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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 — Benchmarks & Specs

6 GB VRAM160W TDP$349 MSRP2019

Amazon listing: $281.40

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Last updated 2026-10-06. Price and availability subject to change.

Bottom line: how fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060?

At 1440p Ultra, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 averages 63 fps in Baldur's Gate 3 with a 57 fps 1% low, per PCBench. For local LLM inference it generates 48.6 tokens/sec running mistral:7b at q4_K_M under ollama, per DatabaseMart. In 3DMark Fire Strike it scores 17,655 points, per 3DMark. Its 6 GB of VRAM is the binding constraint for local inference: the largest model on file at 4-bit quantization on this card is deepseek-r1:8b (8B parameters, q4_K_M), generating 7.5 tokens/sec under ollama, per DatabaseMart.

Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is a graphics card from the Turing family released in 2019 from NVIDIA. Key on-paper specs include 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, 336 GB/s of memory bandwidth, 160W TDP. It launched with a $349 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current listings. Data on this page draws on 10 linked listings, 11 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 11 community AI inference reports, 47 game frame-rate results (top 15 shown), compiled from DatabaseMart, PCBench, Gamers Nexus, GPU101, 3DMark, Notebookcheck, CpuTronic, GPU Battle, HardwareCooking, KitGuru, PassMark, PCGamesN; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, synthetic benchmark scores, or local LLM inference).

Gaming Performance (reported FPS)

Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.

Gaming frame rates for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 by game, resolution, and quality preset. Rows from aggregator sites are estimates, not measured runs, dated by when SpecPicks fetched them. “1% low” is the frame-time floor that determines perceived smoothness. Each row links to its original review or benchmark database.
Game Resolution Settings Relative Avg FPS 1% low Source
F1 2018 1080p Ultra 120 fps — Gamers Nexus 2019-01-07
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 1080p Ultra 105 fps — GPU101 2026-09-16
Battlefield V 1080p Ultra 104 fps 56 fps Gamers Nexus 2019-01-07
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p Highest 100 fps — KitGuru 2026-06-10
Fortnite 1080p Epic 95 fps — GPU101 2026-09-16
F1 2018 1440p Ultra 93 fps — Gamers Nexus 2019-01-07
Counter-Strike 2 1440p Very High 92 fps 50 fps GPU Battle 2026-08-14
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 1080p Ultra 91 fps 76 fps PCBench 2021-01-01
Baldur's Gate 3 1080p Ultra 91 fps 80 fps PCBench 2023-08-01
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 1080p Ultra RT on DLSS Quality 76 fps 55 fps PCBench 2021-01-01
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 1080p Ultra RT DLSS RT on DLSS Quality 76 fps 55 fps PCBench 2026-08-14
God of War 1080p Ultra 74 fps — GPU101 2026-09-16
Far Cry 5 1440p Ultra 73 fps — Gamers Nexus 2019-01-07
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Next Gen 1080p Ultra RT on 72 fps — GPU101 2026-09-16
Baldur's Gate 3 1440p Ultra 63 fps 57 fps PCBench 2023-08-01

AI Inference Performance

Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.

Local LLM inference throughput on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, in generated tokens per second for a single request (one user's generation speed). Higher is better; each row links to the community report or benchmark database it came from.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec VRAM used Source
llama3.2:3b q4_K_M ollama 50.4 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-01
mistral:7b q4_K_M ollama 48.6 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-01
deepseek-r1:1.5b q4_K_M ollama 43.1 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-01
qwen2.5:3b q4_K_M ollama 36.0 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-01
deepseek-coder:6.7b q4_K_M ollama 13.6 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-01
codellama:7b q4_K_M ollama 13.2 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-01
qwen2.5:7b q4_K_M ollama 9.0 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-01
deepseek-r1:7b q4_K_M ollama 8.8 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-01
deepseek-r1:8b q4_K_M ollama 7.5 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-01
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M ollama 7.4 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-01
gemma:7b q4_K_M ollama 3.7 tok/s — DatabaseMart 2025-01-01

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from.
Benchmark Relative Score Source
3DMark Fire Strike 17,655 points 3DMark 2019-01-01
3DMark Fire Strike 16,267 points Notebookcheck 2019-02-01
PassMark G3D Mark 14,076 points PassMark 2026-09-15
3DMark Time Spy 7,878 points Notebookcheck 2019-02-01
3DMark Time Spy 7,596 points 3DMark 2019-09-12
3DMark Time Spy 7,379 points PCBench 2023-10-01
3DMark Port Royal 4,339 points HardwareCooking 2020-01-01
3DMark Port Royal 3,729 points PCGamesN 2019-01-11
3DMark Steel Nomad 1,766 points CpuTronic 2024-07-01
3DMark Speed Way 1,449 points 3DMark 2023-12-15

Products Featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Systems with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Laptops and desktops that ship with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 — whole systems, listed separately from the part itself.

Full Specifications

tdp w160
vram gb6
gpu chipTU106
vram typeGDDR6
cuda cores1920
process nm12
base clock mhz1365
boost clock mhz1680
memory bus bits192
memory bandwidth gbps336

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 best used for?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is a 6 GB VRAM Turing-family graphics card. 1080p gaming and general productivity are the headline use cases; the benchmark tables on this page place it within its generation.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 released, and what was its launch MSRP?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 launched in 2019 at a $349 MSRP. Street prices drift from launch pricing over a product's life, so check the current listing before buying.
Where do the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 benchmark numbers come from?
Each benchmark row on this page names its source (public benchmark databases such as TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench and Cinebench, and community reports such as r/LocalLLaMA threads) and links to it, so every number can be checked against the original.
Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 run local LLMs?
Yes — AI inference results for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 are on file; the AI Inference Performance section on this page lists model, quantization and tokens-per-second for each run. 6 GB VRAM fits 7B-parameter models at Q4.
Where can I buy the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060?
Amazon listings for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 are linked at the top of this page and in the Products Featuring the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 section. SpecPicks earns a small affiliate commission on qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to the buyer.

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