GeForce RTX 2060 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super is part of the Turing family of graphics cards released by NVIDIA. This video card was presented as an intermediate option between the RTX 2060 and RTX 2070, offering users higher performance compared to the base model RTX 2060. In this article, we will look at the development history, announcement and release dates, architecture, detailed characteristics, gaming performance at the time release and interesting facts about the RTX 2060 Super video card.
Development and announcement date
The development of RTX 2060 Super video cards was based on the Turing architecture, which was announced by NVIDIA in August 2018. The Turing architecture introduced a number of technological innovations, such as hardware ray tracing (RT) and tensor cores to accelerate machine learning. These technologies have enabled the creation of more realistic graphics scenes and faster processes such as 4K imaging and artificial intelligence.
NVIDIA announced the RTX 2060 Super on July 2, 2019, along with other Super series cards, the RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2080 Super. These video cards were introduced as a response to competition from AMD and their Radeon RX 5700 series.
Release date
The GeForce RTX 2060 Super went on sale on July 9, 2019, shortly after the announcement. The price at release was $399, which was $50 more than the base RTX 2060 model.
Architecture and detailed characteristics
The RTX 2060 Super is based on the Turing architecture and uses the TU106-410 GPU. The video card has 2176 CUDA cores, which is 256 cores more than the base model RTX 2060. The number of RT cores (34) and tensor cores (272) has also been increased.
The RTX 2060 Super has a base clock speed of 1470 MHz and a boost clock speed of 1650 MHz. The video card is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR6 video memory with a bandwidth of 448 Gbps, which provides an advantage over the base model RTX 2060 with its 6 GB of video memory and a bandwidth of 336 Gbps. The video memory interface is 256-bit. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) video cards are 175 W, which is slightly higher than the RTX 2060 (160 W).
Gaming performance at launch
At launch, the RTX 2060 Super delivered improved performance over the base RTX 2060, delivering a solid 1080fps or higher in many games at max settings at 60p. At 1440p, performance was also good, although in some cases it required lowering graphics settings slightly to achieve a stable 60 FPS. In games that support ray tracing, the RTX 2060 Super also performed impressively, although it did have to sacrifice some graphics options to optimize performance.
Interesting facts about the video card
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The RTX 2060 Super was one of the first graphics cards to support NVIDIA's DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) technology. This technology uses hardware learning to improve image quality and optimize gaming performance.
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With the Super series, which includes the RTX 2060 Super, NVIDIA has improved the graphics cards' hardware, allowing them to achieve higher performance than their base counterparts without significantly increasing power consumption.
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The RTX 2060 Super became available to DIY PC builders and system manufacturers, allowing users to choose between different versions of video cards with different cooling systems and form factors. This made it easier to integrate video cards into systems with different size and aesthetic requirements.
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The RTX 2060 Super, like other video cards in the RTX series, supports NVIDIA Ansel technology. This allows gamers to create high-quality screenshots and virtual panoramas in supported games, as well as apply various filters and effects in real time.
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Unlike older Super series models such as the RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2080 Super, the RTX 2060 Super has the same GPU configuration file (TU106) as the base RTX 2060 model. However, the graphics card has more active cores and higher clock speed, which improves performance.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super has become a significant update to the Turing family of video cards. It offered improved performance over the base RTX 2060 model, making it an attractive choice for gamers and those who were looking for a more powerful graphics card but didn't want to pay extra for more expensive models. The Turing architecture on which the graphics card is based gave users access to the latest technologies such as ray tracing and DLSS, delivering more realistic gaming scenes and improved performance.
