Riva TNT2 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

Place in the ranking	98	1521
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	15.64	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Fahrenheit (1998−2000)
GPU code name	TU106	NV5
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 December 2021 (2 years ago)	12 October 1999 (25 years 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	no data
Core clock speed	1470 MHz	125 MHz
Boost clock speed	1650 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,800 million	15 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	184 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	224.4	0.25
Floating-point processing power	7.181 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	2
TMUs	136	2
Tensor Cores	272	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	34	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	AGP 4x
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

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	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	150 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	2.4 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x VGA
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	6.0
Shader Model	6.6	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.2
OpenCL	3.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	7.5	-

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 12 GB 41.26
+412500%

Riva TNT2 0.01

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 15916
+530433%

Riva TNT2 3

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	41.26	0.01
Recency	7 December 2021	12 October 1999
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	250 nm

RTX 2060 12 GB has a 412500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 22 years, a 76700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1983.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Riva TNT2 in performance tests.

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