GeForce RTX 2060 vs GTX 770

Place in performance ranking	320	122
Place by popularity	not in top-100	23
Value for money	3.55	21.03
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GK104	Turing TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2013 (10 years old)	6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$349
Current price	$254 (0.6x MSRP)	$397 (1.1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 has 492% better value for money than GTX 770.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1536	1920
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	1046 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1085 MHz	1620 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	175 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	134 billion/sec	201.6
Floating-point performance	3,333 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	229 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Minimum recommended system power	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 8-pin and one 6-pin	1x 8-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	7012 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.3 GB/s	336.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data
PhysX	+	no data
3D Vision Live	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 770 15.30

RTX 2060 36.54
+139%

RTX 2060 outperforms GTX 770 by 139% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 770 5925

RTX 2060 14151
+139%

RTX 2060 outperforms GTX 770 by 139% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 770 8150

RTX 2060 19338
+137%

RTX 2060 outperforms GTX 770 by 137% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 770 18434

RTX 2060 70668
+283%

RTX 2060 outperforms GTX 770 by 283% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 770 17057

RTX 2060 66970
+293%

RTX 2060 outperforms GTX 770 by 293% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 770 13785

RTX 2060 77840
+465%

RTX 2060 outperforms GTX 770 by 465% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	50−55 −142%	121 +142%
1440p	30−35 −153%	76 +153%
4K	18−21 −178%	50 +178%

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	15.30	36.54
Recency	30 May 2013	6 January 2019
Cost	$399	$349
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	175 Watt