Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-8400 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 from benchmark data. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 45.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 6Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 2060 is good even for new most demanding 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 GPU, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already easily select the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-8400 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A conventional power supply is appropriate for the GeForce RTX 2060, because its TDP is 160W Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel Core i5-8400 configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Roblox
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 2060 with rivals in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2060.
The closest opponents of the GeForce RTX 2060
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 competitors 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 famous 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 further help you make the true 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 i5-8400. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved 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
Stray
2022
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
28.4
36.9
48.2
59.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Starfield
2022
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Scorn
2022
28.4
36.9
48.2
59.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.7
Homeworld 3
2022
35.6
46.3
60.6
74.8
Elden ring
2022
27.6
35.9
47.0
58.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Overwatch 2
2022
69.8
90.8
118.7
146.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
26.9
35.0
45.7
56.5
Atomic Heart
2023
17.5
22.7
29.7
36.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Saints Row
2022
51.6
67.1
87.8
108.4
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Death Stranding
2020
66.1
85.9
112.4
138.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
57.1
74.2
97.0
119.9
Anthem
2019
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.8
Hitman 3
2021
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
70.5
91.7
119.9
148.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
71.3
92.6
121.2
149.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
Hitman 2
2018
71.3
92.6
121.2
149.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
62.1
80.7
105.6
130.4
Dishonored 2
2016
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Godfall
2020
64.4
83.7
109.4
135.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
The Witcher 3
2015
64.4
83.8
109.5
135.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.4
Halo Infinite
2021
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.0
F1 2021
2020
70.5
91.7
119.9
148.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
61.9
80.5
105.2
130.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
F1 22
2020
63.3
82.2
107.6
132.9
World War Z
2019
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.0
Just Cause 4
2018
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Crysis 3
2013
71.4
92.8
121.4
150.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.2
The Division
2016
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.0
GreedFall
2019
65.7
85.4
111.6
137.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
71.8
93.3
122.0
150.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
21.7
28.3
37.0
45.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
34.2
44.4
58.1
71.8
Metro Exodus
2019
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
Borderlands 3
2019
46.1
59.9
78.4
96.8
Far Cry 6
2021
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
53.7
69.8
91.2
112.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
71.3
92.6
121.2
149.7
Genshin Impact
2020
63.3
82.2
107.6
132.9
Gears of War 5
2019
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
Project CARS 3
2020
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
GeForce RTX 2060 6Gb with Core i5-8400 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
Destiny 2
2017
100.6
130.7
171.0
211.2
Project CARS 2
2017
75.4
98.0
128.2
158.4
Dota 2
2013
104.0
135.2
176.8
218.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
88.8
115.4
151.0
186.5
Need For Speed
2015
86.1
111.9
146.4
180.8
Fallout 76
2018
93.4
121.4
158.7
196.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
82.9
107.8
140.9
174.1
F1 2019
2019
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
Minecraft
2011
170.2
221.2
289.3
357.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
74.7
97.1
127.0
156.8
Valorant
2020
146.0
189.7
248.1
306.5
Battlefield 1
2016
90.8
118.1
154.4
190.7
For Honor
2017
106.5
138.4
181.0
223.6
Titanfall 2
2016
78.5
102.1
133.5
164.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
91.3
118.7
155.3
191.8
Dawn of War III
2017
78.2
101.7
133.0
164.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
212.9
276.8
362.0
447.2
Battlefield 4
2013
101.2
131.5
172.0
212.4
Roblox
2006
250.9
326.2
426.5
526.9
League of Legends
2009
399.2
467.1
678.7
838.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
93.1
121.0
158.2
195.5
Hitman
2016
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
150.8
196.1
256.4
316.7
Battlefield V
2018
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
79.8
103.8
135.7
167.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
85.9
111.7
146.0
180.4
DiRT Rally
2015
114.7
149.1
195.0
240.8
Doom
2016
114.3
148.6
194.3
240.1
Strange Brigade
2018
93.6
121.7
159.1
196.5
Apex Legends
2019
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.8
Rocket League
2015
310.5
403.7
527.9
652.1
Though 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. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
