GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs RTX 2060 12 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB with GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2060 12 GB
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 184 Watt
36.05

4090 Mobile outperforms 2060 12 GB by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency15.7741.15
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU106AD103
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 December 2021 (3 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores21769728
Core clock speed1470 MHz1335 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)184 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate224.4515.3
Floating-point processing power7.181 TFLOPS32.98 TFLOPS
ROPs48112
TMUs136304
Tensor Cores272304
Ray Tracing Cores3476
L1 Cache2.1 MB9.5 MB
L2 Cache3 MB64 MB

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D 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
DLSS++

Synthetic benchmarks

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX 2060 12 GB 36.05
RTX 4090 Mobile 61.33
+70.1%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RTX 2060 12 GB 15939
Samples: 1218
RTX 4090 Mobile 27120
+70.1%
Samples: 2362

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 HD95−100
−78.9%
170
+78.9%
1440p75−80
−74.7%
131
+74.7%
4K45−50
−75.6%
79
+75.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 147
+0%
147
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 179
+0%
179
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240
+0%
240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 142
+0%
142
+0%
Far Cry 5 173
+0%
173
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 181
+0%
181
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 152
+0%
152
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 214
+0%
214
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 133
+0%
133
+0%
Dota 2 199
+0%
199
+0%
Far Cry 5 167
+0%
167
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 174
+0%
174
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 162
+0%
162
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 88
+0%
88
+0%
Metro Exodus 156
+0%
156
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 394
+0%
394
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 128
+0%
128
+0%
Dota 2 187
+0%
187
+0%
Far Cry 5 158
+0%
158
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 82
+0%
82
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 204
+0%
204
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 173
+0%
173
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 516
+0%
516
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 138
+0%
138
+0%
Metro Exodus 117
+0%
117
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 485
+0%
485
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95
+0%
95
+0%
Far Cry 5 151
+0%
151
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 74
+0%
74
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+0%
164
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 88
+0%
88
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 314
+0%
314
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 172
+0%
172
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Dota 2 179
+0%
179
+0%
Far Cry 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RTX 2060 12 GB and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 79% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 75% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 76% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.05 61.33
Recency 7 December 2021 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 184 Watt 120 Watt

RTX 4090 Mobile has a 70.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 53.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a notebook one.

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