NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
Specifications, where the GeForce RTX 2060 sits for gaming, the processor worth pairing with it, and the frame rate the pair returns at every resolution.
Ryzen 5 4500
The GeForce RTX 2060 and the Ryzen 5 4500 return about 26 fps on High at 1440p with neither part wasting the other. A processor slower than the Ryzen 5 4500 leaves the GeForce RTX 2060 idling, and a faster one adds no frames to a GeForce RTX 2060 at this resolution.
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| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Released | 2019 |
| Video memory | 6 GB |
| Board power | 160 W |
| Gaming performance index | 25.0 (RTX 4090 = 100) |
What these numbers mean for the GeForce RTX 2060
On our index the GeForce RTX 2060 scores 25.0, which places it 65th of the 89 graphics cards we track and puts it faster than roughly 27% of them.
The GeForce RTX 2060 and the Arc A580 land on exactly the same index score of 25.0, so on raw throughput the two are interchangeable and the choice between them comes down to memory, power draw and price on the day.
6 GB of memory is the figure to watch on the GeForce RTX 2060: workable at 1080p, tight at 1440p on high presets, and short of what a handful of recent titles want, which on a 6 GB card shows up as stutter rather than a lower frame counter and so gets misdiagnosed as the GeForce RTX 2060 simply being slow.
At 160 W the GeForce RTX 2060 sits in the mainstream power bracket, so a competent supply of around 450 W total handles the whole machine and cooling is a matter of normal case airflow rather than special planning.
Released in 2019, the GeForce RTX 2060 is 7 years old and well past the point of being a sensible new purchase, and it is here because plenty of people still run a GeForce RTX 2060 and want to know what to pair with it or whether to replace it.
GeForce RTX 2060 frame rate at each resolution
The GeForce RTX 2060 paired with the Ryzen 5 4500 on the High preset with 16 GB of system memory. The card is the limit throughout, so the GeForce RTX 2060 falls the full 74% from 46 fps to 12 fps as the pixel count rises.
| Resolution | Estimated fps | Limited by |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p (1920 x 1080) | 46 fps | Balanced |
| 1440p (2560 x 1440) | 26 fps | GPU |
| 4K (3840 x 2160) | 12 fps | GPU |
How the GeForce RTX 2060 compares
6 cards sit within 30% of the GeForce RTX 2060 on our gaming index, running from the Radeon RX 7600 at +28% to the Arc B570 at +20%, a window narrow enough that price, memory and power decide it rather than raw speed.
What to pair with the GeForce RTX 2060, and when to upgrade
Best CPU for the GeForce RTX 2060
When the GeForce RTX 2060 becomes the limit, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is the next step worth paying for: 40.0 on our index against 25.0, a jump of 60%, which is roughly where an upgrade stops being something you have to look at a counter to notice. See its specs.
Check the GeForce RTX 2060 against your own parts
GeForce RTX 2060 specifications on this page are from NVIDIA, while its performance index of 25.0 is modelled from published benchmark data for the GeForce RTX 2060 rather than measured on a test bench, and every frame rate above follows from that figure. How we calculate this