| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB | GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 39% | 27% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 17% | 1% |
| Dragon Ball Z Kakarot | 63% | 55% |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator | 17% | 1% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 39% | 27% |
| Doom Eternal | 48% | 37% |
| FIFA 20 | 68% | 61% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 7% | 12% |
| Need For Speed Heat | 39% | 27% |
| Halo: Reach | 81% | 77% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB are noticeably better than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5.
The RTX 2060 has a 105 MHz higher core clock speed and 16 more Texture Mapping Units than the RTX 2060. This results in the RTX 2060 providing 36.1 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RTX 2060 has a 105 MHz higher core clock speed and 17 more Render Output Units than the RTX 2060. This results in the RTX 2060 providing 29.9 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RTX 2060 was released less than a year after the RTX 2060, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The RTX 2060 has 5120 MB more video memory than the RTX 2060, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the RTX 2060 also has superior memory performance overall.
The RTX 2060 has 304 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RTX 2060, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2060 is massively better than the RTX 2060.
The GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB has 2176 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5 has 1920. However, the actual shader performance of the RTX 2060 is 3656 and the actual shader performance of the RTX 2060 is 3226. The RTX 2060 having 430 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the RTX 2060 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the RTX 2060.
The GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB requires 185 Watts to run and the GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5 requires 150 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 550 Watts for the RTX 2060 and a PSU with at least 450 Watts for the RTX 2060. The RTX 2060 requires 35 Watts more than the RTX 2060 to run. The difference is significant enough that the RTX 2060 may have a slight adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the RTX 2060.
GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB gets 72.5 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB gets 103.2 FPS on Middle-earth: Shadow of War
GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB gets 108.5 FPS on PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds
GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB gets 200+ FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB gets 29.6 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB gets 51.1 FPS on PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds
GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB gets 67 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB gets 49.5 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB gets 85.1 FPS on PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds
GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB gets 118.6 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
| Core Speed | 1470 MHz |  | vs | 1365 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1680 MHz | | vs | | 1680 MHz |
| Architecture | Turing | Turing | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 10 Jul 2019 |  | vs | 15 Jan 2019 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 9.8
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vs | 9.1
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| 3840x2160 | 7.6
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vs | 7.1
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 3072 MB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | | vs | 1500 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | 192 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | GDDR5 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448GB/sec | | vs | 144GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | |
vs | |
0 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2176 | | vs | 1920 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 12nm | | vs | | 12nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 136 | | vs | 120 | |
| Texture Rate | 199.9 GTexel/s | | vs | 163.8 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 47 | |
| Pixel Rate | 94.1 GPixel/s | | vs | 64.2 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 1 | | vs | 0 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | | 3 |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 185 Watts | vs | | 150 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 550 Watts | vs | | 450 Watts | |
| DirectX | 12.0 | | vs | | 12.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shader Model | 6.4 | | vs | - | |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | | 4.6 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core 3.8GHz | - | |||
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | | vs | | 16 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1440 | | vs | | 2560x1440 |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview The GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB is a mid to high-range GeForce 20 Series graphics card and considered a great price to performance graphics card based on the Turing architecture. This is the 'Super' variant of the RTX 2060 and utilises a cut-down version of the RTX 2070 GPU. Architecture The Turing architecture represents a process shrink down to 12nm compared to 14nm Pascal. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing technology, or RTX. The GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB supports real-time ray-tracing and excels at 1080p and 1440p screen resolutions. GPU It equips a Turing GPU codenamed TU106-410-A which has 2176 Shader Processing Units, 136 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1470 MHz and goes up to 1680 MHz in Boost mode. Memory The GPU accesses an 8GB frame buffer of first-gen GDDR6 memory through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory clock operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. This provides total memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 185W, it requires at least a 550W PSU with an 8-pin power connector. System Suggestions The GeForce RTX 2060 Super PNY XLR8 Gaming OC 8GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560x1440. We recommend a mid-range Processor and at least 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | Overview GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5 is a mid-range GeForce 20 Series graphics card and considered a great price to performance graphics card based on the Turing architecture. Architecture The Turing architecture represents a process shrink down to 12nm compared to 14nm Pascal. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing technology, or RTX. The GeForce RTX 2060 does support real-time ray-tracing and excels at 1080p screen resolution. GPU It equips a Turing GPU codenamed TU106 which has 1920 Shader Processing Units, 120 TMUs and 47 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1365 MHz and goes up to 1680 MHz, in Boost mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 3GB frame buffer of slower GDDR5 memory compared to the GDDR6 model, running through a 192-bit memory interface, while the Memory clock operates at 1500MHz, or 14GHz effective. The limited video memory available means the RTX 2060 3GB will struggle at 1440p resolution. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 150W, it requires at least a 450W PSU with an 8-pin power connector. System Suggestions GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5 is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920 x 1080. We recommend a mid-range Processor and at least 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | |||
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| Recommended CPU | - | ||||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | ||||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||