Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-11600K 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key parameter. The medium FPS in games is 49 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 12Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 2060 is good for new 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 draw some decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-11600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 2060, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 185W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-11600K configuration:
Minecraft
Roblox
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 2060 is better or worse than rivals in some famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2060.
The closest GeForce RTX 2060 opponents
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 competitors of the GeForce RTX 2060 are GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER. We compared GeForce RTX 2060 (117 FPS) and their medium FPS in popular 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 further help you make the right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 2060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-11600K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 2060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Scorn
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
Homeworld 3
2022
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.6
Starfield
2022
28.1
36.5
47.7
59.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.3
66.7
87.3
107.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.3
Elden ring
2022
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
Overwatch 2
2022
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Stray
2022
85.8
111.6
145.9
180.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.3
56.3
73.6
91.0
Saints Row
2022
57.0
74.0
96.8
119.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
49.7
64.7
84.6
104.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Atomic Heart
2023
19.3
25.0
32.7
40.4
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 2060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Crysis 3
2013
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
Halo Infinite
2021
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.4
92.8
121.4
149.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.8
Godfall
2020
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Just Cause 4
2018
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
64.7
84.1
109.9
135.8
Project CARS 3
2020
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
The Witcher 3
2015
71.1
92.4
120.8
149.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
79.7
103.7
135.6
167.5
Hitman 3
2021
54.6
70.9
92.7
114.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.1
82.1
107.3
132.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
78.6
102.2
133.7
165.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Metro Exodus
2019
44.0
57.3
74.9
92.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.1
82.1
107.3
132.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
F1 22
2020
69.8
90.7
118.7
146.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
78.6
102.2
133.7
165.1
Hitman 2
2018
78.6
102.2
133.7
165.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
The Division
2016
70.9
92.2
120.6
148.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.2
77.0
100.7
124.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
Anthem
2019
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.4
87.6
114.6
141.5
Dishonored 2
2016
60.7
78.8
103.1
127.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
54.6
70.9
92.7
114.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.3
47.1
61.6
76.2
Borderlands 3
2019
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Far Cry 6
2021
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.4
Gears of War 5
2019
64.1
83.3
109.0
134.6
GreedFall
2019
72.4
94.2
123.2
152.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
79.1
102.8
134.5
166.1
World War Z
2019
79.3
103.1
134.9
166.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.3
88.8
116.1
143.4
F1 2021
2020
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
58.6
76.1
99.6
123.0
Genshin Impact
2020
69.8
90.7
118.7
146.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Death Stranding
2020
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.3
GeForce RTX 2060 12Gb with Core i5-11600K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2060 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dawn of War III
2017
86.3
112.2
146.8
181.3
Apex Legends
2019
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
For Honor
2017
117.5
152.7
199.7
246.6
League of Legends
2009
440.4
515.3
636.4
693.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
100.8
131.0
171.3
211.6
Valorant
2020
161.0
209.3
273.7
338.1
F1 2019
2019
82.6
107.4
140.5
173.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
DiRT Rally
2015
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
Roblox
2006
276.8
359.8
470.5
581.2
Dota 2
2013
114.7
149.1
195.0
240.9
Titanfall 2
2016
86.6
112.6
147.3
182.0
Rocket League
2015
342.6
445.3
582.4
719.4
Destiny 2
2017
111.0
144.2
188.6
233.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
166.4
216.3
282.9
349.4
Strange Brigade
2018
103.3
134.2
175.5
216.8
Battlefield 4
2013
111.6
145.1
189.7
234.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
98.0
127.3
166.5
205.7
Battlefield V
2018
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
79.7
103.7
135.6
167.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
88.1
114.5
149.8
185.0
Minecraft
2011
187.7
244.0
319.1
394.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
234.9
305.4
399.3
493.3
Need For Speed
2015
95.0
123.5
161.5
199.5
Battlefield 1
2016
100.2
130.3
170.3
210.4
Hitman
2016
80.2
104.3
136.4
168.5
Project CARS 2
2017
83.2
108.2
141.4
174.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
94.7
123.2
161.1
199.0
Doom
2016
126.1
164.0
214.4
264.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
91.5
118.9
155.5
192.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
102.7
133.5
174.6
215.6
Fallout 76
2018
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.3
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
