Hawaii vs GeForce RTX 2060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 and Hawaii, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2060
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 175 Watt
36.64
+72.2%

RTX 2060 outperforms Hawaii by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking118238
Place by popularity34not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.05no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameTuring TU106Hawaii
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data
Current price$397 (1.1x MSRP)$10.63

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores19202816
Core clock speed1320 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1620 MHzno data
Number of transistors10,800 million6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Wattno data
Texture fill rate201.6no data

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 x16no data
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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed14000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no 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-Cno data
HDMI+no data
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_0)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.170
CUDA7.5no data

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 HD120
+84.6%
65−70
−84.6%
1440p73
+82.5%
40−45
−82.5%
4K50
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+71.9%
60−65
−71.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+63%
92
−63%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+64.6%
79
−64.6%
Battlefield 5 270−280
+72%
157
−72%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 180−190
+69.8%
106
−69.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+71.9%
60−65
−71.9%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+66.7%
114
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 220−230
+71.9%
128
−71.9%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+71.4%
140
−71.4%
Hitman 3 160−170
+63.3%
98
−63.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+65.9%
211
−65.9%
Metro Exodus 240−250
+66.7%
144
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 180−190
+65.1%
109
−65.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 240−250
+71.4%
140−150
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+68.3%
101
−68.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130−140
+66.7%
78
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110−120
+71.9%
64
−71.9%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+71.4%
140
−71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 160−170
+66.7%
96
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+71.9%
60−65
−71.9%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+64.8%
91
−64.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+68.4%
95
−68.4%
Forza Horizon 4 300−310
+54.6%
194
−54.6%
Hitman 3 80−85
+66.7%
48
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 400−450
+61.9%
247
−61.9%
Metro Exodus 200−210
+69.5%
118
−69.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 180−190
+71.4%
105
−71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 240−250
+71.4%
140−150
−71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 230−240
+69.1%
136
−69.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 400−450
+63.9%
244
−63.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+69.6%
56
−69.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+63.6%
55
−63.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+69%
71
−69%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+71.9%
60−65
−71.9%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+71.4%
70
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+71.4%
105
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+66.7%
120
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 240−250
+71.4%
140−150
−71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+64.4%
73
−64.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+66.7%
45
−66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 160−170
+66.7%
96
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+71.4%
70−75
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+63.3%
98
−63.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+66.7%
35−40
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+66.7%
42
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+69.2%
65
−69.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+60.7%
27−30
−60.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+66.7%
65−70
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+71.1%
75−80
−71.1%
Hitman 3 90−95
+66.7%
54
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+68.5%
89
−68.5%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+71.1%
76
−71.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+70.5%
85−90
−70.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+63.5%
50−55
−63.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+66.7%
30
−66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+62.2%
74
−62.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+62.5%
40
−62.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+62.2%
37
−62.2%
Hitman 3 50−55
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+63%
45−50
−63%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+71.9%
32
−71.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+66.7%
51
−66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+60.7%
28
−60.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+66.7%
24
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+60.7%
28
−60.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+60%
25
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+69.5%
59
−69.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+63.5%
52
−63.5%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+66.7%
42
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+58.8%
17
−58.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+71.1%
38
−71.1%

This is how RTX 2060 and Hawaii compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 85% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 83% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 is 85% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.64 21.28
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Hawaii in performance tests.


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