GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs RTX 2060 12 GB

Place in the ranking	99	74
Place by popularity	not in top-100	51
Power efficiency	15.42	27.28
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU106	AD107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 December 2021 (3 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores	2176	3072
Core clock speed	1470 MHz	1545 MHz
Boost clock speed	1650 MHz	1890 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	184 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.4	181.4
Floating-point processing power	7.181 TFLOPS	11.61 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	136	96
Tensor Cores	272	96
Ray Tracing Cores	34	24

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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	256.0 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

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 12 GB 41.36

RTX 4060 Mobile 45.74
+10.6%

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 15927

RTX 4060 Mobile 17616
+10.6%

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	100−110 −12%	112 +12%
1440p	55−60 −12.7%	62 +12.7%
4K	35−40 −11.4%	39 +11.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

126

+0%

126

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	135 +0%	135 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	100 +0%	100 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	123 +0%	123 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	114 +0%	114 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	85 +0%	85 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	117 +0%	117 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	215 +0%	215 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	98 +0%	98 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +0%	77 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	110 +0%	110 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	185 +0%	185 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	101 +0%	101 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 +0%	65 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 +0%	72 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	49 +0%	49 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Hitman 3	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	127 +0%	127 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +0%	76 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75

+0%

70−75

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 +0%	55 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +0%	19 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62 +0%	62 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 +0%	25 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

This is how RTX 2060 12 GB and RTX 4060 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Mobile is 12% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Mobile is 13% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 Mobile is 11% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	41.36	45.74
Recency	7 December 2021	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	184 Watt	115 Watt

RTX 2060 12 GB has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 10.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 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 card while GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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