Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-9600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is good or bad for gaming by looking at benchmark results. As for the primary parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 49 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 12Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 2060 is good 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 GPU, you can already make some decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-9600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 2060, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 185W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-9600K configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Roblox
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 2060 is better or worse than competitors 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 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 ordinary 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 also help you make the right decision.
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 i5-9600K. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average FPS gained 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.5
Starfield
2022
28.0
36.3
47.5
58.7
Homeworld 3
2022
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
Elden ring
2022
30.4
39.5
51.6
63.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.3
44.7
58.4
72.1
Saints Row
2022
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.1
Atomic Heart
2023
19.2
24.9
32.6
40.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.6
38.4
50.2
62.1
Scorn
2022
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.4
Stray
2022
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.1
66.5
86.9
107.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Overwatch 2
2022
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 2060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
62.9
81.7
106.9
132.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.1
Gears of War 5
2019
63.8
83.0
108.5
134.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.7
Anthem
2019
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.9
Death Stranding
2020
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
F1 22
2020
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
GreedFall
2019
72.1
93.8
122.6
151.5
F1 2021
2020
77.5
100.7
131.7
162.7
Genshin Impact
2020
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
Crysis 3
2013
78.4
102.0
133.3
164.7
Far Cry 6
2021
59.9
77.9
101.8
125.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
The Division
2016
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
23.9
31.0
40.6
50.2
Godfall
2020
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.4
Metro Exodus
2019
43.9
57.0
74.5
92.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.1
46.9
61.4
75.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
58.9
76.6
100.2
123.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.1
92.4
120.9
149.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.9
Halo Infinite
2021
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.1
87.2
114.1
140.9
World War Z
2019
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Borderlands 3
2019
50.6
65.8
86.1
106.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
62.9
81.7
106.9
132.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
The Witcher 3
2015
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.6
Just Cause 4
2018
63.3
82.3
107.7
133.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.4
Hitman 2
2018
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
Project CARS 3
2020
36.7
47.8
62.5
77.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
77.5
100.7
131.7
162.7
Hitman 3
2021
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
64.4
83.7
109.4
135.2
Dishonored 2
2016
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.7
GeForce RTX 2060 12Gb with Core i5-9600K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2060 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
102.2
132.9
173.8
214.7
Project CARS 2
2017
82.8
107.7
140.8
173.9
Strange Brigade
2018
102.8
133.6
174.8
215.9
League of Legends
2009
438.5
513.1
633.7
690.7
Dota 2
2013
114.2
148.5
194.2
239.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
233.9
304.0
397.6
491.1
Doom
2016
125.6
163.2
213.5
263.7
Battlefield V
2018
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
Dawn of War III
2017
85.9
111.7
146.1
180.5
Hitman
2016
79.9
103.8
135.8
167.7
DiRT Rally
2015
126.0
163.8
214.1
264.5
Fallout 76
2018
102.6
133.3
174.4
215.4
F1 2019
2019
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
165.7
215.4
281.6
347.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.2
Need For Speed
2015
94.6
122.9
160.8
198.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
94.3
122.6
160.4
198.1
For Honor
2017
116.9
152.0
198.8
245.6
Roblox
2006
275.6
358.2
468.5
578.7
Titanfall 2
2016
86.3
112.1
146.7
181.2
Battlefield 1
2016
99.8
129.7
169.6
209.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
82.0
106.6
139.5
172.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
100.3
130.4
170.6
210.7
Battlefield 4
2013
111.1
144.4
188.9
233.3
Valorant
2020
160.3
208.4
272.5
336.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.7
Rocket League
2015
341.1
443.4
579.8
716.2
Apex Legends
2019
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
Destiny 2
2017
110.5
143.6
187.8
232.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
91.1
118.4
154.8
191.2
Minecraft
2011
186.9
243.0
317.7
392.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
97.5
126.8
165.8
204.8
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
