Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual review (Page 30)

Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual review

Graphics cards 1048 Page 30 of 30 Published 2018-10-24 10:07 by Hilbert Hagedoorn

Conclusion

Final words and Verdict

We stated it before, the performance level of the RTX 2070 is not bad, not bad at all. The Raytracing and AI feature like DLSS remain interesting, but still are a proof of concept as not one actually game supports it. The dual fan edition from Palit we just reviewed shows very decent performance metrics, it, however, will not be a card suitable in the Ultra HD range combined with Raytracing. Up-to something 2560x1440 resolution wise is the best bet and goal for this product. I do believe that at such a resolution the RT and tensor cores will be sufficient enough. But again, that is something only the future can tell. Palit is offering a compelling product overall, nice looks, really proper cooling, and low acoustics are what you will get for the money. The card has rather basic looks and matching clock frequencies, however, it was the best card to date tweaking wise.

Gaming performance

We stated it already, but the GeForce RTX 2070 series positions itself to sit in that FullHD and (W)QHD resolution in range. Performance wise you are looking at the GTX 1080 on raw shader perf, added benefits are of course the RT and Tensor cores. If you stick to the aforementioned resolutions your games will run at proper framerates with the very best image quality. The 8 GB graphics memory is nice, making the product a bit more future proof. In terms of multi-GPU setups, NVIDIA did not allow SLI for this series.

Aesthetics

With an all-black design, the cooler really isn't bad looking maybe a bit too colorful? Obviously, it's less good for cooling performance and noise levels of course. This is the most affordable SLU from Palit, it is more simplistic in its design, but it certainly doesn't forfeit on performance, cooling, and acoustics.

Cooling & Noise Levels

The Palit Dual fan edition tops out at roughly 61 Degrees C while gaming. So that's just really good, the acoustics are well under control as well, at its worst at 37 DBa you'll be hard pressed to even notice the card. We've heard no noticeable coil whine. But I do want to note that any graphics card at a high-enough FPS will make some coil-whine.

Concluding

In my previous review, I already touched the topic, I'll do so here again. In my opinion, NVIDIA should have delayed the 2070 until actual DXR games are on the market, as only then we can see what this card can do. And I do have to say, I am a little bit worried about the 36 RT and 288 Tensor cores. One thing is certain, it will not be enough for Ultra HD. Typically the more value products (if you allow me to use that phrase for a second), could be doubled up in performance with the help of SLI, however, NVIDIA ripped that out of 2070 as well, it has no NVLINK and you will not see any AIB cards supporting SLI. So once again it all boils down to simple things, how much value are you going to get out of your money? And that question has been haunting the entire RTX product release, and not so much the new technology, as everybody loves new tech and features. The RTX 2070 will perform roughly at and just above that GTX 1080 level, that in respect is not a bad proposition, as GTX 1080 cards are more expensive than the 499 USD price tag for the RTX 2070. Realistically though, the founder's edition (which NVIDIA refuses to seed to reviewers) will sell for a steep 599 USD, and we do expect the more premium cooled AIB product to sit along these lines in pricing as well. And that is a lot of money if you keep in mind that the GTX 1070 at the time was launched at 379 USD for the AIB products and 449 for the founder edition cards. It is what it is though and we'll report as-is. The actual AIB partner product.

The Palit card does what it is designed for, oozes out good reference performance. It, however, excels at cooling and acoustics. The looks are a maybe a bit simple, but that comes with the territory of the most affordable SKU. Weirdly enough, you can have a million power phases, extreme cooling and what not, but this board proofs that it tweaked extremely well even with it's simplified design, it overclocked very nicely, but that is a bit of a lukc of a draw with the GPU really. So yes, I have no complaints really and if you feel the price is worth the performance and features, I can certainly recommend this one.