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    GeForce RTX 2060 vs GeForce GTX 1060

    GeForce RTX 2060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 15 Jan 2019
    GeForce RTX 2060
    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      161%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2060

    61% 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 .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

    HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 2060

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

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce RTX 2060GeForce GTX 1060
    GPU NameTU106 (TU106-200A-KA-A1)vsGP106 (GP106-400-A1)
    Fab Process12 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size445 mm²vs200 mm²
    Transistors10,800 millionvs4,400 million
    Shaders1920vs1280
    Compute Units30vs10
    Core clock1365 MHzvs1506 MHz
    ROPs48vs48
    TMUs120vs80

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce RTX 2060GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
    Bus Width192 bitvs192 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective    		vs2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce RTX 2060GeForce GTX 1060
    TDP160 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date15 Jan 2019vs10 Jul 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      80.64 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      201.60 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      336.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      6451.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      103
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      62
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      121
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      145
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      117
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      81
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      106
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      87
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      123
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      55
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      40
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      93
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      53
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      118
    • 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
      86
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      106
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      80
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      46
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      88
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      85
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      82
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      57
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      80
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      57
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      105
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      65
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      42
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      77
    • 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
      57
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      36
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      19
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      51
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      45
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      43
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      32
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      56
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      17
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      39
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      40
    • 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
      29
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce RTX 2060
      41
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

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