GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs GeForce GTX 1060

GeForce RTX 2060 Super
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 9 Jul 2019
GeForce RTX 2060 Super
GeForce GTX 1060
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 10 Jul 2016
GeForce GTX 1060

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    188%
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2060 Super

88% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

40 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 2060 Super .
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce RTX 2060 Super

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 2060 Super

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (48 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 2060 SuperGeForce GTX 1060
GPU NameTU106 (TU106-410-A1)vsGP106 (GP106-400-A1)
Fab Process12 nmvs16 nm
Die Size445 mm²vs200 mm²
Transistors10,800 millionvs4,400 million
Shaders2176vs1280
Compute Units34vs10
Core clock1470 MHzvs1506 MHz
ROPs64vs48
TMUs136vs80

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 2060 SuperGeForce GTX 1060
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs192 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
vs2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 2060 SuperGeForce GTX 1060
TDP160 wattsvs120 watts
Release Date9 Jul 2019vs10 Jul 2016

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    105.60 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    72.30 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    224.40 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    120.50 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    448.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    192.20 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    7181.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    3855.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    117
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    73
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    135
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    155
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    132
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    88
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    115
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    96
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    156
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    63
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    45
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    113
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    127
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    105
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    52

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    126
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    53
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    99
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    98
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    93
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    66
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    66
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    122
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    49
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    35
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    81
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    48
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    89
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    71
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    34

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    52
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    29
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    16

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    56
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    57
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    53
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    37
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    49
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    36
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    64
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    31
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    16

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    21
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    10

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    31
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    16

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    44
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    37
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    17

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    47
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    27

FPS (higher is better)