[SOLVED] Which of these two graphics cards should I get ?

[nikospc]

Hello everyone,

Given these 2 graphic cards:
Asus Geforce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 EVO OC and Asus Geforce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 Dual EVO,

Are they the same? If not, which is the better card that will give my friend a slight edge? which of the 2 cards should I get ? Any help is greatly appreciated,

Thank you,
nick

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

The OC model has a slightly higher clock speed.

That RTX 2060 6GB is hardly an upgrade over the GTX 1660 Super. I'd look at an RX 6600 which is faster and draws less power than the RTX 2060.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Hello everyone,

Given these 2 graphic cards:
Asus Geforce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 EVO OC and Asus Geforce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 Dual EVO,

Are they the same? If not, which is the better card that will give my friend a slight edge? which of the 2 cards should I get ? Any help is greatly appreciated,

Thank you,
nick

I think that the EVO OC would be slightly faster, like only 2-3%, but if they're the same price, you may as well get the OC model.

On the other hand, if the OC model costs more, don't bother with it and just get the Dual EVO.

 

[Avro Arrow]

The OC model has a slightly higher clock speed.

That RTX 2060 6GB is hardly an upgrade over the GTX 1660 Super. I'd look at an RX 6600 which is faster and draws less power than the RTX 2060.

Agreed. Especially with the issues that 8GB cards are having, getting a 6GB card is literally flushing one's money down the proverbial toilet.

 

[Why_Me]

Agreed. Especially with the issues that 8GB cards are having, getting a 6GB card is literally flushing one's money down the proverbial toilet.

8GB cards are doing fine at 1080P unless the user plays games that were ported over from console in a totally messed up manner.

 

[Avro Arrow]

8GB cards are doing fine at 1080P unless the user plays games that were ported over from console in a totally messed up manner.

Yes, but this card is only 6GB. If 8GB cards are already seeing problems, then a 6GB card isn't worth investing in because it will see problems that even the 8GB cards don't see.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

You want an rx 6600. If money is really tight try to find an rx 5700xt. A little faster than the 2060 or 6600 and can be found cheap usually.

 

[willis9829]

You want an rx 6600. If money is really tight try to find an rx 5700xt. A little faster than the 2060 or 6600 and can be found cheap usually.

Now rx6600 in used condition can be found cheap and it will use less power and stay cooler than rx5700xt.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Now rx6600 in used condition can be found cheap and it will use less power and stay cooler than rx5700xt.

Yes it will (assuming that's a concern) but it's also slower than the RX 5700 XT.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Correct. The 6600xt is a more direct competitor to the 5700xt.

 

[willis9829]

Yes it will (assuming that's a concern) but it's also slower than the RX 5700 XT.

Plugging these two against cpu benchmark website, indeed, I got myself used rx6650xt and I am selling rx6600 just after 2 months of use. If I was serious I would get rtx3080 or rx6800, but significantly more expensive and not worth for 1-2 games (play more PS5).

 

[Avro Arrow]

Plugging these two against cpu benchmark website, indeed, I got myself used rx6650xt and I am selling rx6600 just after 2 months of use. If I was serious I would get rtx3080 or rx6800, but significantly more expensive and not worth for 1-2 games (play more PS5).

Have you considered the RX 6700? It draws the same power as the RX 6650 XT but is faster and has 10GB of VRAM instead of only 8GB. It's currently available new for $280 in the USA but I don't know where you are or what the used prices would be in your area.

 

[willis9829]

Have you considered the RX 6700? It draws the same power as the RX 6650 XT but is faster and has 10GB of VRAM instead of only 8GB. It's currently available new for $280 in the USA but I don't know where you are or what the used prices would be in your area.

Yeah, but want to keep upgrade cost to minimum after selling the rx6600 (non-xt). I snagged 6650xt lightly used for $205 and while on eBay some used sell for a little more than that, it’s very hard to get unless it’s closer to $300 which didn’t want to pay about 1/3 more for just $10% speed altough it’s got more VRAM which is nice. Most of the games I now play like Borderlands 2 don’t use much VRAM. There is only two games in my library that might benefit which is Forza Horion 5 and Immortals Phynix but the ideal gpu card at minimum for FH5 seem to be 6800xt or RTX3080 which run closer to $500.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I understand that and in that case, yeah, you're making the right call. You should be fine either way for a good amount of time.

And hey, thanks for best answer! I'm glad I could help.