The ASUS ROG Strix GPU line is known for its stellar air cooling, and it’s easy to see why. The ROG Strix 2070 is our pick for best cooling RTX 2070, and a passing glance at its massive triple-fan cooling setup will probably tip you off as to why. While ROG Strix GPUs tend to come with a significant increase in price over MSRP cards, this tends to manifest in far better cooling and overclocking headroom.

Plus, there’s some RGB lighting. While not as gaudy as, say, the AORUS Xtreme listed below, the ROG Strix’s RGB lighting does add that extra little bit of visual flair to your system. If you’re also using an ASUS motherboard, it can more easily be synced to other RGB components in your system with Asus Aura Sync, which is always a nice extra to have.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 XC Ultra stands out as a top-tier GPU due to several key factors.

Firstly, its factory overclocked settings enhance performance, providing gamers with higher frame rates and smoother gameplay out of the box. Additionally, EVGA’s exceptional cooling solution ensures efficient heat dissipation, maintaining optimal temperatures even under heavy loads, which prolongs the GPU’s lifespan and prevents thermal throttling. Furthermore, EVGA’s renowned customer support and warranty policies offer peace of mind to users, making the RTX 2070 XC Ultra a reliable and high-performance choice for gaming enthusiasts. Finally, the model boasts not only enhanced performance but also customizable RGB lighting, allowing users to personalize their gaming setup with dazzling visual effects that match their style and ambiance preferences.

The MSI Ventus  2070 is another solid pick for the best RTX 2070 graphics card. Like most of the other RTX 2070s on this list, it boasts a solid OC to 1.62 GHz. It’s also a 2-slot card and is one of the shorter cards on this list, which makes it ideal for those building in Micro ATX cases that aren’t too compact. Even with its budget moniker, it performs on par with the rest of the RTX 2070s on this list… though you aren’t saving that much unless you start buying from other sellers.

If you want a perfectly average 2070, or just like the white cooler design, the Ventus RTX 2070 is a great pick for you. If you want something a little more… specialized, keep reading.

The Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 2070 Xtreme is an excellent choice for a GPU due to several key features and benefits it offers. Firstly, in performance, the model is equipped Nvidia’s RTX 2070 chipset, this GPU delivers exceptional gaming performance, capable of handling even the most demanding titles with ease. The AORUS Xtreme variant often boasts higher clock speeds and better cooling solutions compared to reference models, resulting in smoother gameplay and higher frame rates.

Additionally, its advanced cooling features include advanced fans, heat pipes, and large heatsinks. This ensures efficient heat dissipation, allowing the GPU to maintain optimal temperatures even under heavy load, thereby prolonging its lifespan and preventing thermal throttling. Other prominent aspects include its aesthetics and overclocking potential.

Overall, the Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 2070 Xtreme stands out as a compelling choice for gamers seeking high-performance graphics, advanced cooling, customizable aesthetics, and overclocking potential.

Last but not least is the Gigabyte AORUS Xtreme RTX 2070. We’ll just be honest: this is our favorite one. If you can afford it, it blows the rest out of the water in terms of factory overclocks and aesthetic appeal, easily.

The RGB implementation here is the best we’ve ever seen in a graphics card, and the hefty triple-fan cooler has also been utilized well by the best out-of-box factory overclock for an RTX 2070. If you want the fastest RTX 2070 (before overclocking, at least), this is the card for you.

While we feel like the EVGA and ASUS options above may have a bit more overclocking headroom, we feel like this will be the best overall RTX 2070 for most people. Also, there’s a GPU brace included, which is nice to have.