[36 Gaming tests + videos] NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) -the entry-level to the world of ray-tracing
The mid-range gaming laptops are a very important niche because they offer good gaming capability alongside a reasonable price tag (at least in most cases). In this class, you can find a lot of configurations but the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the mid-range king. Sure, it’s the most expensive one among the other video cards like GTX 1650 or GTX 1650 Ti but it’s clearly faster than them.
In addition, this is the cheapest mobile Turing graphics card that has tensor cores so you can enable ray-tracing in games that are supporting this feature. So, the RTX 2060 brings to the table a reasonable price, a decent performance, and ray-tracing as well. Sounds good for us and that’s why we picked the 80W version of this GPU and we’re going to show you what this fella is capable of.
Meanwhile, you can check out all available laptops with GeForce RTX 2060 here:
Contents
Specs overview
As a Turing GPU that supports ray-tracing, this one has 240 tensor cores that are taking care of the computational part of this extra. The GPU uses the TU106 chip and it has 48 ROPs, 1920 shaders, and you can find this graphics card in three different TGP levels – 80W, 90W, and 115W. As for the frequencies, they can go up to 1110 MHz for the base clock and up to 1560 MHz for the boost. Expectedly, we have 6GB GDDR6 memory (14000 MHz) with a 192-bit memory bus.
GPU comparison table
| GeForce RTX 2060 | |
|---|---|
| Architecture | Turing |
| GPU chip | TU106 (N18E-G1) |
| Shader units | 1920 |
| ROPs | 48 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | up to 1110 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1560 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 14000 |
| Memory size (MB) | 8GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 192 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | up to115W |
| DirectX version | 12.1 |
| Technology | 12nm |
| RTX capabilities | Yes |
| Release date | 01.2019 |
| Detailed specs | Link |
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
| CS:GO | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 315 fps | 309 fps | 273 fps |
| DOTA 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 137 fps | 115 fps | 112 fps | 101 fps |
| Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 163 fps | 122 fps | 69 fps | 47 fps |
| For Honor | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Extreme (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 133 fps | 127 fps | 97 fps |
| Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 256 fps | 200 fps | 191 fps | 176 fps |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 160 fps | 121 fps | 68 fps | 44 fps |
| Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 89 fps | 82 fps | 71 fps | 47 fps |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Highest (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 89 fps | 78 fps | 75 fps | 53 fps |
| Doom (2016) | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 130 fps | 119 fps | 114 fps |
| Doom Eternal | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, U.Nightmare (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 156 fps | 144 fps | 126 fps |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 82 fps | 58 fps | 33 fps | 16 fps |
| Metro Exodus | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Extreme (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 100 fps | 54 fps | 25 fps |
| Gears 5 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 130 fps | 95 fps | 81 fps | 64 fps |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 75 fps | 69 fps | 61 fps | 46 fps |
| Hearthstone | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 391 fps | 385 fps | 60 fps |
| Minecraft | Full HD, Minimum (Check settings) | Full HD, Maximum (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 1562 fps | 100 fps |
| League Of Legends | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, V.High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 443 fps | 341 fps | 324 fps |
| Rocket League | Full HD, H.Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 597 fps | 291 fps |
| Overwatch | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 217 fps | 183 fps | 132 fps |
| PUBG | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 156 fps | 135 fps | 133 fps | 109 fps |
| Darksiders Genesis | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Mid (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 141 fps | 119 fps | 113 fps | 95 fps |
| Halo Reach | Full HD, Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, Original (Check settings) | Full HD, Enhanced (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 208 fps | 192 fps | 161 fps |
| Borderlands 3 | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Badass (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 99 fps | 86 fps | 63 fps | 49 fps |
| Team Fortress 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 160 fps | 153 fps |
| eFootball PES 2020 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 165 fps | 147 fps |
| FIFA 20 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 171 fps | 162 fps |
| The Witcher 3 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 165 fps | 132 fps | 112 fps | 75 fps |
| Need For Speed Heat | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 83 fps | 71 fps | 63 fps |
| Apex Legends | Full HD, Min. (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 214 fps | 160 fps | 110 fps |
| Battlefield V | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 137 fps | 110 fps | 99 fps | 95 fps |
| Call Of Duty Modern Warfare | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 111 fps | 99 fps | 73 fps |
| ARK: Survival Evolved | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 127 fps | 77 fps | 64 fps | 43 fps |
| Total War Three Kingdoms | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 169 fps | 101 fps | 68 fps | 51 fps |
| World Of Tanks Encore | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 618 fps | 259 fps | 139 fps |
| Resident Evil 2 | Full HD, Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, Balanced (Check settings) | Full HD, Graphics P. (Check settings) | Full HD, Max (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 153 fps | 139 fps | 127 fps | 108 fps |
| Far Cry New Dawn | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) | 90 fps | 79 fps | 72 fps |
Verdict
The GeForce RTX 2060 (80W) is a capable graphics solution. It offers good performance and you don’t have to break the bank to buy an RTX 2060-based laptop. The GPU isn’t that power-hungry so that logically means that the heat dissipation isn’t too big as well. Of course, this is not a Greenpeace award-winning product so you should look for a machine with good cooling if you want to squeeze everything out of this video card.
Yes, this one can do ray-tracing too but don’t expect to crank up everything to the max when this feature is enabled. At least DLSS is getting better and better so if you’re struggling for frames with RT ON this will help a lot while maintaining the good visuals at almost the same level as the native resolution.
All laptops equipped with the GeForce RTX 2060
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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