EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 KO

[Ruru]

Nice card and great price/performance ratio. I'd just slap an universal GPU block on it

 

[newtekie1]

This is a very meh card. I would have rather they just lowered the price of the linup instead of shoe horning in another card with almost identical specs to the GTX2060.

 

[EarthDog]

This is a very meh card. I would have rather they just lowered the price of the linup instead of shoe horning in another card with almost identical specs to the GTX2060.

Didn't they do that? Just the die is different, specs are the same? Aren't we getting a (meager) 3% increase for less money?

 

[cellar door]

Why are people hating on this card? Its faster then a regular 2060 and $50 cheaper.

Why gives a flying F what die it is using, and who gives a flying F about 10 or 15watts one way or the other.

The comments here are ridiculous. And pleas don't cry about sleeve bearings - which half the manufacturers use - for ex. even Asus Strix cards are sleeve bearings. No one cries about those, do they now?

At the end of the day, if this card prompts AMD to drop the 5600XT to something more realistic like $249, then we all win.

 

[bug]

Why are people hating on this card? Its faster then a regular 2060 and $50 cheaper.

Probably for the reason people don't read. This is neither faster than a 2060 nor is it cheaper. This is exactly the 2060 which has just been given a $50 price cut.

And then there's Pavlov that has everyone seeing x60 and expecting something in the $200-250 range.

 

[Xzibit]

Why are people hating on this card? Its faster then a regular 2060 and $50 cheaper.

Might want to talk to @W1zzard. In the intro page chart he has all 3 2060 + 2060 KO + 2060 Super @ $300.

 

[yuri_hime]

Probably for the reason people don't read. This is neither faster than a 2060 nor is it cheaper. This is exactly the 2060 which has just been given a $50 price cut.

And then there's Pavlov that has everyone seeing x60 and expecting something in the $200-250 range.

The TU104 version of the 2060 is guaranteed to have more GPCs than the TU106 2060. Some workloads seem to scale on GPC count.

 

[Fluffmeister]

Damn, even with a half dead slab of TU104 silicon they can give AMD price problems.

But then they don't need to rush to 7nm either. God bless the cheaper node.

 

[EarthDog]

Might want to talk to @W1zzard. In the intro page chart he has all 3 2060 + 2060 KO + 2060 Super @ $300.

Because his charts change with the times... literally. IIRC, he gets prices off newegg for that chart at the time of writing (not a fan - list SRP/SEP, not what the market is that second - it's worth a mention in writing, but at least list msrp as that shows readers where it started AND where it is). That said, the cheapest 2060 super on newegg is $400 not $300. The only $300 cards on newegg as of this moment is the evga KO, one with MIR, and one on sale for $300. The rest are way more expensive.

 

[advc]

I just created an account to ask what's the fuss with the TU104 silicon? Is that a good or a bad thing? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm not into deep technical stuff but I want to purchase this card to pair it with a Ryzen 5 2600 and just want to make sure what I'm getting into hah. Another person here even complained about the fans for being sleeve bearing so now I'm kinda thorn if I should buy this especific 2060 model or get another one. And if somebody could recommend me one would be much appreciated!

 

[Super XP]

The RX 5800 is the better buy over this release that doesn't seem to fit anywhere.
Those that bought the RTX 2060 for more money: What the? how can Nvidia do such a thing to us?
Nvidia: Keep your current RTX 2060 and buy the KO version too.
Nvidia: While counting the $$$$$'s

 

[EarthDog]

The RX 5800 is the better buy over this release that doesn't seem to fit anywhere.

Que? 5800?

 

[Scougar]

So. Faster than a regular 2060 even running at the same speed. 300 bucks, so leaves the RX 5600 XT even with a speed boost with nowhere to go (and bear in mind that that speed boost is only on more expensive AIB 5600s.

Right now, anything below the 5700 is a bad purchase with AMD. Nvidia have the market sewn up due to AMDs underperforming yet overpriced 5500 and 5600. The 5700 is the go-to card, the 5700 xt if you are flush.

Ray Tracing isn't worth it this gen so rule that out. (Wait for the next round from both companies).

Honestly, great move from Nvidia with this, and I really can't stand their tactics normally.

Side note... Same rough price for same perf 3 or 4 years later..... Anyone feeling ripped off yet by both companies?

 

[QUANTUMPHYSICS]

Comparison after comparison.

Review after review.

the only thing I take away from any of this is that if you don't have a 2080, Super or 2080Ti, you're basically assed out.

And that's why I went straight to the top.

Use your credit card.

Take out a loan if you must.

If you buy anything but the best, you will regret it.

 

[EarthDog]

you're basically assed out

lol, what does that mean? Assed out of what?

 

[64K]

Comparison after comparison.

Review after review.

the only thing I take away from any of this is that if you don't have a 2080, Super or 2080Ti, you're basically assed out.

And that's why I went straight to the top.

Use your credit card.

Take out a loan if you must.

If you buy anything but the best, you will regret it.

Well it's finally happened.

I'm assed out.

The only saving grace for me is that I don't know what the hell that means.

 

[Scougar]

Well it's finally happened.

I'm assed out.

The only saving grace for me is that I don't know what the hell that means.

I'm not sure either, but I know I bought my wife a better car; sent my kid to the gym; bought myself a better car; bought a house etc. I'm happy I didn't spend money on a top end card that is clearly about twice the price it should be. Yeah, my 270x sucks, but it will do for free till I as a consumer am no longer being ripped off.

I will happily convert spend thousands on my other hobbies like magfed paintball until Nvidia and RTG get their act together.

 

[Super XP]

Que? 5800?

5700 meant none XT version is what I meant to say.

Comparison after comparison.

Review after review.

the only thing I take away from any of this is that if you don't have a 2080, Super or 2080Ti, you're basically assed out.

And that's why I went straight to the top.

Use your credit card.

Take out a loan if you must.

If you buy anything but the best, you will regret it.

I've been pounding away at 1440p with a Sapphire Radeon 580XT 8GB with no issues to report, all games Ultra High Settings.
I'll see how Big Navi's baby brother is like and decide on an upgrade. So long as its RDNA2 of course.

 

[EarthDog]

I've been pounding away at 1440p with a Sapphire Radeon 580XT 8GB with no issues to report, all games Ultra High Settings.

That 60 FPS LIFE!

 

[InVasMani]

The core overclock was terrible with that power limit makes me curious how well these card could overclock the core on it with a bios mod though I mean if you can get that core to OC more like 10-15% rather than 2% it would be a lot more interesting.

 

[Ruru]

I just created an account to ask what's the fuss with the TU104 silicon? Is that a good or a bad thing?

TU104 is used in 2070S, 2080 and 2080S, so it's weird to see one in a 300USD card. Those chips would probably be unusable in those, so they just cut those and use those as 2060s. Which isn't a dumb idea IMO, better use those in a way or another, than just throw them away.

 

[W1zzard]

In the intro page chart he has all 3 2060 + 2060 KO + 2060 Super @ $300.

Fixed the 2060 Super price, typo

 

[InVasMani]

I wonder if Sapphire will do similar to EVGA here with RX cards to cut costs and make them more affordable for consumers. I hope they do we could use more competition and about time a board maker gets back to cost savings to the consumer rather than "bedazzling" the GPU's to consumers at a higher cost to them unnecessarily.

 

[bug]

I just created an account to ask what's the fuss with the TU104 silicon? Is that a good or a bad thing? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm not into deep technical stuff but I want to purchase this card to pair it with a Ryzen 5 2600 and just want to make sure what I'm getting into hah. Another person here even complained about the fans for being sleeve bearing so now I'm kinda thorn if I should buy this especific 2060 model or get another one. And if somebody could recommend me one would be much appreciated!

TU104 is also used in 2070 and 2080 cards. It was a big deal when it was brought to 2060 Super because it brought with it a 256bit wide memory bus. But this variant does away with that bus, so it's basically the same as TU106. Since the plain 2060 was the only card using TU106, it has probably become cheaper for Nvidia do away with one SKU and carve both 2060 variants out of the same silicon.

 

[Super XP]

That 60 FPS LIFE!

144fps when in menu screen lmao. Mostly around 75fps even though my 1440p /144Hz monitor begs for more.