The 2080 has 46 streaming multiprocessors, or functional cores, each of which has its own hardware within, like FP32 and INT units. NVIDIA is taking TU104 GPUs that may have otherwise failed validation for an RTX 2080 and is instead turning them into 2070 Supers, which means that more chips will pass validation for this product SKU than might have for a 2080. As with all silicon manufacturing, some percentage of silicon will be defective. The fact that it’s “5 or 6” tells us that this is a matter of binning based on defects. The RTX 2070 will now run 5 or 6 GPCs by spec, varying from die-to-die. The 2060 stays on TU106, but also sees changes to SMs active and memory capacity.įor a very quick explanation of what’s happening, NVIDIA has binned-out its chips to help with cost management of the relatively large Turing dies. The RTX 2070 Super uses TU104 for the GPU rather than TU106, bumping it to a modified 2080 status. This isn’t just a price cut, which is common, but a fundamental change to the hardware.
At the same time, people who recently bought RTX cards may feel burned or feel buyer’s remorse. By pushing this update, NVIDIA shows that it’s listening – either to consumers or to competition – by bringing higher performing parts to lower price categories. This is a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” scenario. Rather than pushing out Ti updates that co-exist with the original SKUs, NVIDIA is replacing the 20 SKUs with the new Super SKUs, while keeping the 2060 at $350.
Some say that Jensen burned an effigy of a leather jacket and the word “SUPER” appeared in the toxic fumes above, others say that it’s a self-contained acronym. The first question is this: Why the name “Super?” Well, we asked, and nobody knows the answer. Today, we’re reviewing the new RTX Super cards with a fully revamped GPU testing methodology. There may be hope yet for AMD’s new lineup, but the existing lineup will face existential challenges from the freshly priced and face-lifted RTX Super cards. Both of these things spell an embarrassing scenario about to unfold for AMD’s Radeon VII card, but we’ll have to wait another week to see how it plays-out for the yet unreleased Navi RX cards. The 2060 Super sees a better bin with more unlocked SMs on the GPU, improving compute capabilities and framebuffer capacity beyond the initial 2060. The 2070 Super is priced at $500, $50 above the 5700 XT, and the on-paper specs should put it about equivalent with an RTX 2080 in performance it’s even using the TU-1 die, further reinforcing this likely position. Parts of the current RTX line will be phased-out, with the newer, better parts coming into play and pre-empting AMD’s Navi launch. With RTX Super, NVIDIA demonstrates that it has gotten the memo from the community and has driven down its pricing while increasing performance. AMD’s biggest ally for the RTX launch was NVIDIA, as the company crippled itself with unimplemented features and generational price creep out the gate.
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