Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is good or bad for gaming from testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary parameter. The ordinary 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 even for new 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 certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-12600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 2060, because it has a fairly 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 current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-12600K configuration:
Minecraft
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 2060 with rivals in some popular games and select 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 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 good 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 i5-12600K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the ordinary 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
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.5
Overwatch 2
2022
80.0
104.1
136.1
168.1
Scorn
2022
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.1
Homeworld 3
2022
40.9
53.1
69.5
85.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.9
72.6
95.0
117.3
Atomic Heart
2023
20.0
26.0
34.0
42.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Stray
2022
89.2
116.0
151.7
187.4
Saints Row
2022
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.9
40.1
52.4
64.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.4
56.4
73.7
91.1
Starfield
2022
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 2060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Borderlands 3
2019
52.9
68.7
89.9
111.0
Just Cause 4
2018
66.1
86.0
112.4
138.9
The Witcher 3
2015
73.9
96.0
125.6
155.1
Godfall
2020
73.8
95.9
125.4
155.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
77.5
100.8
131.8
162.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.0
78.0
102.1
126.1
World War Z
2019
82.5
107.2
140.2
173.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
Hitman 2
2018
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
65.6
85.3
111.6
137.8
Metro Exodus
2019
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Crysis 3
2013
81.9
106.4
139.2
171.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.8
The Division
2016
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
80.9
105.1
137.5
169.8
GreedFall
2019
75.3
97.9
128.0
158.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.9
32.4
42.4
52.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.1
49.5
64.8
80.0
Genshin Impact
2020
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
65.6
85.3
111.6
137.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Hitman 3
2021
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.1
F1 22
2020
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
Far Cry 6
2021
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.2
87.4
114.2
141.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.4
70.7
92.4
114.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
Dishonored 2
2016
63.0
81.9
107.2
132.4
Death Stranding
2020
75.8
98.5
128.8
159.2
F1 2021
2020
80.9
105.1
137.5
169.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
65.5
85.1
111.3
137.5
Halo Infinite
2021
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Project CARS 3
2020
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
71.2
92.6
121.1
149.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.0
91.1
119.1
147.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
61.5
80.0
104.6
129.2
Gears of War 5
2019
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.0
92.2
120.6
149.0
Anthem
2019
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
GeForce RTX 2060 12Gb with Core i5-12600K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2060 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
172.9
224.8
294.0
363.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
106.7
138.7
181.4
224.1
Project CARS 2
2017
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Destiny 2
2017
115.3
149.9
196.0
242.2
League of Legends
2009
457.8
535.6
661.5
721.0
Roblox
2006
287.7
374.0
489.0
604.1
Valorant
2020
167.3
217.6
284.5
351.4
For Honor
2017
122.1
158.7
207.5
256.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
101.8
132.4
173.1
213.8
Battlefield V
2018
87.8
114.1
149.3
184.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
91.6
119.0
155.6
192.3
Battlefield 1
2016
104.1
135.4
177.0
218.7
Dawn of War III
2017
89.7
116.6
152.5
188.4
Fallout 76
2018
107.1
139.2
182.0
224.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
244.1
317.4
415.0
512.7
Apex Legends
2019
87.8
114.1
149.3
184.4
Doom
2016
131.1
170.4
222.8
275.3
Need For Speed
2015
98.7
128.3
167.8
207.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
85.6
111.3
145.6
179.8
Battlefield 4
2013
116.0
150.8
197.2
243.6
Titanfall 2
2016
90.1
117.1
153.1
189.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
95.1
123.6
161.6
199.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
98.5
128.0
167.4
206.8
Minecraft
2011
195.1
253.6
331.7
409.7
Strange Brigade
2018
107.3
139.5
182.4
225.4
Rocket League
2015
356.0
462.9
605.3
747.7
Dota 2
2013
119.2
155.0
202.7
250.4
Hitman
2016
83.4
108.4
141.7
175.1
DiRT Rally
2015
131.5
170.9
223.5
276.1
F1 2019
2019
85.9
111.6
146.0
180.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
104.7
136.1
178.0
219.9
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
