ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2060 vs MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2060 and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
• GPU Chip
  TU106 Navi 10 XLE
• Execution units
  30 36
• Shader
  1920 2304
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• Texture Units
  120 144

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  6 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  336 GB/s 336 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2060 and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.365 GHz 1.130 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.710 GHz+ 2 % 1.560 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.680 GHz 1.375 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  160 W 160 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 195 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2060 and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 90 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 28 dB
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- 33 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  300 mm 231 mm
• Height
  132 mm 127 mm
• Width
  50 mm 46 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 790 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Mech and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2060.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q1/2020
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  12 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  ROG-STRIX-RTX2060-6G-GAMING --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet