NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition
GPUs

GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition

NVIDIA

Released Oct 1, 2018 · Analysis updated Oct 16, 2026

This graphics card offers playable 4K gaming with strong benchmark performance and excellent DLSS, all while maintaining a low power draw. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition scores 80/100 based on 4 expert reviews in the gpus category. Coverage includes reviews from TweakTown, Bjorn3d, Tom's Hardware, and TechRadar.

Critic Score

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80

based on 4 expert reviews

TweakTownBjorn3dTom's HardwareTechRadar

Low confidence · only 4 reviews

Critics are split: our scores run from 64 (TechRadar) to 96 (TweakTown) — a 32-point spread. TweakTown tends to score generously across our dataset.

Average of 4 publication reviews, each normalized to a 0–100 scale. How we score

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Pros

  • Low power draw(3)
  • Excellent DLSS performance(2)

Cons

  • Limited features(5)
  • High price(4)
  • Poor value(2)

4 Publication Reviews

96
Established publication10/2018

AI summary of this review

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition is a highly recommended graphics card that delivers a great balance of performance and efficiency, particularly for 1440p gaming.

Publisher score: 96%

86
Independent publication10/2018

AI summary of this review

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition is a powerful and well-built GPU that offers a great entry point into ray tracing, though its high launch price is hard to justify without more supporting ...

Publisher score: 8.6

72
Major publication10/2018

AI summary of this review

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition offers a competent upgrade over the GTX 1080, though its value is hampered by increased power draw and a higher price point for modest performance gains.

Score estimated from the review text

64
Major publication09/2020

AI summary of this review

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 offers impressive raw power and 4K capability, but its high cost and lack of immediate software support for its key features make it hard to recommend over existing alterna...

Score estimated from the review text