The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB Founders Edition Review: Not Quite Mainstream
by Nate Oh on January 7, 2019 9:00 AM ESTMeet The GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB) Founders Edition Card
As for the card itself, we've already seen the scheme with the RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 2080, and RTX 2070 Founders Editions, the main highlight being the new open air cooler design. This time around, the RTX 2060 Founders Edition has stock reference clocks and presumably stock TDP.
Like the RTX 2070 Founders Edition, the RTX 2060 Founders Edition has a single 8-pin power connector at the front of the card, and lacks the NVLink SLI connectors as only the RTX 2080 and above support SLI. Internally, the board appears very similar to the RTX 2070 Founders Edition. Like the other RTX 20 cards, the RTX 2060 has followed with increasing TDP, standing at 160W compared to the 120W of the GTX 1060 6GB. I/O-wise is the same story, with the DVI port customary for mid-range and mainstream cards, which are often paired with budget DVI monitors, particularly as a drop-in upgrade for an aging video card.
This is also in addition to the VR-centric USB-C VirtualLink port, which also carries an associated 30W not included in the overall TDP.
As mentioned in the other RTX 20 series launch articles, the reference design change poses a potential issue to OEMs, as unlike blowers, open air designs cannot guarantee self-cooling independent of chassis airflow. As a higher-volume and nominally mainstream part, the RTX 2060 Founders Edition would be the more traditional part found in OEM systems.
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dave_the_nerd - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
Selfish opinion: but I really would have appreciated a 970 in the graph, in addition to the 1060. (Only two generations old, same market segment and similar price point.)CiccioB - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
Yes, also the 1080Ti is missing, and it is quite a pity, especially for the compute tests.Icehawk - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
I wish they would show the 970 in tests too - partially because it was a popular card and most folks wait a couple of cycles to update and partially because that is what I have :) I would like to upgrade as it struggles at 4k and even 1440 on some of the latest games but I can’t stomach $500+poohbear - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
Uhm, you didn't test for its RTX performance? Wasn't that the main contention with a GTX 2060????boozed - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
Still waiting for real-world tests?saiga6360 - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
Battlefield V? Crappy game but it does have ray tracing implemented.RamIt - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
This card is worth no more than $199 us dollars. Sorry Nvidia your pricing stricture keeps me from buying your products from now on.RamIt - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
Sorry for the typos. A little bit hammered at the moment but certainly mean what I implied.mkaibear - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
Don't you buy on price/performance then? That seems odd.For the price this offers great performance.
sing_electric - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
There's a lot of good value at ~$200 (RX 580, 1060 6GB since prices are being dragged down by the 2060), and then essentially nothing worth buying until the 2060 at $350, and then nothing until the 2070. (You could make a case for a Vega 64 on sale for $350, but even then, it's more power-hungry, etc.).So if GPU performance is important, and your budget can accommodate a $250-400 GPU, the 2060 is the one to buy. People can complain about $350 being a "high end" price, but the fact is, it's WAY faster than what you get for spending say, $280 on an RX 590.