GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs Quadro RTX 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with GeForce RTX 2060 Super, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
39.58

RTX 2060 Super outperforms RTX 4000 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11593
Place by popularitynot in top-10015
Cost-effectiveness evaluation39.4046.12
Power efficiency16.9616.81
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU104TU106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 November 2018 (6 years ago)9 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 2060 Super has 17% better value for money than RTX 4000.

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 cores23042176
Core clock speed1005 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate222.5224.4
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS7.181 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs144136
Tensor Cores288272
Ray Tracing Cores3634

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 3.0 x16
Length241 mm229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

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 amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.57.5
DLSS++

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.

RTX 4000 39.58
RTX 2060 Super 42.92
+8.4%

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 4000 15212
RTX 2060 Super 16498
+8.5%

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 4000 85279
RTX 2060 Super 87590
+2.7%

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 4000 78638
RTX 2060 Super 84922
+8%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

RTX 4000 94250
RTX 2060 Super 95114
+0.9%

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 HD100−110
−19%
119
+19%
1440p60−65
−13.3%
68
+13.3%
4K40−45
−10%
44
+10%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.99
−168%
3.35
+168%
1440p14.98
−155%
5.87
+155%
4K22.48
−148%
9.07
+148%
  • RTX 2060 Super has 168% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super has 155% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super has 148% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 168
+0%
168
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+0%
88
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 124
+0%
124
+0%
Battlefield 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 73
+0%
73
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Fortnite 266
+0%
266
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 152
+0%
152
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 147
+0%
147
+0%
Valorant 298
+0%
298
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 73
+0%
73
+0%
Battlefield 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 64
+0%
64
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Dota 2 200
+0%
200
+0%
Far Cry 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Fortnite 175
+0%
175
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 147
+0%
147
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 143
+0%
143
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 163
+0%
163
+0%
Valorant 293
+0%
293
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 59
+0%
59
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Dota 2 185
+0%
185
+0%
Far Cry 5 118
+0%
118
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120
+0%
120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 123
+0%
123
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Valorant 180
+0%
180
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 148
+0%
148
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 49
+0%
49
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 268
+0%
268
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 98
+0%
98
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 98
+0%
98
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+0%
83
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+0%
59
+0%
Valorant 210
+0%
210
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+0%
19
+0%
Dota 2 121
+0%
121
+0%
Far Cry 5 46
+0%
46
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+0%
67
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49
+0%
49
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 48
+0%
48
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 and RTX 2060 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Super is 19% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 13% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 10% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.58 42.92
Recency 13 November 2018 9 July 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 175 Watt

RTX 4000 has 9.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 Super, on the other hand, has a 8.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro RTX 4000 and GeForce RTX 2060 Super.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 Super is a desktop one.

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