NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
About GPU
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB GPU is a powerful and reliable graphics card that is suitable for desktop platforms. With a base clock of 1470MHz and a boost clock of 1650MHz, it offers fast and smooth performance for a wide range of gaming and graphic-intensive applications.
One of the standout features of this GPU is its generous 12GB of GDDR6 memory, which allows for seamless multitasking and superior image quality. The memory clock speed of 1750MHz further enhances its overall performance, making it a great choice for those who demand high-end graphics.
With 2176 shading units and 3MB of L2 cache, this GPU is capable of handling complex visual effects and rendering tasks with ease. It also has a TDP of 184W, which ensures efficient power consumption without sacrificing performance.
In terms of practical performance, the RTX 2060 12GB GPU delivers impressive results across various benchmarks. In 3DMark Time Spy, it achieves a score of 8027, showcasing its ability to handle demanding gaming and VR applications. In real-world gaming tests, it excels with high frame rates, such as 174 fps in GTA 5, 117 fps in Battlefield 5, 48 fps in Cyberpunk 2077, and 91 fps in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, all at 1080p resolution.
Overall, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB GPU is a solid choice for gamers and professionals who require a high-performance graphics card. Its combination of fast clock speeds, ample memory, and impressive benchmark results make it a worthy investment for anyone looking to elevate their visual experience.
Basic
Label Name
NVIDIA
Platform
Desktop
Launch Date
December 2021
Model Name
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Generation
GeForce 20
Base Clock
1470MHz
Boost Clock
1650MHz
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Transistors
10,800 million
RT Cores
34
Tensor Cores
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Tensor Cores are specialized processing units designed specifically for deep learning, providing higher training and inference performance compared to FP32 training. They enable rapid computations in areas such as computer vision, natural language processing, speech recognition, text-to-speech conversion, and personalized recommendations. The two most notable applications of Tensor Cores are DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) and AI Denoiser for noise reduction.
272
TMUs
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Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) serve as components of the GPU, which are capable of rotating, scaling, and distorting binary images, and then placing them as textures onto any plane of a given 3D model. This process is called texture mapping.
136
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
12 nm
Architecture
Turing
Memory Specifications
Memory Size
12GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
Memory Bus
?
The memory bus width refers to the number of bits of data that the video memory can transfer within a single clock cycle. The larger the bus width, the greater the amount of data that can be transmitted instantaneously, making it one of the crucial parameters of video memory. The memory bandwidth is calculated as: Memory Bandwidth = Memory Frequency x Memory Bus Width / 8. Therefore, when the memory frequencies are similar, the memory bus width will determine the size of the memory bandwidth.
192bit
Memory Clock
1750MHz
Bandwidth
?
Memory bandwidth refers to the data transfer rate between the graphics chip and the video memory. It is measured in bytes per second, and the formula to calculate it is: memory bandwidth = working frequency × memory bus width / 8 bits.
336.0 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
Pixel Rate
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Pixel fill rate refers to the number of pixels a graphics processing unit (GPU) can render per second, measured in MPixels/s (million pixels per second) or GPixels/s (billion pixels per second). It is the most commonly used metric to evaluate the pixel processing performance of a graphics card.
79.20 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
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Texture fill rate refers to the number of texture map elements (texels) that a GPU can map to pixels in a single second.
224.4 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)
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An important metric for measuring GPU performance is floating-point computing capability. Half-precision floating-point numbers (16-bit) are used for applications like machine learning, where lower precision is acceptable. Single-precision floating-point numbers (32-bit) are used for common multimedia and graphics processing tasks, while double-precision floating-point numbers (64-bit) are required for scientific computing that demands a wide numeric range and high accuracy.
14.36 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)
?
An important metric for measuring GPU performance is floating-point computing capability. Double-precision floating-point numbers (64-bit) are required for scientific computing that demands a wide numeric range and high accuracy, while single-precision floating-point numbers (32-bit) are used for common multimedia and graphics processing tasks. Half-precision floating-point numbers (16-bit) are used for applications like machine learning, where lower precision is acceptable.
224.4 GFLOPS
FP32 (float)
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An important metric for measuring GPU performance is floating-point computing capability. Single-precision floating-point numbers (32-bit) are used for common multimedia and graphics processing tasks, while double-precision floating-point numbers (64-bit) are required for scientific computing that demands a wide numeric range and high accuracy. Half-precision floating-point numbers (16-bit) are used for applications like machine learning, where lower precision is acceptable.
7.325
TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
SM Count
?
Multiple Streaming Processors (SPs), along with other resources, form a Streaming Multiprocessor (SM), which is also referred to as a GPU's major core. These additional resources include components such as warp schedulers, registers, and shared memory. The SM can be considered the heart of the GPU, similar to a CPU core, with registers and shared memory being scarce resources within the SM.
34
Shading Units
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The most fundamental processing unit is the Streaming Processor (SP), where specific instructions and tasks are executed. GPUs perform parallel computing, which means multiple SPs work simultaneously to process tasks.
2176
L1 Cache
64 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
3MB
TDP
184W
Vulkan Version
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Vulkan is a cross-platform graphics and compute API by Khronos Group, offering high performance and low CPU overhead. It lets developers control the GPU directly, reduces rendering overhead, and supports multi-threading and multi-core processors.
1.3
OpenCL Version
3.0
OpenGL
4.6
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
CUDA
7.5
Power Connectors
1x 8-pin
Shader Model
6.6
ROPs
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The Raster Operations Pipeline (ROPs) is primarily responsible for handling lighting and reflection calculations in games, as well as managing effects like anti-aliasing (AA), high resolution, smoke, and fire. The more demanding the anti-aliasing and lighting effects in a game, the higher the performance requirements for the ROPs; otherwise, it may result in a sharp drop in frame rate.
48
Suggested PSU
450W
Benchmarks
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2160p
Score
31
fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p
Score
61
fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p
Score
89
fps
Cyberpunk 2077 2160p
Score
28
fps
Cyberpunk 2077 1440p
Score
33
fps
Cyberpunk 2077 1080p
Score
47
fps
Battlefield 5 2160p
Score
46
fps
Battlefield 5 1440p
Score
84
fps
Battlefield 5 1080p
Score
115
fps
GTA 5 2160p
Score
58
fps
GTA 5 1440p
Score
88
fps
GTA 5 1080p
Score
177
fps
FP32 (float)
Score
7.325
TFLOPS
3DMark Time Spy
Score
7866
Blender
Score
1888
OctaneBench
Score
182
Compared to Other GPU
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2160p
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p
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Cyberpunk 2077 2160p
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Cyberpunk 2077 1440p
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Cyberpunk 2077 1080p
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Battlefield 5 2160p
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Battlefield 5 1440p
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Battlefield 5 1080p
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GTA 5 2160p
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GTA 5 1440p
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GTA 5 1080p
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FP32 (float)
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3DMark Time Spy
Blender
OctaneBench
