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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is a graphics card released on January 15, 2019, built on the Turing architecture using a 12 nm process. It has 1,920 shading units, 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, 336.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.68 GHz and a 160 W board power rating. It scores 14,087 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 7.5.

TuringTU106-200A-KA-A112 nm

10/10 key specs recorded · 100 facts

Depth: 59 recorded fields, 27 features, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified August 11, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, NVIDIA GeForce Specifications, NanoReview (Firecrawl extract), NVIDIA Developer: CUDA GPUs, NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce Specifications NanoReview (Firecrawl extract)PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA Developer: CUDA GPUs NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

1,920cores

30 compute units

Memory

6 GB

GDDR6 · 192-bit

Boost clock

1.68 GHz

1.37 GHz base

Board power

160 W

550 W PSU advised

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 scores 14,087 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 93% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #196), measured across 34,349 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 744.

PassMark G3D Mark

14,087

Rank #196
Faster than 93% of 2,658 GPUs
34,349 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 190 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 89.2% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 96 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 89.5% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 112 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 86.4% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 53 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 81.9% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 5,423 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 84.9% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 averages DirectX 9 190 fps, DirectX 10 96 fps, DirectX 11 112 fps, DirectX 12 53 fps and GPU Compute 5,423 ops/s, across 34,349 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 6 GB

Core clock 1365 MHz

Memory clock 14000 (1750x8) MHz

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.6

Max TDP 160 W

First benchmarked 2019-01-15

Samples 34,349

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 6 GB of memory, a core clock of 1365 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2019-01-15. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Turing

Codename TU106-200A-KA-A1

Chip Not recorded

Process node 12 nm

Transistors 10,000 M

Die size 445 mm²

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is based on the Turing architecture, uses the TU106-200A-KA-A1 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 12 nm process, contains 10,000 million transistors and has a die size of 445 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units 1,920

Compute units 30

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 120

Render output units (ROPs) 48

Ray tracing cores 30

Tensor / AI cores 240

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 has 1,920 shading units, 30 compute units, 120 texture mapping units, 48 render output units, 30 ray tracing cores and 240 tensor cores.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060.

Clock speeds

Base clock 1.37 GHz

Boost clock 1.68 GHz

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock 1.75 GHz

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 runs at a base clock of 1.37 GHz and boosts to 1.68 GHz.

Memory

Size 6 GB

Type GDDR6

Bus width 192-bit

Bandwidth 336.0 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is equipped with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 192-bit memory bus and delivers 336.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 has a board power rating of 160 W, a total board power of 185 W, a power supply of at least 550 W is recommended, power is supplied through 1x PCIe 8-pin, the card occupies 2-slot, it is 229 mm long, its width is 113 mm, the maximum operating temperature is 88 °C and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 160 W

Total board power 185 W

Suggested PSU 550 W

Power connectors 1x PCIe 8-pin

Slot width 2-slot

Length 229 mm

Width 113 mm

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature 88 °C

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched January 15, 2019

Launch price $349

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce RTX 20 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 was released on January 15, 2019 and launched at a price of $349.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 14,087

PassMark G2D 744

Rank #196

Samples 34,349

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4 and CUDA compute capability 7.5.

DirectX 12 Ultimate

OpenGL 4.6

Vulkan 1.4

CUDA compute capability 7.5

Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060.

Features

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 has 16 supported features recorded and 2 features explicitly listed as not supported outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Rendering

Supported: DirectX 12 Ultimate

Microsoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
Supported: NVIDIA DLSS

NVIDIA's AI-based upscaling and frame-generation technology that can raise frame rates in supported games.

Modes: Yes
Supported: Hardware ray tracing 1st Generation

Dedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.
Supported: Vulkan ray tracing

Support for hardware ray tracing through the Vulkan graphics API.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, NVIDIA DLSS, Hardware ray tracing (1st Generation) and Vulkan ray tracing under Rendering.

Compute and AI

Supported: CUDA Compute capability 7.5

Support for NVIDIA's CUDA computing platform, used by many creative, scientific and AI applications.
Supported: Tensor cores 2nd Generation

NVIDIA's dedicated matrix-math units used for AI workloads such as DLSS and machine-learning inference.

Not supported (1)

Explicitly not supported: NVLink / SLI

What it is: Support for linking two NVIDIA GPUs with a bridge for multi-GPU setups.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 supports CUDA (Compute capability 7.5) and Tensor cores (2nd Generation) under Compute and AI. NVLink / SLI is explicitly listed as not supported.

Display features

Supported: NVIDIA G-SYNC

Support for NVIDIA's variable refresh rate technology, which syncs the display to the GPU to reduce tearing and stutter.
Supported: HDCP content protection HDCP 2.2

Support for HDCP, the copy-protection standard that some protected 4K streaming and disc video requires.
Supported: VR ready

The vendor states the GPU meets the requirements for running mainstream PC virtual reality headsets.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 supports NVIDIA G-SYNC, HDCP content protection (HDCP 2.2) and VR ready under Display features.

Platform

Not supported (1)

Explicitly not supported: Resizable BAR

What it is: Lets the CPU access the GPU's full video memory at once, which can improve performance in some games on supporting systems.

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 supports Small-form-factor ready. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

Resizable BAR is explicitly listed as not supported.

Software and drivers

Supported: NVIDIA Freestyle

NVIDIA game filter feature that adjusts colors and sharpness in supported games.
Supported: NVIDIA Game Ready drivers

Driver branch tuned and released alongside new games.
Supported: NVIDIA Broadcast

NVIDIA software that applies AI noise removal and camera effects for calls and streams.
Supported: NVIDIA Omniverse

Support for NVIDIA's Omniverse platform for collaborative 3D design and simulation.
Supported: NVIDIA Reflex

NVIDIA's latency-reduction technology that lowers the delay between input and what you see in supported games.
Supported: NVIDIA ShadowPlay

NVIDIA's built-in tool for recording and streaming gameplay.
Supported: NVIDIA Studio drivers

Driver branch tuned and tested for creative applications.

Not listed (2)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 supports RTX Remix and RTX HDR. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 supports NVIDIA Freestyle, NVIDIA Game Ready drivers, NVIDIA Broadcast, NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Reflex, NVIDIA ShadowPlay and NVIDIA Studio drivers under Software and drivers.

Media engine

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265) and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and VP9. It does not support hardware encode for AV1 and decode for AV1.

NVIDIA NVENC encoder 7th Generation Encoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-encoding engine, used by streaming and capture software; newer generations encode more efficiently.

NVIDIA NVDEC decoder 4th Generation Decoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-decoding engine; newer generations support more codecs and formats.

Hardware video codec support of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
Codec	Encode	Decode
H.264 (AVC)	Supported4:4:4: Yes	Supported
HEVC (H.265)	Supported4:2:2: No; 4:4:4: Yes; 10-bit: Yes; B-frames: Yes; 8K: Yes	Supported4:4:4: Yes
AV1	Not supported	Not supported
VP9	Not stated by the vendor	Supported

supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor

Media engines recorded for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060: NVIDIA NVENC encoder (7th Generation, encoder engines: 1) and NVIDIA NVDEC decoder (4th Generation, decoder engines: 1).

Display outputs

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 offers outputs DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-DL, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 and HDCP 2.2. It is stated to be VR ready.

Outputs DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-DL

Max simultaneous displays 4

Max resolution 7680x4320

HDCP 2.2

VR ready Yes

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 have?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 336.0 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 has a board power rating of 160 W and a total board power of 185 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 550 W. Power connectors: 1x PCIe 8-pin.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 scores 14,087 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 93% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #196. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 53 fps.