EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 KO

[jabbadap]

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.

Uhm, RTX 2070 and RTX 2060S are both made from tu106, with chip's full 256bit wide bus enabled.

 

[bug]

Uhm, RTX 2070 and RTX 2060S are both made from tu106, with chip's full 256bit wide bus enabled.

Well then, I guess we'll be seeing the 2060 Super moving over to TU104 shortly.
And thanks, Turing is such a mess to keep track of.

 

[W1zzard]

Updated the charts to include RX 5600 XT numbers, to make it easier to compare

 

[Assimilator]

@W1zzard Conclusion says "It looks like NVIDIA had some spare TU106 chips lying around that couldn't handle the higher shader counts, so they harvested them in this special project", I think you mean TU104. I'd also be interested to know if the shader/ROP count shown in GPU-Z for this cut-down TU104 is correct.

And 3% is hardly a significant performance difference, especially since this card has almost no OC headroom compared to the non-TU104 2060s you previously reviewed.

 

[W1zzard]

I think you mean TU104

Correct, fixed

I'd also be interested to know if the shader/ROP count shown in GPU-Z for this cut-down TU104 is correct.

shader count must be correct, no way NVIDIA would fuse the chips to another shader count
No reason to believe ROP count is different. ROPs have been decoupled from MC for a long time

 

[Scougar]

I just dont see how the 5600 xt can compete at Thai price point anymore with this Nvidia move. You would have to be blind to pick the 5600. And frankly.. if considering the 5600 or 2060 now, you should be looking at the 5700 which last time I looked you could get one for $299.

Note that I have not yet read 5600 xt reviews that just got released. Assumption is that only higher priced cards have the speed bump.

 

[EarthDog]

I just dont see how the 5600 xt can compete at Thai price point anymore with this Nvidia move. You would have to be blind to pick the 5600. And frankly.. if considering the 5600 or 2060 now, you should be looking at the 5700 which last time I looked you could get one for $299.

Note that I have not yet read 5600 xt reviews that just got released. Assumption is that only higher priced cards have the speed bump.

I surely would have read some reviews first... the 5600 XT is as fast or slightly faster on average than a reference 2060...(those with the proper BIOS and clocks applied).

Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT Pulse Review

Sapphire's RX 5600 XT Pulse comes at $289, which is only a small $10 premium over the AMD MSRP, yet it's faster than the GeForce RTX 2060. The card's cooler does a great job and delivers good temperatures paired with amazing noise levels, and it has fan-stop, too.

www.techpowerup.com

Cheapest 5700's on Newegg are $329+ and 6% faster for $40 more.

 

[Scougar]

I saw that the reviews were up AFTER I commented, so the. I added the note. I am surprised the 5600 beats the 2060.. so i need to read reviews at lunch.

 

[64K]

I surely would have read some reviews first... the 5600 XT is as fast or slightly faster on average than a reference 2060...(those with the proper BIOS and clocks applied).

Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT Pulse Review

Sapphire's RX 5600 XT Pulse comes at $289, which is only a small $10 premium over the AMD MSRP, yet it's faster than the GeForce RTX 2060. The card's cooler does a great job and delivers good temperatures paired with amazing noise levels, and it has fan-stop, too.

www.techpowerup.com

Cheapest 5700's on Newegg are $329+ and 6% faster for $40 more.

You can pick one up on Amazon for $320 but I'm not familiar with the XFX brand.

Amazon.com: XFX Rx 5700 8GB GDDR6 Dd Ultra w/Boost Up to 1750MHz 3xDP HDMI PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card Rx-57XL8LBD6: Electronics

Amazon.com: XFX Rx 5700 8GB GDDR6 Dd Ultra w/Boost Up to 1750MHz 3xDP HDMI PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card Rx-57XL8LBD6: Electronics

www.amazon.com

 

[EarthDog]

You can pick one up on Amazon for $320 but I'm not familiar with the XFX brand.

Amazon.com: XFX Rx 5700 8GB GDDR6 Dd Ultra w/Boost Up to 1750MHz 3xDP HDMI PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card Rx-57XL8LBD6: Electronics

Amazon.com: XFX Rx 5700 8GB GDDR6 Dd Ultra w/Boost Up to 1750MHz 3xDP HDMI PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card Rx-57XL8LBD6: Electronics

www.amazon.com

Oh, sorry... +$30 for 6%. Does that change anything? Not the performance /$ metric.

XFX is fine.

 

[64K]

Oh, sorry... +$30 for 6%. Does that change anything? Not the performance /$ metric.

XFX is fine.

No. It's still too much money for a little gain.

 

[Scougar]

2060 KO is knocking on the supers door, so much so that I would just overclock it and be done.

 

[64K]

2060 KO is knocking on the supers door, so much so that I would just overclock it and be done.

Yes but you can overclock the 2060 Super as well and put the gap in performance between them right back.

Actual 3D performance gained from overclocking is 7.8%.

Actual 3D performance gained from overclocking is 8.7%.

 

[Scougar]

Absolutely not discounting that you can always clock the super as well.

 

[Deleted member 158293]

That PCB... just... omfg...

"Thermal pads as thick as pencil erasers".

 

[shoman24v]

Wow, great card! And only $300! I paid $509 for my 1070Ti in April of 2018 and this card is slightly faster for $200 less now.

 

[Scougar]

Wow, great card! And only $300! I paid $509 for my 1070Ti in April of 2018 and this card is slightly faster for $200 less now.

Prices were massively inflated at that point in time. They still have not got back to "regular levels", but getting there.

 

[shoman24v]

Prices were massively inflated at that point in time. They still have not got back to "regular levels", but getting there.

I do agree. I took me several months to get my hands finally on that card.

 

[firejohn]

Hi,
do you know how to configure Unigine Heaven, so i can compare with techpowerups results?

 

[bug]

Hi,
do you know how to configure Unigine Heaven, so i can compare with techpowerups results?

You're not supposed to configure anything, just use the presets. But there will be differences if you're using different CPU/RAM.

 

[firejohn]

I just downloaded, installed and pressed play. Or do i have to press benchmark in the upper left, i see it while the thing is running.

 

[bug]

I just downloaded, installed and pressed play. Or do i have to press benchmark in the upper left, i see it while the thing is running.

I haven't used the thing in a while, but yes, if there's a benchmark mode, that's what you want to use. Iirc, there should be 3 benchmark modes: normal(?), extreme and another one in between.

 

[firejohn]

Ok thx, the benchmark just starts while its running without restart. 63,9 avg fps with 780ti. I think a 2060 is worth. But idk if from Nvidia or the more power hungry Frankeinstein card from EVGA ^^

 

[bug]

Ok thx, the benchmark just starts while its running without restart. 63,9 avg fps with 780ti. I think a 2060 is worth. But idk if from Nvidia or the more power hungry Frankeinstein card from EVGA ^^

Probably EVGA. But feel free to browse some reviews (the one on TPU are quite good) and then make a decision.

 

[firejohn]

Probably EVGA. But feel free to browse some reviews (the one on TPU are quite good) and then make a decision.

Hm seems Nvidia with more quiet fans. Wanted to edit comment to avoid mess, but you answered fast.
And OC isn‘t so important here, not much gain in performance, not like with the 780ti. Interesting, Unigine shows 1306Mhz on GPU, though my other tools show 1110Mhz, also in the games i play.