The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB Founders Edition Review: Not Quite Mainstream
by Nate Oh on January 7, 2019 9:00 AM ESTGrand Theft Auto V (DX11)
Now a truly venerable title, GTA V is a veteran of past game suites that is still graphically demanding as they come. As an older DX11 title, it provides a glimpse into the graphically intensive games of yesteryear that don't incorporate the latest features. Originally released for consoles in 2013, the PC port came with a slew of graphical enhancements and options. Just as importantly, GTA V includes a rather intensive and informative built-in benchmark, somewhat uncommon in open-world games.
The settings are identical to its previous appearances, which are custom as GTA V does not have presets. To recap, a "Very High" quality is used, where all primary graphics settings turned up to their highest setting, except grass, which is at its own very high setting. Meanwhile 4x MSAA is enabled for direct views and reflections. This setting also involves turning on some of the advanced rendering features - the game's long shadows, high resolution shadows, and high definition flight streaming - but not increasing the view distance any further.
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dave_the_nerd - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
Selfish opinion: but I really would have appreciated a 970 in the graph, in addition to the 1060. (Only two generations old, same market segment and similar price point.)CiccioB - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
Yes, also the 1080Ti is missing, and it is quite a pity, especially for the compute tests.Icehawk - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
I wish they would show the 970 in tests too - partially because it was a popular card and most folks wait a couple of cycles to update and partially because that is what I have :) I would like to upgrade as it struggles at 4k and even 1440 on some of the latest games but I can’t stomach $500+poohbear - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
Uhm, you didn't test for its RTX performance? Wasn't that the main contention with a GTX 2060????boozed - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
Still waiting for real-world tests?saiga6360 - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
Battlefield V? Crappy game but it does have ray tracing implemented.RamIt - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
This card is worth no more than $199 us dollars. Sorry Nvidia your pricing stricture keeps me from buying your products from now on.RamIt - Monday, January 7, 2019 - link
Sorry for the typos. A little bit hammered at the moment but certainly mean what I implied.mkaibear - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
Don't you buy on price/performance then? That seems odd.For the price this offers great performance.
sing_electric - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
There's a lot of good value at ~$200 (RX 580, 1060 6GB since prices are being dragged down by the 2060), and then essentially nothing worth buying until the 2060 at $350, and then nothing until the 2070. (You could make a case for a Vega 64 on sale for $350, but even then, it's more power-hungry, etc.).So if GPU performance is important, and your budget can accommodate a $250-400 GPU, the 2060 is the one to buy. People can complain about $350 being a "high end" price, but the fact is, it's WAY faster than what you get for spending say, $280 on an RX 590.