−95.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
God of War 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 101
+0%
101
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
God of War 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 94
+0%
94
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 112
+0%
112
+0%
Far Cry 5 78
+0%
78
+0%
Fortnite 122
+0%
122
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 97
+0%
97
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
God of War 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 105
+0%
105
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 116
+0%
116
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95
+0%
95
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+0%
79
+0%
God of War 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 79
+0%
79
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 101
+0%
101
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
God of War 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+0%
32
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 43
+0%
43
+0%
God of War 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
+0%
22
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

This is how RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell and GTX 1070 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is 102% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is 95% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 34.28 16.59
Recency 11 August 2025 27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 115 Watt

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell has a 106.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 64.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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