Gigabyte rtx 2070 windforce review in Spanish (full analysis)

We continue to analyze the new graphics cards based on the Turing architecture of Nvidia, this time we have in our test bench the Gigabyte RTX 2070 WindForce 8G, a custom model with the acclaimed WindForce heatsink, which seeks to bring all the benefits of Turing to the players on a tighter budget, her older sisters cannot afford.

First of all, we thank Gigabyte for the trust placed in us when transferring the product to us for analysis.

Gigabyte RTX 2070 WindForce 8G technical features

Unboxing and design

The Gigabyte RTX 2070 WindForce graphics card is committed to the company's usual presentation, that is, a cardboard box based on its corporate colors as can be seen in the photos. The box includes high quality images, and details the most important characteristics, which we will see throughout this analysis.

Inside the Vienna box, the Gigabyte RTX 2070 WindForce 8G graphics card together with the accessories and documentation, all very well protected so that it is not damaged during transport.

Finally we see a close-up of the Gigabyte RTX 2070 WindForce 8G. This is one of three Gigabyte RTX 2080 models, which sits in the middle of the Gigabyte hierarchical order, above WindForce OC but below Xtreme.

The implication of this in the real world is that it operates at a turbo clock speed of 1, 815MHz, which can be increased by another 15MHz by activating OC through Gigabyte's Windows-based software. As for memory, its 8 GB GDDR6 remain at the 14, 000MHz standard, with a 256-bit interface and a bandwidth of 448 GB / s.

Gigabyte RTX 2070 WindForce 8G is based on Nvidia's reference PCB, which means it measures 286mm long, 114mm tall, and 50mm thick. The last dimension is telling that the card is slightly higher than the strict two-slot form factor. The weight of the card is 998 grams. In the center of the PCB we see Nvidia's TU106 core, which consists 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 heatsink is accompanied by three top quality fans, and with a blade design that has been optimized to move large amounts of air with very quiet operation. Although they all rotate in the same direction, there is a possibility that they will work in opposite directions, something that has shown a marginally better cooling potential. As usual, the fans are kept off when the GPU temperature is below 60 ° C.

The heatsink cover is plastic, and the only RGB lighting area is based on the Gigabyte logo, controlled by the same app that allows for additional boost in core speed.

On the back we find a full length aluminum backplate that does not feature the copper insert that we have seen before on the company's Aorus cards. That's not a bad thing, since having a large amount of copper on the back has not previously been shown to be very effective at removing more heat. What Gigabyte has done very well is to put large heating pads between the hottest components and the backplate.

There are no surprises in the I / O section, as one might expect because the outputs and their locations conform to the reference card. This means that we found connections in the form of 3 x DisplayPort 1.4 x3, 1 x HDMI 2.0b and 1 x USB Type-C. 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.

The heatsink uses three aluminum blocks that are connected to each other by a total of seven high-quality copper heatpipes. The reason for this is because the reference PCB features VRM on both sides of the GPU, which means any heatsink that doesn't cool the I / O side isn't doing a good job.

Gigabyte has placed a series of thick thermal pads between the inductors and the heat sink on the right, and the brand has decided to cool the GDDR6 memory with a large board that also connects to the GPU. Since this is a reference PCB, power is obtained through the usual 6 + 8-pin connectors and the TDP is 225W.

Test bench and performance tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	Intel Core i9-9900K
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 2070 WindForce
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. To have adequate performance, we have carried out three types of tests: the first is the most common at Full HD 1920 x 1080 and the second resolution is making the leap to 2K or 1440P (2560 x 1440P) gamers. 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.

software

Almost all manufacturers include special software in their bundle to overclock or customize the RGB lights of the graphics card. As expected, Gigabyte was not going to be less and brings us a very complete software.

The first screen allows us to adjust the core boost, memory frequency, voltage, speed and power capacity of our graphics card. It also allows us to create different profiles in order to activate them according to our needs.

We also find an RGB lighting system that allows us to choose between 16.8 million colors and 5 lighting effects. It is not the most advanced RGB system we have tested, but it more than fulfills its mission.

Temperature and consumption

We have a somewhat high consumption, but we have changed the setup with an i9-9900k. Then it is normal to increase consumption at rest. It seems to me to be very good metrics and that with a quality 500 or 600W power supply is more than enough for this equipment.

Consumption is for the entire team *

The temperatures are quite cool. We have 36 ºC at rest because the fans are stopped. When the temperature rises they are activated and the most we have seen on the graphics card is the marked 66 ºC.

Final words and conclusion about Gigabyte RTX 2070 WindForce

The Gigabyte RTX 2070 WindForce is one of the best RTX graphics cards we've tested, but it has details left to become the best. It has a sober design, with small details that offer RGB lighting, a good performance in Full HD and 2560 x 1440p and a very restrained price when looking at the rest of the models.

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The graphics card, unlike other Gigabyte models, maintains the reference PCB. Equipping it with a triple fan heatsink that allows us to have excellent temperatures. We really liked what we have seen, although we hope to have the Xtreme version soon to see the chip limit of the RTX 2070.

Currently we find it in online stores for a price of 540 euros. We think it's fine, considering that it's the cheapest RTX 2070 in the industry.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ EXCELLENT HEATSINK	- WE EXPECTED A CUSTOM PCB, BUT BEING A REFERENCE GOES VERY WELL WITH THE HEATSINK. BUT IT IS A DATA TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.
+ IDEAL FOR 1080 AND 1440P
+ RGB LIGHTING
+ CONSUMPTION AND TEMPERATURES
+ SOFTWARE

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

Gigabyte RTX 2070 WindForce 8G

COMPONENT QUALITY - 85%

DISSIPATION - 85%

GAMING EXPERIENCE - 88%

SOUNDNESS - 82%

PRICE - 80%

84%