GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
VS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
VS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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Pascal
Architecture
Turing
18 October 2018 (3 years ago)
Release date
7 December 2021 (recently)
$489
Price now
no data
GP104
GPU code name
TU106
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

1506 MHz
Core clock speed
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16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
136.7
Texture fill rate
224.4
1280
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2176
1709 MHz
Boost clock speed
1650 MHz
7,200 million
Number of transistors
10,800 million
120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
184 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
250 mm
Length
229 mm
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB can be seen in this section.

GDDR5X
Memory type
GDDR6
6 GB
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
8008 MHz
Memory clock speed
14 GB/s
192.2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
336.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is the additional functionality.

6.1
CUDA
7.5

API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
1.2
6.4
Shader Model
6.6
1.2
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X or GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X

There is no accountable advantage

Advantages of GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Finer manufacturing process technology (12 nm vs 16 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (12 GB vs 6 GB)

More memory bandwidth (336.0 GB/s vs 192.2 GB/s)

So, GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X or GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X .

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X versus GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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