GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs Radeon RX 6700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6700 and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6700
2021
10 GB GDDR6, 175 Watt
50.09
+21.1%

RX 6700 outperforms RTX 2060 12 GB by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6099
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency19.6215.41
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 22TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 June 2021 (3 years ago)7 December 2021 (3 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 cores23042176
Core clock speed1941 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speed2450 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors17,200 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt184 Watt
Texture fill rate352.8224.4
Floating-point processing power11.29 TFLOPS7.181 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs144136
Tensor Coresno data272
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 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Width2-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 amount10 GB12 GB
Memory bus width160 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s336.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C1x 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.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
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.

RX 6700 50.09
+21.1%
RTX 2060 12 GB 41.36

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.

RX 6700 19300
+21.1%
RTX 2060 12 GB 15938

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 50.09 41.36
Recency 9 June 2021 7 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 10 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 184 Watt

RX 6700 has a 21.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 5.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 12 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 20% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon RX 6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in performance tests.


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