Asus geforce rtx 2070 strix review in Spanish (full analysis)

We continue with the landing of the new graphics cards based on the promising Turing architecture of Nvidia, in this case we have in our hands the Asus GeForce RTX 2070 Strix, a model that comes to be one step below its older sisters, and make it more affordable access to all of Turing's benefits, including RT Core and Tensor Core.

Ready to see our first review of the Nvidia RTX 2070 graphics card? Let's start!

First of all, we thank Asus for the trust placed in giving us the product for analysis.

Asus GeForce RTX 2070 Strix technical features

Unboxing and design

Asus has us accustomed to the best presentations and it is no different this time, the Asus GeForce RTX 2070 Strix comes with a box that follows the style of Asus ROG. It is an oversized cardboard box, great quality, and a full-color print that follows a scheme based on ROG's corporate colors, black and red.

Asus always puts all its efforts into its products, with a range staging that only the best manufacturers can offer. The box informs us of the most outstanding features of the card, such as Nvidia's Turing architecture, customizable Aura Sync RGB lighting and all the benefits of the DirectCu III cooling system, which has been shown to be one of the best on the market.

Looking at the outside of the packaging it is time to focus on what is inside, once we open the box we find the card perfectly protected by a dense foam frame and inside an antistatic bag, in this way they ensure that it reaches the hands of the end user in the best conditions. In total we find the following bundle:

• Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 graphics card Documentation Drivers

The Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 graphics card looks robust and very well built, the quality of all the materials is immediately palpable. The upper part of the heatsink is made of metal, in this way it becomes very resistant and helps to further improve heat dissipation, since metal is a better thermal conductor than plastic, something that we all already know.

As for the heatsink, it's the gigantic DirectCU III, a model that's about 2cm taller than the standard heatsink on Nvidia's Founders Edition. A larger size means a greater capacity for cooling, so this card will be much cooler as well as quieter than Nvidia's.

This heatsink is the culmination of the entire Asus experience, with six direct contact heatpipes with the GPU and the best quality welds possible, so that heat transfer is optimal at all times.

On the back of the card we see a robust black aluminum backplate, which has the function of adding rigidity to the set and protecting the delicate components on the back of the PCB. This metal plate includes a LED ornament with the ROG logo, a detail to improve aesthetics inside the PC.

Nvidia has eliminated the possibility of SLI with the GeForce RTX 2070, so that in this Asus GeForce RTX 2070 Strix we do not see any trace of the NVLink connector that is used in this generation to connect several cards on the same PC.

Nvidia has thought that if you want more power it is better to go for an RTX 2080 Ti directly, something that makes sense since the configurations of several GPUS always give enough problems.

Regarding video connections, in this case we find two standard DisplayPort 1.4a ports, two HDMI 2.0b and a VirtualLink USB-C connector that can feed, display and receive information on your VR glasses. It also offers two 4-pin PWM fan headers to sync your chassis fans with the graphics card and an addressable RGB header.

Next to these ports we find a small SMT button to quickly turn off or change all the LED lighting on the card.

Nvidia Turing includes a new video decoding engine, which is now compatible with DisplayPort 1.4a and offers lossless DSC support. This allows 8K to 30Hz resolutions to be achieved using a single cable, or 8K to 60Hz when DSC is enabled.

Heatsink and PCB

Once you have seen the entire exterior of the card, it is time to remove the heatsink to see what is hidden under the cover. This Asus GeForce RTX 2070 Strix is quite an engineering work of art, the card is made with a custom designed PCB based on the best possible Super Allow Power II components. Thanks to this it will last us many years, and it will work in a totally stable way even under the most demanding overclocking.

Its powerful custom VRM allows it to offer factory overclocked speeds of 1410 MHz on the GPU, with a Boost of 1845 MHz. This card mounts the TU106 core, which is manufactured by TSMC in 12 nm FinFET and reaches measurements of 445 mm ². It is a GPU that is made up of 2304 CUDA Cores, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. To all this we must add 36 RT cores and 288 Tensor Core, the special cores that are in charge of making the new Nvidia RTX technology and DLSS work. The GPU is accompanied by 8GB of 14Gbps GDDR6 memory with a 256-bit interface, resulting in a bandwidth of 448GB / s.

Nvidia RTX is a real-time Ray Tracing model for game developers. It is not yet possible to create the entire scene with raytracing, but the results with the use of RTX are better than anything that can be achieved with traditional rasterization. To make this possible, Nvidia has implemented specially designed hardware components in its GPUs, called RT cores. To these RT nuclei are joined the Tensor nuclei that were introduced with the Volta architecture, they are nuclei specialized in multiplying matrices, accelerating learning and the construction of neural networks.

Nvidia feels that GPU-accelerated artificial intelligence could play an increasingly important role in GameWorks effects, and a new image-quality enhancement technique called Deep-Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS).

This PCB is powered by two auxiliary power connectors, one 8-pin and the other 6-pin. Asus recommends us to use a power supply of at least 550W to avoid problems. The TDP of this card is approximately 180 W, which makes it very energy efficient if we consider everything it includes.

Test bench and performance tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel Core i7-8700K
Base plate:	Asus Maximus X Hero
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB 16 GB @ 3600 MHz
Heatsink	Corsair H100i V2
HDD	Kingston UV400
Graphic card	Gigabyte RTX 2080 Ti GAMING OC
Power supply	Corsair RM1000X

For benchmarks we will use the following titles:

• 3DMark Fire Strike normal. 3Mark Fire Strike 4K version. Time Spy.VRMARK.

All tests have been passed with the filters to the maximum unless we indicate otherwise. In order to have adequate performance, we have carried out three types of tests: the first is the most common at Full HD 1920 x 1080, the second resolution is making the leap for 2K or 1440P (2560 x 1440P) gamers and the most enthusiastic with 4K (3840 x 2160). The operating system we have used has been Windows 10 Pro 64 bit and the latest drivers available from the Nvidia website.

What are we looking for in the tests?

First, the best possible image quality. The most important value for us is the average FPS (Frames per second), the higher the number of FPS the more fluid the game will go. To differentiate the quality a bit, we leave you a table to assess the quality in FPS, but we will also have the minimum Fps in the tests that were thus possible:

FRAMES BY SECONDS
Frames for Seconds. (FPS)	Gameplay
Less than 30 FPS	Limited
30 ~ 40 FPS	Playable
40 ~ 60 FPS	Good
Greater than 60 FPS	Fairly Good or Excellent

Game Testing

We have decided to make the leap to checking various games manually. The reason? Very simple, we want to give a much more realistic vision and cover tests with current games. We've revamped the old 2016 Tomb Raider for this new Shadow of the Tomb Raider compatible with Ray Tracing.

Software and overclock

Note: Remember that overclocking or manipulation carries a risk, we and any manufacturer are not responsible for improper use, use the head and always do so at your own risk.

We recommend that you install the EVGA Precision application in its latest version, since it allows us to measure the overlcock capacity that our graphics card will offer. To monitor, we recommend the MSI Afterburner application, which is much more complete, but we recommend playing without measuring the FPS, so you can always enjoy playing. Don't you think

We have been able to overclock the memories up to 7071 MHz and the core only + 35 Mhz. Without trying a founders edition or another model of the competition, it seems to us a slight overclock for a graphics card that should go up a little more. The extra, in this unit is not worth it.

Temperature and consumption

Consumption is for the entire team *

Final words and conclusion about Asus GeForce RTX 2070 Strix

The Asus GeForce RTX 2070 Strix is the first RTX 2070 that we reviewed and it leaves a great taste in our mouths. A very good PCB, with highly durable components, very good power phases, extraordinary cooling and excellent gaming performance.

In our tests we have been able to verify that it is in the middle of the road of the Nvidia GTX 1080 and GTX 1080 Ti. We see that it is an optimal and perfect graphics card for Full HD and 2K resolution.

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Regarding temperatures, we are very happy with the 30 ºC at rest and 59 ºC at maximum performance. When we have overclocked, they have risen to 31 ºC at rest and 65 ºC to full.

Its price in online store ranges from 709.90 euros. We think it is somewhat high, considering that we have already seen more basic models for just 600 euros.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ DESIGN AND PCB	- LIKE ALL RTX 2070 HAVE A SOMETHING HIGH PRICE
+ REFRIGERATION
+ GOOD PERFORMANCE
+ RGB LIGHTING
+ SOUND

The professional review team awards you the gold medal and recommended product.

Asus GeForce RTX 2070 Strix

COMPONENT QUALITY - 90%

DISSIPATION - 90%

GAMING EXPERIENCE - 95%

SOUNDNESS - 90%

PRICE - 80%

89%