The Bottom Line
Introduction & Pricing
NVIDIA released its new GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER last month and while we've reviewed some of the custom RTX 2060 SUPER cards already, the new ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER MINI is on the review table today.
ZOTAC comes into the custom RTX 2060 SUPER game with its SUPER MINI card stretching the limits of size, coming in as a smaller size but packing in all of the goodness that the Turing GPU architecture and GDDR6 memory can deliver. We have the same 8GB of GDDR6 on board, the GPU will boost up to 1650MHz, and it requires an 8+6-pin PCIe power connector setup.
It comes in at just 8.3 inches meaning it will fit into 99% of systems on the market, harnessing all of the engineering talent at ZOTAC and the great work NVIDIA has already done to the GeForce RTX 20 series range of cards.
ZOTAC's new GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER MINI is available on Amazon at the time of writing for $469.
Specs: Turing GPU & Faster GDDR6
It's Still TU106, But Now It's SUPER
The new GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER uses the same TU106 GPU that was found inside of the normal RTX 2060, but it features some more of its Turing GPU goodness unlocked and an important tweak to the GDDR6 memory: there's now 8GB of it, instead of 6GB.
Before we get into the GDDR6 memory difference, the TU106 GPU itself inside of the RTX 2060 SUPER is changed in all the right ways. We have 2176 CUDA cores versus the 1920 CUDA cores found in the original RTX 2060, while the new SUPER offering increases its SMs to 34 versus 30 SMs on the original RTX 2060. We have base GPU clocks of 1470MHz on the RTX 2060 SUPER comapred to 1365MHz on the non-SUPER, while GPU boost clocks are at 1650MHz versus 1680MHz on the OG RTX 2060.
NVIDIA making the GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER more, uh, SUPER, results in 7.2 TFLOPs over the 6.5 TFLOPs on the original RTX 2060. The Tensor TFLOPs also increase with the new RTX 2060 SUPER packing 57.4 TFLOPs of performance versu the 51.6 TFLOPs of the original RTX 2060, while the RTX 2060 SUPER has 6 Giga Rays versus 5 Giga Rays on the original RTX 2060.
GDDR6 Upgrades
The largest change to the GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is that NVIDIA has offered gamers 8GB of GDDR6 over the 6GB of GDDR6 on the RTX 2060, as well as putting it on a much faster 256-bit memory bus which offers up a huge increase in overall memory bandwidth over the RTX 2060.
NVIDIA ships the GeForce RTX 2060 with 6GB of GDDR6 at 14Gbps on a 192-bit memory bus that offers 336GB/sec of bandwidth, the wider 256-bit memory bus and the same 14Gbps GDDR6 sees memory bandwidth skyrocket up to 448GB/sec. If we compare the 448GB/sec from the RTX 2060 SUPER against the GTX 1080 and its 8GB of GDDR5X when it dropped, on the same 256-bit memory bus the GTX 1080 only had 320GB/sec of memory bandwidth. Impressive stuff for a 'mid-range' graphics card, eh?
Cooling Tech: IceStorm 2.0
IceStorm 2.0 Cooling
Because of the smaller size of the ZOTAC GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER MINI, it can fit in 99% of systems according to ZOTAC.
We have the IceStorm 2.0 cooler on the card, keeping it nice and cool.
ZOTAC deploys a "dynamic layout" which uses more of the surface area, with improved heat pipe layouts, and more.
ZOTAC uses a unique metal wraparound backplate on their cards, the same is used on the RTX 2060 SUPER MINI.
Detailed Look
We have the usual box that ZOTAC uses on its RTX 20 seires graphics cards, with the RTX 2060 SUPER MINI keeping to that style. I think it looks great.
ZOTAC's new GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER MINI is a great-looking card, with its dual-fan IceStorm 2.0 cooler keeping it nice and cool... and VERY compact.
ZOTAC is using a backplate on the rear of its RTX 2060 SUPER MINI.
A single 8-pin PCIe power connector is required.
ZOTAC's new GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER MINI compared to the RTX 2060 Founders Edition.
Test System Specs
Our New GPU Test Rig
Welcome to the latest revision of our GPU test bed, with our system being upgraded from the Intel Core i7-7700K to the Core i7-8700K. The CPU is cooled by the Corsair H115i PRO cooler, with the 8700K overclocked to 5GHz. We've stayed with GIGABYTE for our motherboard with their awesome Z370 AORUS Gaming 7.
We approached our friends at HyperX for a kit of their kick ass HyperX Predator DDR4-2933MHz RAM (HX429C15PB3AK4/32), with 2 x 8GB sticks for a total of 16GB DDR4-2933. The RAM stands out through every minute of our testing as it has beautiful RGB lights giving the system a slick look while benchmarking our lives away, while the Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 motherboard joins in with its own array of RGB lighting.
Detailed Tech Specs
- CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 5GHz
- Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H115i PRO
- MB: Z370 AORUS Gaming 7
- RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) HyperX Predator DDR4-2933
- SSD: 1TB OCZ RD400 NVMe M.2
- SSD: 512GB OCZ RD400 NVMe M.2
- PSU: InWin 1065W PSU
- Chassis: In Win X-Frame
- OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
Additional Images
Benchmarks - Synthetic
3DMark TimeSpy
3DMark TimeSpy Extreme
Heaven - 1080p
Heaven is an intensive GPU benchmark that really pushes your silicon to its limits. It's another favorite of ours as it has some great scaling for multi-GPU testing, and it's great for getting your GPU to 100% for power and noise testing.
Heaven - 1440p
Heaven - 4K
Benchmarks - 1080p
1080p Benchmarks
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a sequel to the popular Shadow of Mordor, which was powered by the Lithtech engine. When cranked up to maximum detail, it will chew through your GPU and its VRAM like it's nothing.
You can buy Middle-earth: Shadow of War at Amazon.
Metro Exodus is one of the hardest tests that our graphics cards have to go through, with 4A Games' latest creation being one of the best looking games on the market. It is a serious test that pushes GPUs to their limits, and also features RTX technologies like DLSS.
Far Cry New Dawn was developed by Ubisoft, and is powered the Dunia Engine, an engine that has been modified over the years for Far Cry and last used in Far Cry 5. Dunia Engine itself was a modified version of CRYENGINE, scaling incredibly well on all sorts of hardware.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is one of the latest games to join our graphics card benchmark lineup, with the game built using the Foundation engine as a base, the same engine in Rise of the Tomb Raider. Eidos Montreal R&D department made lots of changes to the engine during the development of Shadow of the Tomb Raider to make it one of the best-looking games out right now.
Benchmarks - 1440p
1440p Benchmarks
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a sequel to the popular Shadow of Mordor, which was powered by the Lithtech engine. When cranked up to maximum detail, it will chew through your GPU and its VRAM like it's nothing.
You can buy Middle-earth: Shadow of War at Amazon.
Metro Exodus is one of the hardest tests that our graphics cards have to go through, with 4A Games' latest creation being one of the best looking games on the market. It is a serious test that pushes GPUs to their limits, and also features RTX technologies like DLSS.
Far Cry New Dawn was developed by Ubisoft, and is powered the Dunia Engine, an engine that has been modified over the years for Far Cry and last used in Far Cry 5. Dunia Engine itself was a modified version of CRYENGINE, scaling incredibly well on all sorts of hardware.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is one of the latest games to join our graphics card benchmark lineup, with the game built using the Foundation engine as a base, the same engine in Rise of the Tomb Raider. Eidos Montreal R&D department made lots of changes to the engine during the development of Shadow of the Tomb Raider to make it one of the best-looking games out right now.
Benchmarks - 4K
4K Benchmarks
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a sequel to the popular Shadow of Mordor, which was powered by the Lithtech engine. When cranked up to maximum detail, it will chew through your GPU and its VRAM like it's nothing.
You can buy Middle-earth: Shadow of War at Amazon.
Metro Exodus is one of the hardest tests that our graphics cards have to go through, with 4A Games' latest creation being one of the best looking games on the market. It is a serious test that pushes GPUs to their limits, and also features RTX technologies like DLSS.
Far Cry New Dawn was developed by Ubisoft, and is powered the Dunia Engine, an engine that has been modified over the years for Far Cry and last used in Far Cry 5. Dunia Engine itself was a modified version of CRYENGINE, scaling incredibly well on all sorts of hardware.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is one of the latest games to join our graphics card benchmark lineup, with the game built using the Foundation engine as a base, the same engine in Rise of the Tomb Raider. Eidos Montreal R&D department made lots of changes to the engine during the development of Shadow of the Tomb Raider to make it one of the best-looking games out right now.
Thermals & Power
Thermals
Power Consumption
Final Thoughts
ZOTAC's new GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER MINI falls in exactly where it needs to in our gaming and synthetic benchmarks, outperforming the stock RTX 2060 SUPER Founders Edition by a few % or FPS. What it does differently is cooling and size, compared to the FE.
I put the ZOTAC GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER MINI under the usual loads for benchmarking but we are building a real-world gaming benchmark database for high-FPS testing that includes Apex Legends and Overwatch. These games ran beautifully with a mixed range of in-game details at 2560x1440 and easily reached 120-144FPS average.
This is the target audience for the RTX 2060 SUPER MINI and it hits it beautifully. ZOTAC completes the package with one of the smallest RTX 2060 SUPER cards we've tested so far, a great-looking (but not over-the-top) cooler and performance that beats the RTX 2060 SUPER FE. Great news all round and a solid buy.
Performance (overclocking, power) |
95% |
Quality (build, design, cooling) |
90% |
General Features (display outputs, etc) |
90% |
Bundle, Packaging & Software |
90% |
Overall |
91% |
ZOTAC has a small, yet potent graphics card with its GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER MINI. It's able to handle a pounding with Apex Legends and Overwatch at 1080p and 1440p at over 120FPS average.
What's in Anthony's PC?
- CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K
- MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE Z690 AERO-G
- RAM: Corsair 32GB DDR4-3200
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB
- SSD: Sabrent 4TB Rocket 4 Plus
- OS: Windows 11 Pro
- CASE: Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL
- PSU: ASUS ROG Strix 850W
- KEYBOARD: Logitech G915 Wireless
- MOUSE: Logitech G502X Wireless
- MONITOR: LG C3 48-inch OLED TV 4K 120Hz
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