6GB Wasn't Enough Anymore || RTX 2060 SUPER

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

I'm playing jrpgs with the 2060 and the 6gb is just fine at 4k! Cyberpunk is actually decent although with 40fps mostly

[@bodasactra]

I considered 3 GPUs in February 2020, this one, standard 2060, and RX 5600XT. I went 5600XT 6GB ITX, it was $140 less at $269 and only 8% slower shortly improving to within 5% with driver updates. The Super's 2GB extra VRAM and resell value, $150-$170, are huge but, a used 5600XT regularly sells for $50 +/-. Still the better budget option IMO in 2024, basically a 6GB RX 6600. Very entertaining, interesting, vid. No doubts you're going to bust out big, keep it going.

[@savageazn69]

Thank you man, I really appreciate the kindess! For sure, the 5600XT is a good card and at MSRP there's no contest, the 5600XT was the right choice. Now that they're all around the same price used, it could be useful to spend the little extra to get the SUPER.

[@adlibconstitution1609]

They are all around the same price used nowadays. 2060super 8gb is better today.

[@lemagreengreen]

2060 was just a disappointment all round, IMO. They're fine, they're not really worth it over a 1660Ti if you're looking at used cards though, even the 8GB Super. It's not a 3060 12GB put it that way, that's a card that is going to stick around for a while yet... they're even still making them.

[@Raymond9197]

Ayyyy look at this. Nice well put together video, lovely.

[@savageazn69]

@@Raymond9197 Thank you very much 💪

[@copiuum]

its a continuiation of gtx 1660

[@railshot888]

And 1060 3gb, and gtx 970 3.5gb. Nvidia is known for being anti-gamer. They are doing this right.

[@greenerell484]

hm

[@Jakiyyyyy]

6GB wasn't enough anymore? You should have tested the VRAM demanding titles instead. I believe in 2024, sure it usually won't be enough for the latest and greatest titles but going from 6GB to 8GB aren't a huge jump also. Eventually 8GB will also get melt too. These are very limited for anything these days. 🤷‍♀

[@savageazn69]

Yeah for sure, I gotta find some games that are more VRAM demanding to see where the stutters begin and how bad they are across 6, 8 and 12gb cards

[@yorkshireplumbing]

I've had this exact card for a while. At 175 watts it does struggle to keep the temps down some times, so undervolting is really beneficial. You should be able to get it down to 900mV easily and apply + 700mhz to the RAM. Makes the 4060 look impressive though with what it achieves at 100 watts. I'd get one if GPU prices weren't so insulting. I also just got the Lossless Scaling app to help get more performance out of games like Monster Hunter World... 120 fps no problem on the 2060 Super with it.

[@savageazn69]

@@yorkshireplumbing You're right about the 40 series being so power efficient. I think that 40 series has been great moreso for laptops than desktops for this very reason! Thanks for the undervolting tips, my temps got up to 77C while gaming which I thought were just a little high

[@yorkshireplumbing]

@@savageazn69y card must be special b cause it gets up to 85 easy full load not undervolted. I repasted it too.

[@savageazn69]

@@yorkshireplumbing It can also depend on your case and airflow too

[@crmid-ladder3669]

Man love your videos, u earned a sub

[@savageazn69]

I really appreciate it, thank you so much!

[@MattRocks525]

Awesome video!! What plans do you have next for tech reviews?

[@savageazn69]

The next video in the works is the 5700X3D!

[@pwnomega4562]

whats so special about grey zone that could make it that demanding? IK the 2060 super is an old card but at the same time its still not much of a slouch and there's plenty of people that are still running hardware to this day the performs somewhere in the neighborhood of the 2060 super.

[@savageazn69]

@@pwnomega4562 Grey Zone is an Unreal Engine 5 title and it's super demanding on GPUS. My 6700XT struggles to run this game as well

[@Cosmos-j8d]

underated

[@yumri4]

In most games at 1080p the game is limited by the CPU not the GPU. More so if you get a newer GPU though i guess 1080p was still the target for the 2060 SUPER so it is good to see it is still kind of holding up though not really when you change the games you play to GPU heavy ones. As i am assuming you play FPS games not RPGs GPU heavy titles do not really exist as the FPS genre the framerate and multiplayer seem to be king instead of good story and good graphics being king.

[@savageazn69]

I'm looking at some more GPU heavy games to toss into my benchmarks, any suggestions?

[@yumri4]

@@savageazn69 Total War: Warhammer 40k , Starfield in the cities not in the ship as it matters where in the game you are with that game if it is heavy on the CPU or the GPU, Cyberpunk 2077, and then whatever RPGs you think the people who watch you will play. Total War: Warhammer 40k 3 in the simulated battles not the overworld. 100+ units on a single battlefield with animations of attacking one another will slow down the FPS. On release the RTX 4090 struggled with it after a few patches the RTX 3060 can get a stable 60fps just using lower settings. It also isn't adjusting how the graphics are computed so it will be a fairly consistent benchmark game. Starfield as it is a game known to be not optimized for running well. Mostly in the outside part of cities. It is a game that performance is all over the place and really depends on where you test if it is CPU or GPU bound. Cyberpunk 2077 as it is a game that is used to show case the newest GPU features. Yet it is another it depends on where you are for if it is CPU bound or GPU bound. It has all the newest GPU features so it doesn't matter which major brand you go with. Starfield is kind of a good one as it still taxes high end hardware mostly on the GPU if you set it on high preset. The thing is it is another it depends on where in the game you are if it is taxing on the CPU or GPU most. Meaning some parts will be very heavy on the CPU and slow down due to it while others due to the GPU and slow down due to that. The games the people who watch you will play so they know how will it perform on their system.

[@shockcrew5275]

I jumped from GTX-1660-Super to RTX-2060-Super. The difference was noticeable. The 20-series is still relevant.

[@savageazn69]

@@shockcrew5275 It absolutely is, I tested a 1660S for a future video and the 2060S is about 20 ish percent faster on average 😎

[@savageazn69]

@@shockcrew5275 you also get DLSS which is a huge help!

[@firexallst4rz277]

I have the 2080 super and it still plays games at 1080p very nice it's 8gb of vram and honestly that amount of vram should be the norm

[@savageazn69]

@@firexallst4rz277 I agree with you, 8GB is the minimum for a new card. I have a problem when companies charge $400 CAD for an 8gb card when even they know that's the bare minimum for a new 2024 gpu

[@firexallst4rz277]

@@savageazn69 Yea exactly 8gb of vram should be a minimum requirement.

[@Khinh-xq6lx]

the cpu could had better pairing but good video to show how far the gpu can push

[@savageazn69]

@@Khinh-xq6lx The GPU was at 99 % for most of the test, but I upgraded the CPU to a 5700X3D so it should be better moving into the future

[@iitzfizz]

Nice video! 6GB is certainly not enough. I was running on just 4GB with my 3050 Ti laptop but new games like Alan Wake 2 and Starfield just couldn't hang any more, textures would fail to load or just look awful. Sold my laptop and built a PC, went with a 6750 XT with 12GB which cost me £300 at the time. The 6000 series AMD cards are offering amazing value as of right now, the XFX 6750 XT (which is the one I got) has been on sale brand new recently for £275, it's a lot of card for the money.

[@savageazn69]

Excellent choice. I'm running an XFX 6700XT and I was comparing it against the 3060Ti and 4060, but the 12gb of VRAM was the main selling feature for me that made me go AMD instead of Nvidia. I got mine for $419 CAD which was only $20 more than the 3060Ti/4060.

[@iitzfizz]

@@savageazn69 Yeah they're really good cards! I was looking at Nvidia too but there is a real gap at that price bracket with their current line up. My budget was ~£300 (~$520 CAD) and for that money you're limited to 3060 12GB , 4060, 3060 Ti or 4060 Ti 8GB and I was more or less ruling out the last 3 because of their 8GB VRAM buffer, I really wanted 12GB minimum if possible. That leaves the 3060 12GB but then you're sacrificing the extra power of the Ti cards. I felt that AMD was the best option with the 6700 XT/6750 XT since you still get the same power, actually more, and also the 12GB VRAM to go with it, it didn't feel like I had to compromise. The 4060 Ti 16GB is just priced way too high imo.

[@iitzfizz]

Subbed to your channel btw, I saw you said in another comment you were going to be reviewing one of the x3D chips, I'm interested in how that performs (especially with the 6700 XT) as I'm looking at one as a future upgrade from my 5600. Long live AM4! Lol.

[@savageazn69]

@@iitzfizz I'm gonna be reviewing the 5700X3D as I just bought it and have gotten some great results! I'm very happy with my purchase and will be comparing it to my old 5600X

[@PretzelSalt]

Yeah I went from a 2060 to a 2060 super ( the super was in my grandma’s computer 😭 )

[@savageazn69]

@@PretzelSalt Your grandma was running a 2060 SUPER?!?!

[@PretzelSalt]

@@savageazn69 she’s running a 2060 now I overclocked it though so she can play solitaire in 4K 240 fps with ray tracing

[@savageazn69]

@@PretzelSalt 💀💀💀

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

6gb vram is still ok, my rtx 4050 plays everything smoothly at 1080p

[@savageazn69]

6GB is definitely enough for most games but a lot of newer games use 8GB minimum. I think that a lot of KZbinrs overdo the VRAM debate. More is better but it doesn't mean that 4GB or 6GB cards are unusable!

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

@@savageazn69 the last of us runs fine even with vram warning

[@savageazn69]

@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 That's great to hear, plus as a 40 series card you have frame gen if you ever need that too

[@KhanhDinh291]

@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 Nvidia has great over vram mitigation. if its only lacking 1-1.5gb then you fps drops about 10-15 and thats it. no other weird glitch

[@__-fi6xg]

@@savageazn69 frame gen needs vram to run, so technically no xD

[@larsenmats]

So when do you think your 5700X3D video will be out?

[@savageazn69]

@@larsenmats I've got most of the footage already, just gotta put it together. At the latest Wednesday 💪

[@larsenmats]

@@savageazn69 Looking forward to it 😃

[@larsenmats]

@@savageazn69 So will the video be out today? 😄

[@savageazn69]

@@larsenmats LOL you're very eager. I have a few health issues at the moment so it has to be postponed a little, I'm sorry to bum you out man

[@fajaradi1223]

Wow! 6 games about shooting at each others.

[@savageazn69]

@@fajaradi1223 I need more games to benchmark, they're expensive 😂

[@sebssc]

@@savageazn69 pirating 🏴‍☠

[@mag1631]

you need other games to test. games that push and stress the card

[@savageazn69]

100%. I don't have many games as I'm a small channel, but was thinking about adding Forza Motorsport (as I have this game). I thought that Grey Zone was good too because it pushes the GPU pretty hard

[@PSYCHOxDADxCOMIX]

Sharp video. Nice and crisp. Thanks for the review. Good stuff for a budget build.