Radeon Pro W5700X vs GeForce RTX 2060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 with Radeon Pro W5700X, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2060
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
36.77

Pro W5700X outperforms RTX 2060 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13074
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation40.1144.92
Power efficiency15.8615.40
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameTU106Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2019 (6 years ago)11 December 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5700X has 12% better value for money than RTX 2060.

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 cores19202304
Core clock speed1365 MHz1243 MHz
Boost clock speed1680 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt205 Watt
Texture fill rate201.6293.8
Floating-point processing power6.451 TFLOPS9.4 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs120144
Tensor Cores240no data
Ray Tracing Cores30no 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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm305 mm
Width2-slotQuad-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 amount6 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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, 4x Thunderbolt
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 36.77
Pro W5700X 45.75
+24.4%

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 14139
Pro W5700X 17590
+24.4%

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.

RTX 2060 71636
+63.5%
Pro W5700X 43810

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RTX 2060 67483
+49.1%
Pro W5700X 45246

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 HD121
−24%
150−160
+24%
1440p77
−23.4%
95−100
+23.4%
4K50
−20%
60−65
+20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.88
+131%
6.66
−131%
1440p4.53
+132%
10.52
−132%
4K6.98
+139%
16.65
−139%
  • RTX 2060 has 131% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 has 132% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 has 139% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−20%
90−95
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−21.8%
95−100
+21.8%
Elden Ring 120−130
−17.2%
150−160
+17.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
−22.2%
110−120
+22.2%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−20%
90−95
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−21.8%
95−100
+21.8%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−19.3%
210−220
+19.3%
Metro Exodus 101
−18.8%
120−130
+18.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
−19.3%
130−140
+19.3%
Valorant 185
−24.3%
230−240
+24.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 147
−22.4%
180−190
+22.4%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−20%
90−95
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−21.8%
95−100
+21.8%
Dota 2 83
−20.5%
100−105
+20.5%
Elden Ring 120−130
−17.2%
150−160
+17.2%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−17%
110−120
+17%
Fortnite 155
−22.6%
190−200
+22.6%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−19.3%
210−220
+19.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
−21%
150−160
+21%
Metro Exodus 75
−20%
90−95
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 235
−23.4%
290−300
+23.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 56
−16.1%
65−70
+16.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
−24%
160−170
+24%
Valorant 104
−15.4%
120−130
+15.4%
World of Tanks 270−280
−7.5%
300−310
+7.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80
−18.8%
95−100
+18.8%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−20%
90−95
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−21.8%
95−100
+21.8%
Dota 2 110−120
−19.7%
140−150
+19.7%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−17%
110−120
+17%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−19.3%
210−220
+19.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 117
−19.7%
140−150
+19.7%
Valorant 162
−23.5%
200−210
+23.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 65−70
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
Elden Ring 70−75
−23.3%
90−95
+23.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−20%
210−220
+20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
World of Tanks 230−240
−23.9%
290−300
+23.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−23.2%
85−90
+23.2%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−18.6%
140−150
+18.6%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−23.8%
130−140
+23.8%
Metro Exodus 76
−18.4%
90−95
+18.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−21%
75−80
+21%
Valorant 102
−17.6%
120−130
+17.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Dota 2 67
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
Elden Ring 30−35
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
Metro Exodus 26
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 115
−21.7%
140−150
+21.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 67
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 41
−22%
50−55
+22%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Dota 2 70−75
−19.7%
85−90
+19.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−22.6%
65−70
+22.6%
Fortnite 50−55
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Valorant 46
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%

This is how RTX 2060 and Pro W5700X compete in popular games:

  • Pro W5700X is 24% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W5700X is 23% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W5700X is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.77 45.75
Recency 7 January 2019 11 December 2019
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 205 Watt

RTX 2060 has 28.1% lower power consumption.

Pro W5700X, on the other hand, has a 24.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W5700X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro W5700X is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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