GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2060 GAMING OC 6G vs AMD Steam Deck GPU. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2060 GAMING OC 6G and AMD Steam Deck GPU, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Van Gogh
• Execution Units
  30 8
• GPU Chip
  TU106 100-000000405
• Render Output Units
  48 16
• Shader
  1920 512
• Texture Units
  120 32

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  336 GB/s 88 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  192 bit 128 bit
• Memory Size
  6 GB 16 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz 1375 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 LPDDR5

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1365 MHz 1000 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1830 MHz + 9% 1600 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  160 W -
• TDP (up)
  - -
• TDP (PL1)
  - 15 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2060 GAMING OC 6G and AMD Steam Deck GPU.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling -
• Fan-Type
  Axial -
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a -
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.2 -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b -
• Max. Displays
  4 -
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 -
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin -
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 12_1
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes -
• LED
  No LED lighting -
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 -
• Raytracing
  Yes -
• OpenCL
  - 2.0
• OpenGL
  - 4.6
• Shader Model
  - 6.5
• Vulkan
  - 1.2

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  117 mm -
• Length
  280 mm -
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  40 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Steam Deck GPU and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2060 GAMING OC 6G.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  GV-N2060GAMING OC-6GD -
• Process Technology
  12 nm -
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q2/2022

• Pixel Rate
  - 25.60 GPixel/s
• Texture Rate
  - 51.20 GTexel/s