Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12500T processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 49 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 12Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 2060 is good even for today's most exacting 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. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12500T . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.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 several famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-12500T configuration:
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Roblox
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 2060 is better or worse than competitors in some popular games and choose 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 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 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 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-12500T. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.1
39.1
51.1
63.2
Saints Row
2022
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Scorn
2022
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
Overwatch 2
2022
78.0
101.4
132.7
163.9
Starfield
2022
28.5
37.0
48.4
59.7
Homeworld 3
2022
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.9
57.1
74.6
92.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.0
45.4
59.4
73.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.1
61.3
80.1
99.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
Atomic Heart
2023
19.5
25.4
33.2
41.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.4
Stray
2022
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
Elden ring
2022
30.9
40.2
52.5
64.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.3
54.9
71.9
88.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.8
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry 6
2021
61.0
79.3
103.6
128.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
79.7
103.6
135.4
167.3
World War Z
2019
80.4
104.5
136.7
168.8
Crysis 3
2013
79.8
103.8
135.7
167.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.1
48.3
63.2
78.0
Just Cause 4
2018
64.5
83.8
109.6
135.4
Dishonored 2
2016
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
F1 2021
2020
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.3
77.1
100.9
124.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.2
49.7
64.9
80.2
The Witcher 3
2015
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.8
105.0
137.4
169.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
80.2
104.3
136.4
168.5
Project CARS 3
2020
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.0
62.5
81.7
100.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
80.1
104.2
136.3
168.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.6
52.8
69.1
85.4
Anthem
2019
55.2
71.8
93.8
115.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.8
83.0
108.5
134.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.5
GreedFall
2019
73.4
95.4
124.8
154.1
Hitman 2
2018
79.7
103.6
135.4
167.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
79.7
103.6
135.4
167.3
Hitman 3
2021
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Borderlands 3
2019
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
F1 22
2020
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.5
Genshin Impact
2020
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.5
Halo Infinite
2021
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
Gears of War 5
2019
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
72.3
94.0
123.0
151.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.7
47.8
62.5
77.2
Death Stranding
2020
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
68.3
88.8
116.1
143.4
Godfall
2020
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.6
Metro Exodus
2019
44.6
58.0
75.9
93.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
The Division
2016
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
69.4
90.2
118.0
145.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
69.2
89.9
117.6
145.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
75.6
98.3
128.5
158.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.3
31.6
41.3
51.0
GeForce RTX 2060 12Gb with Core i5-12500T 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
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
99.3
129.0
168.7
208.4
F1 2019
2019
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
102.1
132.7
173.6
214.4
Battlefield 1
2016
101.5
132.0
172.6
213.2
Destiny 2
2017
112.4
146.1
191.1
236.1
Dota 2
2013
116.2
151.1
197.6
244.1
Rocket League
2015
347.1
451.2
590.1
728.9
Roblox
2006
280.4
364.6
476.7
588.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.8
105.0
137.4
169.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
92.7
120.5
157.5
194.6
Strange Brigade
2018
104.6
136.0
177.8
219.7
Fallout 76
2018
104.4
135.7
177.4
219.2
Titanfall 2
2016
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
89.3
116.0
151.7
187.4
Battlefield 4
2013
113.1
147.0
192.2
237.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.3
League of Legends
2009
446.3
522.1
644.9
702.9
For Honor
2017
119.0
154.7
202.3
249.9
Project CARS 2
2017
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
168.6
219.2
286.6
354.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
238.0
309.4
404.6
499.8
Battlefield V
2018
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.7
Dawn of War III
2017
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
104.0
135.3
176.9
218.5
Minecraft
2011
190.2
247.3
323.4
399.4
Apex Legends
2019
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.7
DiRT Rally
2015
128.2
166.6
217.9
269.2
Hitman
2016
81.3
105.7
138.2
170.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
96.0
124.8
163.2
201.6
Need For Speed
2015
96.2
125.1
163.6
202.1
Doom
2016
127.8
166.1
217.2
268.3
Valorant
2020
163.1
212.1
277.3
342.6
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
