GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs Radeon RX 5700 XT

Place in performance ranking	76	91
Place by popularity	44	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	100.00	23.81
Architecture	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Navi 10	TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	7 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$111 (0.3x MSRP)	$530

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT has 320% 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 cores	2560	2176
Core clock speed	1605 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1905 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	10,300 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	184 Watt
Texture fill rate	304.8	224.4

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	272 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 8-pin

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	336.0 GB/s

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

Supported Technologies

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

VR Ready	+	no data
Multi Monitor	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	no data	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.

RX 5700 XT 43.04
+4.9%

RTX 2060 12 GB 41.04

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB by 5% 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%

RX 5700 XT 16661
+4.9%

RTX 2060 12 GB 15886

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB by 5% 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 HD	126 +5%	120−130 −5%
1440p	77 +10%	70−75 −10%
4K	49 +8.9%	45−50 −8.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

78
+11.4%

70−75

−11.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	76 +8.6%	70−75 −8.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	110 +10%	100−105 −10%
Battlefield 5	119 +8.2%	110−120 −8.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	146 +12.3%	130−140 −12.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +11.4%	70−75 −11.4%
Far Cry 5	138 +6.2%	130−140 −6.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	156 +11.4%	140−150 −11.4%
Forza Horizon 4	155 +10.7%	140−150 −10.7%
Hitman 3	172 +7.5%	160−170 −7.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	115 +15%	100−105 −15%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 +10%	110−120 −10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	135 +12.5%	120−130 −12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	121 +10%	110−120 −10%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70 +7.7%	65−70 −7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 +7.1%	85−90 −7.1%
Battlefield 5	110 +10%	100−105 −10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120 +9.1%	110−120 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	75 +7.1%	70−75 −7.1%
Far Cry 5	130 +8.3%	120−130 −8.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	149 +6.4%	140−150 −6.4%
Forza Horizon 4	154 +10%	140−150 −10%
Hitman 3	147 +5%	140−150 −5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85 +6.3%	80−85 −6.3%
Metro Exodus	97 +7.8%	90−95 −7.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	66 +10%	60−65 −10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	121 +10%	110−120 −10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	154 +10%	140−150 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	106 +6%	100−105 −6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +12.7%	55−60 −12.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +11.4%	70−75 −11.4%
Battlefield 5	105 +5%	100−105 −5%
Cyberpunk 2077	67 +11.7%	60−65 −11.7%
Far Cry 5	111 +11%	100−105 −11%
Far Cry New Dawn	97 +7.8%	90−95 −7.8%
Forza Horizon 4	148 +5.7%	140−150 −5.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	93 +9.4%	85−90 −9.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	67 +11.7%	60−65 −11.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	79 +5.3%	75−80 −5.3%
Hitman 3	95 +5.6%	90−95 −5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	56 +12%	50−55 −12%
Metro Exodus	57 +14%	50−55 −14%
Red Dead Redemption 2	42 +5%	40−45 −5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	77 +10%	70−75 −10%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 +6%	50−55 −6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +7.3%	55−60 −7.3%
Battlefield 5	89 +11.3%	80−85 −11.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	97 +7.8%	90−95 −7.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	104 +9.5%	95−100 −9.5%
Forza Horizon 4	119 +8.2%	110−120 −8.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +8.3%	60−65 −8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	46 +15%	40−45 −15%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Hitman 3	53 +6%	50−55 −6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	15 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Metro Exodus	35 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	39 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +8%	50−55 −8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	33 +10%	30−33 −10%
Battlefield 5	60 +9.1%	55−60 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry 5	53 +6%	50−55 −6%
Far Cry New Dawn	56 +12%	50−55 −12%
Forza Horizon 4	79 +5.3%	75−80 −5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%

This is how RX 5700 XT and RTX 2060 12 GB compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is 5% faster than RTX 2060 12 GB in 1080p
RX 5700 XT is 10% faster than RTX 2060 12 GB in 1440p
RX 5700 XT is 8.9% faster than RTX 2060 12 GB in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	43.04	41.04
Recency	7 July 2019	7 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	184 Watt