Video card NVidia RTX 2060: advantages and disadvantages

The new GeForce RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti, as well as the most powerful Founders Edition of all, will soon fall into the hands of the most nimble gamers. But, as it became known, most gamers are waiting for the release of the NVidia RTX 2060 video card, the advantages and disadvantages of which are discussed in this article.

Review

NVidia recently showed off the coveted RTX 2060 graphics card by many gamers, making real-time ray tracing accessible to most users. Alas, the domestic branch of NVidia Corporation has just begun to emerge from the holidays, and therefore there is no exact information and reviews of the model. However, thanks to foreign media, today it is possible to learn a little about the functionality of the novelty.

Equipment, dimensions and design

Like the rest of the adapters of the 20th line, which are produced by NVidia Corporation, the new model is sold in a gray package with a corporate logo located on the left, in the lower corner.

Key information:

• Length - 22.5 cm;
• Noise ~ 37 dB;
• Weight - 1 kg.

The package includes:

1. Package;
2. Graphics adapter;
3. 2 brochures: one with brief information, the second is a user manual.

If we compare 2060 and 2080, we can see a significant difference. 2080 is more practical when compared with most vendors that users have joined.

In fact, the 2060 is a very unusual adapter. With similar dimensions, as in 2070, its length is 228.6, and its width is 112.6 mm. At the same time, the device feels heavy in the hands due to the metal shell - the weight of the video card is almost 1,000 g.

There is a backplate on the back of the card. The silver colored back plate is similar in style to the rest of the 20 series adapters, with the name of the graphics accelerator itself being "RTX 2060" which sits right in the center framed by lines cut into the metal.

Alas, there are no slots in the new product on the backplate, which would contribute to better cooling of the adapter.

Good to know! The backplate does not play the role of cooling, on the contrary, if it is installed incorrectly, the card will get very hot. It is in some way the protection of the rear side of the printed circuit board and gives rigidity to the device.

If the backplate is removed, the user will see the back of the PCB. Thermal pads from the backplate are glued to it.

It is worth noting that on the front of the adapter, the GeForce RTX logo is right in the center - it glows green when the system is activated.

Coolers

The novelty is equipped with two medium-sized fans covering most of the adapter. It uses the same fan and look as the RTX 2070 Founders Edition (slightly stripped down version of the 2080 and 2080 Ti adapters).

If we compare fans with the previous series, then 2060 in comparison with 1060 is a solid leap from the cooling system.

The internal cooling system includes a medium-sized radiator grille. It is worth noting that it has never stood out much, and even the Strix from ASUS has invariably had a much thicker grille.

If the grille is removed, the user will see that 1 more heatsink is connected to the PCB.

If you remove it, then a clean printed circuit board will appear in front of the user. From the PCB side, it is similar to the 2070 video card, but with 2 GDDR6 memory processors. This means that it uses the same 6+2 power phases for the graphics chip and RAM, while the power slot is adjacent to the end of the card. In addition, there is no NV Link port - SLI is now limited to only 2080 and 2080 Ti boards.

Connectors

Input / Output is similar to model 2070, in other words, there are:

• 2 DisplayPort 1.4a;
• 1 HDMI;
• 1 DVI-D;
• 1 x USB Type C Virtual Link

Interestingly, NVidia has returned the DVI slot to the 2060 board, most likely due to the fact that it is classified as a low-cost 20-series solution.

Memory and power consumption

The graphics adapter is equipped with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory. Often installed and Samsung and Micron.

On the consumption side, the board consumes energy within 110-170 watts, it all depends on overclocking, in which 75 watts is implemented through a riser, and the rest (35 or 95 watts) through 1x8 pin PCI-E connectors from the PSU.

Tests

There was a lot of talk about the card, but not so long ago, the first test results finally appeared on the Internet. It is worth noting that these are the results of the Final Fantasy XV benchmark. This means that, most likely, they are actual and really show the abilities of the novelty. In addition, it was in this test that the older Turing models and the new Radeon RX 590 appeared for the first time.

The test results are shown in the picture below:

At the moment, they are only for High Quality mode in 4K format. It is clear from the diagram that the new model performs approximately at the level of the GTX 1070 card, slightly losing to it, but overtaking the old adapter by 30 percent. And it compares nicely with the capabilities of already released Turing boards. In terms of rivalry with AMD adapters, the new model performs at the level of Radeon RX Vega boards.

Of course, the results of testing in Battlefield V using ray tracing are much more interesting. Surprisingly, the RTX 2060 from NVidia shows very good performance when applying ray tracing. Even at full load, in other words, with the maximum number of rays, the novelty was able to guarantee proper FPS. Of course, we are talking about the format 1920x1080 px.

In other games that use ordinary image processing methods, the values ​​​​of the novelty are at a very predictable level. In terms of development, the new model boldly overtakes the GeForce 1070 Ti, while in others it shows itself much worse. But in most games, the novelty demonstrates superiority over the GTX 1070 Ti. Faster memory, despite the fact that it is slightly smaller capacity, provides its own advantages.

From the point of view of computing performance, the video card shows itself indefinitely. In a number of tests, there is superiority over the GeForce 1070 Ti and even over the GTX 1080, while in the rest the new model is inferior even to the GTX 1070 card. In general, the new adapter is not very inferior to the RTX 2070, which is one level higher.

Characteristics

What is the price?

The novelty will be implemented in various modifications from the corporation's partners. According to sources, the average price of a video card is $350.

In the Russian Federation, the new model will be sold at an average cost of 32,000 rubles. The card developers compared the adapter with the GTX 1070 Ti in terms of performance. The card is equipped with 6 GB of GDDR6 RAM, the bandwidth of which is approximately 336 GB / s, in other words, slightly higher when compared with the leader of the previous generation GTX 1080. The release date is scheduled for 01/15/2019.

RTX 2060 VS GTX 1060

By name, the new model looks like a direct successor to the GTX 1060. But the comparison is not very correct, because the novelty is equipped with 1,920 stream processors, while the GTX 1060 users received only 1,280. The temperature package also increased from 120 to 160 watts.

When compared to the GTX 1060, the new product guarantees 48% better computing performance and 75% more RAM bandwidth, despite the fact that the volume remained the same at 6 GB.In general, for the entire Turing generation, users did not wait for the increase in RAM.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Cooling system;
• Build reliability.

• Not detected.

In conclusion, it is worth noting that, in general, the culprit of the review shows a very predictable level of performance and even pleasantly shocks in ray tracing. But the price of the card is a bit disappointing. At approximately the same cost, it is really possible to purchase a brand new GTX 1070 Ti, and if you use the offers of the secondary market, then you can even find a GTX 1080 or even 1080 Ti.