NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

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GeForce RTX 2060 compared with GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2060	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Overview
Released
Released	January 2019	July 2019
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Turing	Turing
Shader cores
Shader cores	1,920 or 2,176	2,176
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,680 MHz or 1,650 MHz	1,650 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	NVIDIA reference GPU specifications; photo shows PNY's stock-clock 6 GB Blower partner card, whose cooler, dimensions and display connectors differ from the Founders Edition. The later 12 GB card has 2,176 CUDA cores rather than 1,920.	NVIDIA reference/Founders Edition GPU figures; the photo shows PNY's stock-clock Dual Fan partner card
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	First-generation RT Cores; NVIDIA's original launch specification lists 30 RT Cores and 5 Giga Rays/s for 6 GB	First-generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	Second-generation Tensor Cores; 240 on the original 6 GB model according to NVIDIA's launch specification	Second-generation Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation	NVIDIA DLSS super resolution; no DLSS frame generation
Base clock
Base clock	1,365 MHz base and 1,680 MHz boost (6 GB); 1,470 MHz base and 1,650 MHz boost (12 GB)	1,470 MHz
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	6 GB GDDR6 or 12 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
Memory bus	192-bit	256-bit (better)
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	336 GB/s	448 GB/s (better)
Memory detail
Memory detail	14 Gbps GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 336 GB/s bandwidth on both revisions	PNY publishes 14 Gbps GDDR6 and 448 GB/sec bandwidth
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	160 W or 185 W	175 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	Original 6 GB NVIDIA page lists DisplayPort 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b, USB-C/VirtualLink and DVI-DL. The 12 GB regional table lists DisplayPort, HDMI and DVI-DL without USB-C; the current combined comparison table also omits USB-C. Up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.2. Partner connectors vary.	NVIDIA's original Founders Edition manual shows 2 × DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI and USB-C; its current comparison table omits USB-C. Pictured PNY Dual Fan lists DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b and DVI-D, with no USB-C listed.
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320; original specification states 4K 144 Hz or 8K 60 Hz over DisplayPort with DSC	7680 × 4320; NVIDIA specifies support for four displays
Power connector
Power connector	1 × PCIe 8-pin for both reference specifications	1 × 8-pin
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	500 W (6 GB); 550 W (12 GB); NVIDIA reference power specifications	NVIDIA specifies 550 W; requirements depend on the system
Slot width
Slot width	2-slot (original 6 GB Founders Edition); 12 GB partner cards vary	Two slots for the Founders Edition and pictured PNY Dual Fan
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	228.60 × 112.6 mm, 2-slot (original 6 GB Founders Edition). NVIDIA's regional table repeats these dimensions for 12 GB, but no separate 12 GB Founders Edition design was verified.	NVIDIA reference/Founders Edition is 228.60 × 112.6 mm; pictured PNY Dual Fan is 1.65 × 9.25 × 4.4 inches
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	Seventh-generation NVENC, fourth-generation NVDEC (NVIDIA comparison table); no hardware AV1 encode	Seventh-generation NVIDIA Encoder and fourth-generation Decoder; PNY specifies PCIe 3.0 x16. NVIDIA specifies no NVLink support.