The Card

Palit's RTX 2060 Super JetStream looks identical to the RTX 2080 JetStream—huge cooler, this should be good. On the back, you'll find a high-quality metal backplate. Dimensions of the card are 29.5 x 13.0 cm.


Installation requires three slots in your system.


Display connectivity options include one HDMI 2.0 and three DisplayPort 1.4 ports. Compared to the Founders Edition, the USB-C connector has been removed, probably to reduce cost.

NVIDIA has updated their display engine with the Turing microarchitecture, which now supports DisplayPort 1.4a with support for VESA's nearly lossless Display Stream Compression (DSC). Combined, this enables support for 8K@30Hz with a single cable or 8K@60Hz when DSC is turned on. For context, DisplayPort 1.4a is the latest version of the standard that was published in April, 2018.

At CES 2019, NVIDIA announced that all their graphics cards will now support VESA Adaptive Sync (aka FreeSync). While only a small number of FreeSync monitors have been fully qualified with G-SYNC, users can enable the feature in NVIDIA's control panel regardless of whether the monitor is certified or not.


Palit is including a dual-BIOS feature on their card. The second BIOS runs at the same clocks and power limit as the primary BIOS, but supports idle fan stop and a quieter fan curve.


The board uses a 6-pin and an 8-pin power connector. This input configuration is specified for up to 300 watts of power draw.


The GeForce RTX 2060 Super does not support SLI.

Disassembly

Palit's cooler uses four heatpipes. It's impressive how Palit managed to cool GPU, memory, and VRM with just a single-piece thermal assembly.


The backplate is made out of metal and protects the card against damage during installation and handling.

On the next page, we dive deep into the PCB layout and VRM configuration.