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Nvidia has a new GPU, the GeForce RTX 2060 12GB

Yes you read that headline correctly, despite originally launching in 2019, Nvidia is set to launch a new GeForce RTX 2060 GPU later this month.

This iteration of the RTX 2060 appears to mirror the RTX 2060 SUPER more than the base RTX 2060 albeit with different memory configurations. For your convenience we’ve compiled the specs for each of the RTX 2060 GPUs in the table below.

GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
CUDA Cores 1920 2176 2176
Base Clock 1365MHz 1470MHz 1470MHz
Boost Clock 1680MHz 1650MHz 1650MHz
Memory Speed 14Gbps 14Gbps 14Gbps
Memory Config 6GB GDDR6 8GB GDDR6 12GB GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth 336GB/s 448GB/s 336GB/s
Memory Interface Width 192-bit 256-bit 192-bit
Maximum Resolution 7680 x 4320 7680 x 4320 7680 x 4320
Display Connectors DisplayPort, HDMI, USB Type C DVI-DL DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-DL DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-DL
Multi-monitor 4 4 4
HDCP 2.2 2.2 2.2
Height 112.6mm 112.6mm 112.6mm
Length 228.60mm 228.60mm 228.60mm
Width 2-slot 2-slot 2-slot
Maximum Temperature (in Celsius) 88 89 88
Graphics Card Power 160W 175W 185W
Required System Power 500W 550W 550W
Power Connectors 1 x PCIe 8-pin 1 x PCIe 8-pin 1 x PCIe 8-pin

The biggest question many will have is why Nvidia is releasing an RTX 20-series GPU when its RTX 30-series is the latest family of GPUs. The answer is quite simply, RTX 30-series GPUs are far to pricey for most PC builders.

While we don’t have pricing for these GPUs yet, the hope is that because these GPUs are older, they won’t cost Nvidia and its partners as much to manufacturer.

With that having been said, the GPU maker told The Verge that this is a, “premium version of the RTX 2060 6GB and we expect the price to reflect that”.

With the RTX 2060 6GB currently carrying a retail price of R10 999 locally through Evetech, we shudder at the thought of paying more than that for a GPU which is still three years old at this stage, even if it does have more memory to draw from.

We suppose Nvidia is at least doing something to address the hardware shortage but this also feels like the firm is taking advantage of a market that doesn’t have much in the way of choice at the moment by charging a premium on older hardware.

The new RTX 2060 12GB is expected to become available on 7th December though it’s not clear if that applies to territories outside of the United States.

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