Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600T 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark results. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 49 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 12Gb of memory, we can tell 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 make some decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12600T . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 2060, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 185W. Here is a list of several common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-12600T configuration:
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 2060 is better or worse than rivals in some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2060.
The closest GeForce RTX 2060 rivals
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 opponents 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 figures will further help you make the true choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 2060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-12600T. The numbers next 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 2060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Elden ring
2022
31.0
40.2
52.6
65.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.0
45.5
59.6
73.6
Overwatch 2
2022
78.2
101.7
133.0
164.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.1
67.8
88.6
109.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.2
44.5
58.2
71.9
Starfield
2022
28.5
37.1
48.5
59.9
Saints Row
2022
57.8
75.2
98.3
121.5
Stray
2022
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.1
39.2
51.2
63.3
Atomic Heart
2023
19.6
25.4
33.2
41.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.3
61.4
80.3
99.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.4
55.1
72.0
89.0
Scorn
2022
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
Homeworld 3
2022
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.8
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
Hitman 2
2018
79.8
103.8
135.7
167.7
Anthem
2019
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.7
76.3
99.7
123.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
69.6
90.4
118.3
146.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.3
Genshin Impact
2020
70.9
92.1
120.5
148.8
The Division
2016
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
80.4
104.5
136.7
168.9
Just Cause 4
2018
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
F1 22
2020
70.9
92.1
120.5
148.8
Dishonored 2
2016
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
79.8
103.8
135.7
167.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
69.3
90.1
117.9
145.6
The Witcher 3
2015
72.2
93.8
122.7
151.6
Project CARS 3
2020
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.7
53.0
69.2
85.5
Far Cry 6
2021
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
65.7
85.4
111.6
137.9
Death Stranding
2020
74.1
96.3
125.9
155.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
79.8
103.8
135.7
167.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.1
69.1
90.3
111.5
Borderlands 3
2019
51.6
67.1
87.8
108.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
75.8
98.5
128.8
159.1
Crysis 3
2013
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.0
83.1
108.7
134.3
World War Z
2019
80.6
104.7
137.0
169.2
Godfall
2020
72.1
93.7
122.6
151.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.9
76.6
100.1
123.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.1
83.3
109.0
134.6
F1 2021
2020
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
80.3
104.4
136.6
168.7
Halo Infinite
2021
46.4
60.4
78.9
97.5
Hitman 3
2021
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
68.4
89.0
116.3
143.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
GreedFall
2019
73.6
95.6
125.1
154.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.0
105.3
137.7
170.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.4
31.7
41.4
51.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.1
78.2
102.2
126.3
Metro Exodus
2019
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.3
66.7
87.3
107.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.3
66.7
87.3
107.8
Gears of War 5
2019
65.1
84.6
110.7
136.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.1
83.3
109.0
134.6
GeForce RTX 2060 12Gb with Core i5-12600T 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rocket League
2015
347.9
452.2
591.4
730.5
Titanfall 2
2016
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Roblox
2006
281.1
365.4
477.8
590.2
Valorant
2020
163.5
212.6
278.0
343.4
Project CARS 2
2017
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Hitman
2016
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
89.5
116.3
152.1
187.8
Battlefield 4
2013
113.3
147.3
192.6
238.0
For Honor
2017
119.3
155.0
202.8
250.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
92.9
120.7
157.9
195.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
99.5
129.3
169.1
208.9
DiRT Rally
2015
128.5
167.0
218.4
269.8
Battlefield V
2018
85.8
111.5
145.8
180.1
League of Legends
2009
447.3
523.3
646.3
704.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
102.3
133.0
173.9
214.9
Minecraft
2011
190.6
247.8
324.1
400.3
Doom
2016
128.1
166.5
217.7
268.9
Fallout 76
2018
104.6
136.0
177.8
219.7
Apex Legends
2019
85.8
111.5
145.8
180.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
169.0
219.7
287.2
354.8
Strange Brigade
2018
104.8
136.3
178.2
220.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
238.5
310.1
405.5
500.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
104.3
135.6
177.3
219.0
Dawn of War III
2017
87.7
114.0
149.0
184.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.0
105.3
137.7
170.1
Battlefield 1
2016
101.8
132.3
173.0
213.7
Destiny 2
2017
112.7
146.5
191.5
236.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
96.2
125.1
163.6
202.0
Dota 2
2013
116.5
151.4
198.0
244.6
F1 2019
2019
83.9
109.1
142.6
176.2
Need For Speed
2015
96.5
125.4
164.0
202.6
Although 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 together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
