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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
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33 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
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
Processors:
GeForce RTX 5060
vs
GeForce RTX 2060

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
142
94
84
58
99
62
49
35
The Witcher 3
166
137
100
53
107
86
62
34
Counter-Strike 2
238
188
131
74
157
117
82
41
Far Cry 6
125
116
93
53
84
74
57
29
Hogwarts Legacy
94
79
59
30
59
47
33
15
COD Modern Warfare 3
117
108
80
51
69
59
44
30
Ghost of Tsushima
85
71
55
30
53
42
30
18
Cyberpunk 2077
99
89
56
27
58
52
32
13
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
156
141
106
57
92
85
58
33
Avg FPS
1080p High13686
1080p Ultra11469
1440p Ultra8550
4K Ultra4828
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
14096
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
7378
Time Spy137017571
Solar Bay6321434179
Port Royal85954134
Fire Strike3761219768
Night Raid11162684918
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
127848
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
78934
Background Blur209.1 frames/s144.4 frames/s
Face Detection134.3 frames/s75.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.67 Gpix/sec3.08 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.13 Gpix/sec4.25 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.39 Gpix/sec4.21 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.36 Gpix/sec0.93 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching607.8 Gpix/sec354.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics18827.5 fps8559.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
20940
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
14124
G2D Mark1152747
DirectX 11199 fps110 fps
DirectX 1277 fps53 fps
GPU Compute10977 Ops/s5513 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
89.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a477.6 fps
Car Chasen/a423 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a370.8 fps
T-Rexn/a1884.9 fps
ALU 2n/a2192.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a281.3 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a2405.1
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
20375
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
37358
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
15190
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
n/a
Image Classification (SP)8362n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)22831n/a
Horizon Detection22375n/a
Face Detection (HP)41955n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)84685n/a
Text Classification (SP)3296n/a
Machine Translation (HP)5083n/a
Object Detection (SP)11023n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)38817n/a
Style Transfer (SP)155103n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
3702.71
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 15, 2025 January, 15, 2019
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Turing
Codename GB206-250 TU106
Price n/a 349

GPU

GPU Frequency 2280 MHz 1365 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2497 MHz 1680 MHz
Shader Units 3840 1920
TMUs 120 120
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 30 30
Ray Tracing Cores 30 30
Tensor Cores 120 240
L1 cache 128 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 120 Gpix/sec 81 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 300 GTex/s 202 GTex/s
FLOPS 19.2 TFLOPS 6.5 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 145 W 160 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 12 nm
Transistor Size 181 mm² 445 mm²
Transistor count 21.9 billion 10 billion
Transistor density 120.99 MTr/mm² 22.47 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
336 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 12.0 7.5
DisplayPort 2.1b 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 2

Results

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Survey

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Total Votes: 2

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