Conclusion
...Inno3D's £510 asking fee is competitive against other partner cards, but looking at the wider landscape.Partners building their own GeForce RTX 2070 Super cards need to answer a few crucial questions. The first is how much better, if at all, is their version than the Founders Edition direct from Nvidia? The second is how much value does their card provide in the overall landscape? And the third is whether, on the basis of the first two, they have done enough to warrant a recommendation? Let's take all in turn as they pertain to the Inno3D GeForce RTX 2070 Super Twin X2 OC.
The X2 OC improves upon the FE by having a zero-fan mode when idle. It also has a nominally higher core frequency, but the on-paper gains are nullified by an in-game boost speed that's actually lower. The FE, meanwhile, ships with a lower street price - £475 vs. £510 - has subjectively better build quality, features USB Type-C on the I/O, and is a tad quieter under load. Swings and roundabouts.
Inno3D's £510 asking fee is competitive against other GeForce RTX 2070 Super partner cards, but looking at the wider landscape, the emergence of the cheaper Radeon RX 5700 series puts a spanner in the RTX works. They're oftentimes just as fast and arrive at retail 20-30 per cent cheaper. There's not much Inno3D can do about this given the base RTX 2070 Super pricing, however.
The bottom line is that Inno3D has done a fair job in constructing an entry-level RTX 2070 Super of its own. Nice and compact and sporting a minimalist look, it appeals to those of you who, for some reason, don't like the Founders Edition card.
Solid perf at QHD
Silent during desktop usage
RTX and DLSS are becoming more mainstream
Bit louder than most RTX 2070 Super cards
Not much better than Radeon RX 5700 XT
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