Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
108
65
55
38
63
34
28
15
The Witcher 3
122
97
72
39
45
39
27
12
Counter-Strike 2
177
131
93
44
84
57
41
16
Far Cry 6
90
81
62
34
49
44
31
14
Hogwarts Legacy
66
54
38
20
28
23
18
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
78
70
51
32
39
32
22
14
Ghost of Tsushima
61
46
36
21
24
16
14
9
Cyberpunk 2077
66
61
34
17
30
26
16
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
105
96
65
37
51
45
29
16
Avg FPS
1080p High9746
1080p Ultra7835
1440p Ultra5625
4K Ultra3112
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
8304
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3753
Time Spy87383863
Solar Bay386519888
Port Royal5061824
Fire Strike2253412267
Night Raid9207350787
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
92186
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
34861
Background Blur155.7 frames/s92.6 frames/s
Face Detection93.7 frames/s43.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.81 Gpix/sec1.4 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.91 Gpix/sec2.04 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.89 Gpix/sec2.28 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.09 Gpix/sec0.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching381.7 Gpix/sec110.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics10550.4 fps3306.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
16478
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
9792
G2D Mark856772
DirectX 11130 fps71 fps
DirectX 1261 fps35 fps
GPU Compute6758 Ops/s4116 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
104.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
49.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)504.3 fps284.8 fps
Car Chase452.3 fps280.4 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)394.6 fps245.2 fps
T-Rex1932.3 fps1203.9 fps
ALU 22370.8 fps5992 fps
Driver Overhead 2279.9 fps231.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2410.61404.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced July, 9, 2019 August, 18, 2016
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Turing Pascal
Codename TU106 GP106
Price 399 199

GPU

GPU Frequency 1470 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1650 MHz 1708 MHz
Shader Units 2176 1152
TMUs 136 72
ROPs 64 48
Execution Units 34 9
Ray Tracing Cores 34 No
Tensor Cores 272 No
L1 cache 64 KB/core 48 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 1536 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 106 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 224 GTex/s 123 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.2 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 175 W 120 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 16 nm
Transistor Size 445 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 10 billion 4 billion
Transistor density 22.47 MTr/mm² 20 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR5
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2002 MHz
Bus 256 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 8000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 3 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
192.2 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 6.1
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes No
DLSS DLSS 2 No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
30 (83.33%)
6 (16.67%)
Total Votes: 36

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