NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 8GB

The RTX 2060 Super is a decent 1080p card that's way past its prime. Buy it used for cheap or don't buy it at all.

The 8GB of GDDR6 and 2176 CUDA cores sound fine on paper, but the compute scores tell the real story. FP32 lands at 7.18 TFLOPS, which puts it in the 17th percentile for compute. That's not a typo. This card is not built for heavy lifting. What surprised us is how well it still handles 1080p gaming despite that. Owners consistently report smooth frame rates in modern titles at 1080p, and the PassMark score of 15925 backs that up. It's not going to win any races, but it's not embarrassing either.

Stacked against something like the MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti or the ASUS PRIME RTX 5080, the 2060 Super looks like a relic. Those cards are in a completely different universe for 1440p and 4K. The 2060 Super's only real competition is other used budget cards from its era. If you're shopping new, skip this entirely. If you're shopping used, compare it against a used RTX 3060 or RX 6600 XT, both of which offer better performance per dollar in most markets.

At $545 USD new, this card is a terrible deal. You can get far better performance for that money today. But on the used market, if you can snag one for a reasonable price, it's a solid budget 1080p card. The problem is that 'reasonable price' is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Owners report paying over MSRP, and that stings for a card this old.

The RTX 2060 Super is a weird card to talk about in 2025. It's a Turing-era GPU that still shows up in budget builds because it's cheap on the used market and handles 1080p gaming without breaking a sweat. The one thing to know: this is a 1080p card that can dabble in 1440p, and nothing more. Our database puts its 4K gaming score at 21 out of 100, which is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.

If you're looking for 4K gaming or heavy ray tracing, this isn't it. Go get a used RTX 3060 Ti or RX 6700 XT instead. If you're building a new system from scratch, don't even consider this card. It's a stopgap for people upgrading old rigs on a tight budget, nothing more.

The RTX 2060 Super is a fine 1080p card if you already own one or can get it dirt cheap. But buying one new at $545 is a mistake. The 4K performance is nonexistent, the compute scores are weak, and the used market is full of better options. If you're building a budget rig today, look elsewhere.