Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with the Intel Core i9-12900K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various 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 key parameter. The average 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 for modern 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 certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-12900K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.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 popular 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 i9-12900K configuration:
Minecraft
Valorant
Roblox
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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 competitors in several famous games and select 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 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 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 figures will further help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 2060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i9-12900K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS gained 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
Homeworld 3
2022
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.7
Overwatch 2
2022
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Stray
2022
92.2
119.9
156.7
193.6
Atomic Heart
2023
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Saints Row
2022
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.4
69.5
90.8
112.2
Starfield
2022
30.2
39.2
51.3
63.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.2
47.1
61.5
76.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.7
75.1
98.2
121.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.9
41.4
54.2
67.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.6
43.7
57.1
70.6
Scorn
2022
33.6
43.7
57.1
70.6
Elden ring
2022
32.7
42.6
55.7
68.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 2060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.8
33.5
43.8
54.1
Far Cry 6
2021
64.6
84.0
109.9
135.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
85.1
110.6
144.6
178.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.5
Just Cause 4
2018
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Genshin Impact
2020
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.9
66.2
86.6
106.9
Project CARS 3
2020
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
85.0
110.5
144.4
178.4
Godfall
2020
76.3
99.1
129.6
160.2
Hitman 2
2018
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
World War Z
2019
85.2
110.8
144.9
179.0
Metro Exodus
2019
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
GreedFall
2019
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
Hitman 3
2021
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
Crysis 3
2013
84.6
110.0
143.9
177.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.4
94.1
123.1
152.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.7
111.4
145.6
179.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
Borderlands 3
2019
54.6
71.0
92.9
114.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
62.0
80.7
105.5
130.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Dishonored 2
2016
65.1
84.7
110.8
136.8
Anthem
2019
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
F1 22
2020
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
The Division
2016
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.4
51.2
66.9
82.7
Gears of War 5
2019
68.9
89.5
117.0
144.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.9
81.8
106.9
132.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.3
95.3
124.7
154.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.0
50.6
66.2
81.8
The Witcher 3
2015
76.3
99.3
129.8
160.3
Halo Infinite
2021
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.1
F1 2021
2020
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.5
Death Stranding
2020
78.3
101.8
133.2
164.5
GeForce RTX 2060 12Gb with Core i9-12900K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2060 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
108.2
140.7
184.0
227.3
Dawn of War III
2017
92.7
120.5
157.6
194.7
Dota 2
2013
123.2
160.2
209.5
258.8
Valorant
2020
172.9
224.8
294.0
363.2
Fallout 76
2018
110.6
143.8
188.1
232.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
110.3
143.4
187.5
231.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.8
132.3
173.0
213.7
Apex Legends
2019
90.7
118.0
154.3
190.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.7
111.4
145.6
179.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
178.7
232.3
303.8
375.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
252.3
328.0
428.9
529.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.6
123.0
160.9
198.7
Strange Brigade
2018
110.9
144.2
188.5
232.9
Doom
2016
135.5
176.1
230.3
284.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.5
115.1
150.5
185.9
Titanfall 2
2016
93.1
121.0
158.2
195.4
Battlefield 4
2013
119.9
155.8
203.8
251.7
Hitman
2016
86.2
112.0
146.5
181.0
Destiny 2
2017
119.2
154.9
202.6
250.3
F1 2019
2019
88.8
115.4
150.9
186.4
Battlefield V
2018
90.7
118.0
154.3
190.6
DiRT Rally
2015
135.9
176.7
231.0
285.4
For Honor
2017
126.2
164.0
214.5
264.9
Need For Speed
2015
102.0
132.6
173.4
214.3
League of Legends
2009
473.1
553.5
683.6
745.1
Rocket League
2015
368.0
478.3
625.5
772.7
Roblox
2006
297.3
386.5
505.4
624.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
98.2
127.7
167.0
206.3
Project CARS 2
2017
89.4
116.2
151.9
187.7
Minecraft
2011
201.6
262.1
342.8
423.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Battlefield 1
2016
107.6
139.9
183.0
226.0
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 in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
