Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-11500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main parameter. The average FPS in games is 49 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 12Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 2060 is good even for modern most demanding games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
Release date
January 09, 2022
Price
249 USD
Frequency
1470 MHz
Shaders
2176
TMUs
148
ROPs
64
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
185 W
Memory Size
12 Gb
Memory Bus
192 Bit
GeForce RTX 2060 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already make some conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 2060, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 185W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-11500 configuration:
Atomic Heart
Valorant
League of Legends
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Roblox
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 2060 with competitors in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2060.
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 2060
Video Card
FPS
Radeon RX 6600
130
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
125
Radeon RX 5700 XT
124.6
GeForce RTX 3060
123.1
Radeon Pro 5700 XT
122.8
GeForce RTX 2070
122.6
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
122.6
GeForce RTX 4050
122.2
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
119
GeForce GTX 1080
117.3
GeForce RTX 2060
117
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
116.4
Radeon RX 5700
114.4
GeForce RTX 2060
109.4
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
105.6
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
101.3
GeForce GTX 1070
100.2
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
97.7
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
93
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
93
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
92.4
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 2060 are GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER. We compared GeForce RTX 2060 (117 FPS) and their average FPS in famous games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce GTX 1080 117.3 FPS, which 0.3% faster and GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 116.4 FPS, which is 0.5% slower. These numbers will also help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 2060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-11500. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average FPS received with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 2060 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Elden ring
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.3
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
17.7
23.0
30.1
37.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.4
40.8
53.4
66.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.8
38.7
50.7
62.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Stray
2022
86.2
112.0
146.5
181.0
Saints Row
2022
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
41.9
54.4
71.2
88.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.0
70.2
91.7
113.3
Starfield
2022
28.2
36.6
47.9
59.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Scorn
2022
31.4
40.8
53.4
66.0
Overwatch 2
2022
77.3
100.5
131.5
162.4
Atomic Heart
2023
19.3
25.1
32.9
40.6
Homeworld 3
2022
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
To understand how the GeForce RTX 2060 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Division
2016
71.2
92.6
121.0
149.5
F1 2021
2020
78.1
101.6
132.8
164.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
58.8
76.4
100.0
123.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.5
Halo Infinite
2021
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.8
Genshin Impact
2020
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.2
World War Z
2019
79.7
103.6
135.4
167.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.6
61.9
80.9
100.0
Project CARS 3
2020
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.8
The Witcher 3
2015
71.4
92.8
121.3
149.9
Gears of War 5
2019
64.4
83.7
109.4
135.1
Just Cause 4
2018
63.9
83.0
108.6
134.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.1
104.1
136.1
168.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Borderlands 3
2019
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Death Stranding
2020
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.8
Hitman 3
2021
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.7
88.0
115.0
142.1
Godfall
2020
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
Dishonored 2
2016
60.9
79.2
103.5
127.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.4
77.3
101.1
124.8
Crysis 3
2013
79.1
102.8
134.5
166.1
GreedFall
2019
72.7
94.6
123.6
152.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.2
75.7
99.0
122.3
F1 22
2020
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
78.1
101.6
132.8
164.1
Far Cry 6
2021
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.8
Hitman 2
2018
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.8
Metro Exodus
2019
44.2
57.5
75.2
92.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.1
31.3
40.9
50.6
Anthem
2019
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
GeForce RTX 2060 12Gb with Core i5-11500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2060 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
127.0
165.1
215.9
266.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
88.4
115.0
150.3
185.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
101.2
131.5
172.0
212.4
F1 2019
2019
83.0
107.9
141.0
174.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
95.1
123.7
161.7
199.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
167.1
217.2
284.0
350.8
Valorant
2020
161.7
210.2
274.8
339.5
Battlefield V
2018
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
235.8
306.6
400.9
495.3
Minecraft
2011
188.5
245.0
320.4
395.8
Apex Legends
2019
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Fallout 76
2018
103.4
134.4
175.8
217.2
Hitman
2016
80.5
104.7
136.9
169.1
Dota 2
2013
115.2
149.7
195.8
241.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Roblox
2006
277.9
361.3
472.4
583.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
103.1
134.0
175.3
216.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
98.3
127.9
167.2
206.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
91.8
119.4
156.1
192.8
Battlefield 1
2016
100.6
130.8
171.0
211.3
Titanfall 2
2016
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
Project CARS 2
2017
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
Need For Speed
2015
95.4
124.0
162.1
200.3
Rocket League
2015
343.9
447.1
584.7
722.3
For Honor
2017
117.9
153.3
200.5
247.6
Destiny 2
2017
111.4
144.8
189.4
233.9
League of Legends
2009
442.2
517.4
639.0
696.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.1
104.1
136.1
168.1
Battlefield 4
2013
112.0
145.7
190.5
235.3
Dawn of War III
2017
86.7
112.7
147.3
182.0
Strange Brigade
2018
103.7
134.8
176.2
217.7
Doom
2016
126.6
164.6
215.3
265.9
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i5-11500 and the GeForce RTX 2060 separately.
