GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs Radeon E8950
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon E8950 with GeForce RTX 2070 Super, including specs and performance data.
RTX 2070 Super outperforms E8950 by a whopping 233% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 420 | 97 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 34.44 |
| Power efficiency | 10.55 | 15.51 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Amethyst | TU104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 9 July 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 2048 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 735 MHz | 1605 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 215 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 128.0 | 283.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.096 TFLOPS | 9.062 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 320 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
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).
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 HD | 35−40
−277%
| 132
+277%
|
| 1440p | 24−27
−233%
| 80
+233%
|
| 4K | 14−16
−271%
| 52
+271%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 3.78 |
| 1440p | no data | 6.24 |
| 4K | no data | 9.60 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 341
+0%
|
341
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 94
+0%
|
94
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 316
+0%
|
316
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 119
+0%
|
119
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 123
+0%
|
123
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 218
+0%
|
218
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 150
+0%
|
150
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 186
+0%
|
186
+0%
|
| Valorant | 279
+0%
|
279
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 103
+0%
|
103
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 194
+0%
|
194
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 137
+0%
|
137
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 119
+0%
|
119
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 117
+0%
|
117
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 193
+0%
|
193
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 172
+0%
|
172
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 133
+0%
|
133
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 145
+0%
|
145
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 165
+0%
|
165
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 181
+0%
|
181
+0%
|
| Valorant | 270
+0%
|
270
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 95
+0%
|
95
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 73
+0%
|
73
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 129
+0%
|
129
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 105
+0%
|
105
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 153
+0%
|
153
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 154
+0%
|
154
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
| Valorant | 194
+0%
|
194
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 168
+0%
|
168
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 124
+0%
|
124
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 95
+0%
|
95
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 263
+0%
|
263
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 92
+0%
|
92
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 98
+0%
|
98
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 125
+0%
|
125
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 117
+0%
|
117
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Valorant | 258
+0%
|
258
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 54
+0%
|
54
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 58
+0%
|
58
+0%
|
This is how Radeon E8950 and RTX 2070 Super compete in popular games:
- RTX 2070 Super is 277% faster in 1080p
- RTX 2070 Super is 233% faster in 1440p
- RTX 2070 Super is 271% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.94 | 43.03 |
| Recency | 29 September 2015 | 9 July 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 215 Watt |
Radeon E8950 has 126.3% lower power consumption.
RTX 2070 Super, on the other hand, has a 232.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon E8950 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon E8950 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super is a desktop one.
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