Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 45.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can state 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 15, 2019
Price
219 USD
Frequency
1365 MHz
Shaders
1920
TMUs
120
ROPs
48
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
160 W
Memory Size
6 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 decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-12600KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.The TDP of the graphics card is 160W, so a regular power supply is good for it. 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 contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-12600KF configuration:
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Dota 2
League of Legends
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
After looking at 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 GeForce RTX 2060 competitors
Video Card
FPS
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
GeForce RTX 3050
92
GeForce GTX 1660
87.2
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
83
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 2060 are Radeon RX 5700 and GeForce GTX 1070 Ti. We compared GeForce RTX 2060 (109.4 FPS) and their medium FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is Radeon RX 5700 114.4 FPS, which 4.6% faster and GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 105.6 FPS, which is 3.5% slower. These numbers will also help you make the good decision.
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 i5-12600KF. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium 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
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.7
Overwatch 2
2022
75.4
98.0
128.2
158.3
Atomic Heart
2023
18.8
24.5
32.0
39.6
Stray
2022
84.0
109.2
142.9
176.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
Homeworld 3
2022
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.1
37.8
49.4
61.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Saints Row
2022
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.8
Starfield
2022
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
Elden ring
2022
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.7
Scorn
2022
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
50.3
65.3
85.4
105.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
42.4
55.1
72.1
89.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
33.8
43.9
57.4
70.9
To understand how the GeForce RTX 2060 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Project CARS 3
2020
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Hitman 2
2018
77.0
100.1
130.8
161.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
61.8
80.3
105.1
129.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
67.1
87.2
114.0
140.8
Metro Exodus
2019
43.1
56.0
73.3
90.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
Far Cry 6
2021
58.9
76.6
100.1
123.7
Halo Infinite
2021
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
51.2
66.6
87.0
107.5
F1 2021
2020
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
77.4
100.7
131.6
162.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
61.8
80.3
105.1
129.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
57.3
74.5
97.5
120.4
Anthem
2019
53.3
69.3
90.7
112.0
Borderlands 3
2019
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
77.0
100.1
130.8
161.6
Death Stranding
2020
71.4
92.8
121.4
149.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
77.5
100.8
131.8
162.8
Crysis 3
2013
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
61.6
80.1
104.8
129.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
39.3
51.0
66.8
82.5
The Division
2016
69.4
90.3
118.0
145.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
World War Z
2019
77.7
101.0
132.0
163.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
Godfall
2020
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
77.0
100.1
130.8
161.6
Just Cause 4
2018
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Genshin Impact
2020
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.1
Hitman 3
2021
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
69.9
90.9
118.8
146.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
58.0
75.3
98.5
121.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
73.0
94.9
124.2
153.4
Gears of War 5
2019
62.7
81.6
106.7
131.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
66.0
85.8
112.1
138.5
Dishonored 2
2016
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
GreedFall
2019
70.9
92.2
120.6
148.9
F1 22
2020
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
The Witcher 3
2015
69.6
90.5
118.3
146.1
GeForce RTX 2060 6Gb with Core i5-12600KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2060 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dota 2
2013
112.3
146.0
190.9
235.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.1
Titanfall 2
2016
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Strange Brigade
2018
101.1
131.4
171.8
212.3
Need For Speed
2015
93.0
120.9
158.1
195.3
Project CARS 2
2017
81.4
105.9
138.4
171.0
Fallout 76
2018
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
89.5
116.4
152.2
188.0
Battlefield 4
2013
109.2
142.0
185.7
229.4
Dawn of War III
2017
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
80.7
104.9
137.1
169.4
Battlefield 1
2016
98.1
127.5
166.8
206.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
92.7
120.6
157.7
194.8
Roblox
2006
270.9
352.2
460.6
569.0
For Honor
2017
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.4
Doom
2016
123.5
160.5
209.9
259.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
229.9
298.9
390.9
482.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
162.9
211.7
276.9
342.0
Minecraft
2011
183.8
238.9
312.4
385.9
F1 2019
2019
80.9
105.2
137.5
169.9
DiRT Rally
2015
123.8
161.0
210.5
260.1
Valorant
2020
157.6
204.9
268.0
331.0
Battlefield V
2018
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Hitman
2016
78.5
102.1
133.5
164.9
Destiny 2
2017
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
100.5
130.7
170.9
211.1
Rocket League
2015
335.3
435.9
570.1
704.2
Apex Legends
2019
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
98.6
128.2
167.7
207.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
League of Legends
2009
431.2
504.4
623.0
679.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
95.9
124.7
163.0
201.4
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
