Palit GeForce RTX 2060 StormX vs ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Palit GeForce RTX 2060 StormX and ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
• GPU Chip
  TU106 Navi 31 (RDNA 3)
• Execution units
  30 84
• Shader
  1920 5376
• Render Output Units
  48 192
• Texture Units
  120 336

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

• Memory Size
  6 GB 20 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.75 GHz 20 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  336 GB/s 800 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 320 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Palit GeForce RTX 2060 StormX and ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.365 GHz 1.500 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.680 GHz 2.450 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.075 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  160 W 300 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 3 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Palit GeForce RTX 2060 StormX and ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XT.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 100 mm 3 x 110 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  1x DP v1.4a 3x DP v2.1
• DVI Ports
  1 --
• 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 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting ASUS Aura Sync

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  168 mm 353 mm
• Height
  122 mm 158 mm
• Width
  40 mm 73 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 4 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XT and Palit GeForce RTX 2060 StormX.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q4/2022
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  12 nm 5 nm
• Part-no
  NE62060018J9-161F --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet