Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-8700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple 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 results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 49 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 12Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 2060 is good even 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 required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-8700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 2060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 185W. Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 i7-8700 configuration:
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Minecraft
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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 several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2060.
The closest competitors 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 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 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 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 i7-8700. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average FPS obtained 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.6
43.7
57.1
70.6
Stray
2022
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.8
Saints Row
2022
56.8
73.8
96.6
119.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.2
Starfield
2022
28.0
36.4
47.6
58.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.2
66.6
87.0
107.5
Homeworld 3
2022
39.2
51.0
66.6
82.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.2
56.2
73.4
90.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
41.6
54.1
70.7
87.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
Elden ring
2022
30.4
39.5
51.7
63.8
Atomic Heart
2023
19.2
25.0
32.6
40.3
Overwatch 2
2022
76.8
99.8
130.6
161.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.2
40.6
53.0
65.5
Scorn
2022
31.2
40.6
53.0
65.5
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 2060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Project CARS 3
2020
36.8
47.8
62.6
77.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.2
87.4
114.2
141.1
Crysis 3
2013
78.6
102.1
133.6
165.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.6
Halo Infinite
2021
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.0
81.9
107.0
132.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.2
F1 2021
2020
77.6
100.9
131.9
163.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
74.4
96.7
126.5
156.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
57.8
75.2
98.3
121.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.0
102.7
134.2
165.8
F1 22
2020
69.6
90.5
118.3
146.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Far Cry 6
2021
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Hitman 3
2021
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
77.6
100.9
131.9
163.0
Godfall
2020
70.8
92.0
120.4
148.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
64.5
83.8
109.6
135.4
Metro Exodus
2019
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.2
Anthem
2019
54.3
70.6
92.4
114.1
GreedFall
2019
72.2
93.9
122.8
151.7
Borderlands 3
2019
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Dishonored 2
2016
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.8
Genshin Impact
2020
69.6
90.5
118.3
146.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.0
81.9
107.0
132.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
62.8
81.6
106.8
131.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
57.6
74.9
97.9
121.0
World War Z
2019
79.1
102.9
134.5
166.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.0
76.8
100.4
124.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.2
47.0
61.5
75.9
The Division
2016
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.5
Death Stranding
2020
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
37.6
48.9
63.9
79.0
Gears of War 5
2019
63.9
83.1
108.7
134.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.1
88.5
115.7
143.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.7
Just Cause 4
2018
63.4
82.5
107.9
133.2
The Witcher 3
2015
70.9
92.2
120.5
148.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.5
Hitman 2
2018
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
78.9
102.6
134.1
165.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.6
47.5
62.2
76.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
23.9
31.1
40.7
50.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.2
92.6
121.0
149.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
GeForce RTX 2060 12Gb with Core i7-8700 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
League of Legends
2009
439.2
513.9
634.7
691.8
Project CARS 2
2017
83.0
107.9
141.0
174.2
Fallout 76
2018
102.7
133.5
174.6
215.7
DiRT Rally
2015
126.2
164.0
214.5
265.0
Battlefield 4
2013
111.3
144.7
189.2
233.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
102.4
133.1
174.1
215.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
100.5
130.6
170.8
211.0
Titanfall 2
2016
86.4
112.3
146.9
181.5
Battlefield V
2018
84.2
109.5
143.2
176.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
97.7
127.0
166.1
205.1
Hitman
2016
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
94.5
122.8
160.6
198.4
Strange Brigade
2018
103.0
133.9
175.0
216.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
87.8
114.2
149.3
184.5
Apex Legends
2019
84.2
109.5
143.2
176.9
For Honor
2017
117.1
152.3
199.1
246.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
91.2
118.6
155.1
191.5
Minecraft
2011
187.2
243.4
318.3
393.1
Destiny 2
2017
110.6
143.8
188.1
232.4
Valorant
2020
160.6
208.7
273.0
337.2
Rocket League
2015
341.6
444.1
580.8
717.4
Doom
2016
125.8
163.5
213.8
264.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
234.3
304.5
398.2
491.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
165.9
215.7
282.1
348.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
82.2
106.8
139.7
172.5
Battlefield 1
2016
99.9
129.9
169.9
209.8
Need For Speed
2015
94.7
123.1
161.0
198.9
Dawn of War III
2017
86.1
111.9
146.3
180.8
F1 2019
2019
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.1
Dota 2
2013
114.4
148.7
194.5
240.3
Roblox
2006
276.0
358.8
469.2
579.6
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable 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.
