GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs RTX 2060 12 GB

Aggregate performance score

RTX 2060 12 GB
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 184 Watt
41.09

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms RTX 2060 12 GB by an impressive 89% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking908
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.0732.82
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameTU106AD104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 December 2021 (2 years ago)17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699
Current price$530 $719 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 SUPER has 36% better value for money than RTX 2060 12 GB.

Detailed specifications

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 cores21767168
Core clock speedno data1980 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)184 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate224.4584.6

Form factor & 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm285 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed14 GB/s21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s504.2 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA7.58.9

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.

RTX 2060 12 GB 41.09
RTX 4070 SUPER 77.69
+89.1%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms RTX 2060 12 GB by 89% 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%

RTX 2060 12 GB 15887
RTX 4070 SUPER 30035
+89.1%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms RTX 2060 12 GB by 89% in Passmark.

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 HD110−120
−91.8%
211
+91.8%
1440p65−70
−92.3%
125
+92.3%
4K45−50
−93.3%
87
+93.3%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.09 77.69
Recency 7 December 2021 17 January 2024
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 184 Watt 220 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
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