GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs Radeon R6 (Mullins)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R6 (Mullins) with GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB, including specs and performance data.
RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms R6 (Mullins) by a whopping 6347% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1191 | 98 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 15.64 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Mullins | TU106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 7 December 2021 (2 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 | 128 | 2176 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 184 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 224.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 7.181 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 48 |
| TMUs | no data | 136 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 272 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 34 |
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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 336.0 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 | no data | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−5900%
|
300−310
+5900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−6264%
|
700−750
+6264%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−5733%
|
350−400
+5733%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−6233%
|
1900−1950
+6233%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−5900%
|
300−310
+5900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−6264%
|
700−750
+6264%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−5733%
|
350−400
+5733%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−5900%
|
600−650
+5900%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−6233%
|
1900−1950
+6233%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−5900%
|
300−310
+5900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−6264%
|
700−750
+6264%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−5733%
|
350−400
+5733%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−5900%
|
600−650
+5900%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−6233%
|
1900−1950
+6233%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−5733%
|
350−400
+5733%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−5900%
|
120−130
+5900%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.64 | 41.26 |
| Recency | 29 April 2014 | 7 December 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
RTX 2060 12 GB has a 6346.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 (Mullins) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R6 (Mullins) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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