EVGA GeForce RTX 2070

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black is the first GeForce 20 Series card we review that's priced at NVIDIA MSRP. Looks like everybody but EVGA is scared to send in their "cheap" cards for review. MSRP pricing means that the card is built using the TU106 GPU and not TU106-A (which is reserved for the overclocked variants, including the Founders Edition). Due to the same limitation, EVGA isn't allowed to overclock their card out of the box—the card must run at NVIDIA reference clocks of 1410 MHz base and 1750 MHz Boost. Compared to the Founders Edition, that's a 90 MHz Boost disadvantage.

This Black Gaming will be hard to beat as it provides a compelling entry into the RTX 2070 world without the exorbitant price premiums for overclocked cards.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 XC delivered strong performance throughout our testing. In many of the benchmarks, the RTX 2070 performed nearly as well as a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, and trailed by only a few percentage points. In the remainder of tests, the RTX 2070 performed closer to a GeForce GTX 1080 and Radeon RX Vega 64. In general though, the GeForce RTX 2070 was about 15 – 25% faster than the GTX 1080 and Vega 64, and excelled at 1440p. 4K gaming should also be a possibility with some titles, by cranking down the image quality settings somewhat.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 XC might not be the lowest priced RTX 2070 model around, but delivers a solid gaming experience!

Blending a competitive price point with solid all-around performance, the EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black Edition earns a Gold award from PC Perspective. For most gamers, the RTX 2070 represents the sweet spot between performance and price, and the RTX 2070 Black Edition is an excellent option for gamers looking to purchase an RTX 2070.