GeForce RTX 2060 Super
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super is part of the Turing family of graphics cards released by NVIDIA. This graphics card was introduced as an intermediate option between the RTX 2060 and RTX 2070, offering users higher performance than the base RTX 2060 model. release and interesting facts about the RTX 2060 Super graphics card.
Development and announcement date
The development of the RTX 2060 Super graphics card was based on the Turing architecture that was announced by NVIDIA in August 2018. The Turing architecture has introduced a number of technological innovations such as hardware ray tracing (RT) and tensor cores to accelerate machine learning. These technologies have made it possible to create more realistic graphic scenes and accelerate processes such as 4K resolution and artificial intelligence.
NVIDIA announced the RTX 2060 Super on July 2, 2019, along with other cards in the Super series, the RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2080 Super. These graphics 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 specifications
The RTX 2060 Super is based on the Turing architecture and uses the TU106-410 GPU. The graphics 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 of 1470MHz and a boost clock of 1650MHz. The graphics card is equipped with 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM with a bandwidth of 448 Gb/s, which provides an advantage over the base RTX 2060 model with its 6 GB VRAM and 336 Gb/s bandwidth. The video memory interface is 256-bit. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 175W, which is slightly higher than the RTX 2060 (160W).
Gaming performance at launch
At the time of release, the RTX 2060 Super showed improved performance over the base RTX 2060 model. In many games at maximum settings at 1080p, the graphics card delivered a stable 60 frames per second or higher. At 1440p, performance was also good, although in some cases it was necessary to slightly lower the graphics settings to achieve a stable 60 FPS. In ray-traced games, the RTX 2060 Super also performed impressively, although some graphics settings had to be sacrificed 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 card hardware, allowing them to achieve higher performance than their baseline counterparts without a significant increase in power consumption.
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The RTX 2060 Super has been made available to DIY PC builders and OEMs, allowing users to choose between different versions of the graphics card with different cooling systems and form factors. This made it easier to integrate the graphics card into systems with different size and aesthetic requirements.
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The RTX 2060 Super, like other RTX series graphics cards, 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 models in the Super series such as the RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2080 Super, the RTX 2060 Super shares the same GPU config file (TU106) as the base model RTX 2060. However, the graphics card has more active cores and is higher clock speed for improved performance.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super is a major update to the Turing family of graphics cards. It offered improved performance over the base RTX 2060, making it an attractive choice for gamers and those who were looking for a more powerful graphics card but didn't want to overpay for more expensive models. The Turing architecture on which the graphics card is based has given users access to the latest technologies such as ray tracing and DLSS, providing more realistic gaming scenes and improved performance.