MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming Z

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Excellent aesthetics
GDDR6
Great thermals

Cons:

Power limit is quite low
No Virtualink Connector

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Last revision on June 17, 2021

Reviewers Liked

Excellent aesthetics
GDDR6
Great thermals
Founders Edition beating performance
Fans turn off in idle
Backplate included

Reviewers Didn't Like

Power limit is quite low
No Virtualink Connector
Micron memory doesn't overclock as well as Samsung on other cards

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Expert reviews and ratings

Today we're comparing Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2060 and AMD's Radeon RX 5600 XT head to head in over 30 games at two resolutions: 1080p and 1440p. But before we move on to the benchmark phase, let's put things in perspective for the newly launched mid-range...

By TechSpot on February 24, 2020

It's been months since NVIDIA released their Turing based GeForce RTX 20 series graphics cards. Taking a complete departure from traditional GPU design and creating a hybrid architecture that includes a range of new technologies to power the...

By WCCFTech on February 04, 2019

the MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z takes everything there is to like about a $350 dollar graphics card and adds a lot for a 40 dollar upcharge for it.What do you get for that upcharge?RGB Lighting – this is a give or take depending if you like twinkly lightsZero...

By bjorn3d.com on January 30, 2019

With the MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G being the third RTX 2060 to pass through our doors, it is not hard to come to the conclusion that it is an all-round solid card.Things start well as I think it is probably one of the better looking custom cards...

By Kitguru.net on January 21, 2019

We think the new GAMING Z is a terrific looking product. The baseline performance with the factory tweak is sweet as well. It did tweak a little less than the Palit card we tested yesterday, but remember each and every card can differ a bit due to...

By Guru of 3D on January 15, 2019

The entry point to the RTX world! The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 is a budget RTX GPU that includes such features as Ray tracing and DLSS. We received a sample GPU from our partner MSI. This graphics card uses MSI's proprietary board design. We put the MSI...

By NotebookCheck on March 28, 2019

When I took a look at the RTX 2060 Founders Edition I was impressed with the performance of the 2060 and as usual, I loved the construction of the Founders Edition cooler. But it wasn't until I tested MSIs RTX 2060 Gaming Z that I really got a good...

By LanOC Reviews on February 18, 2019

Let's start off with the performance delivered by the MSI RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G. With higher out of the box clock speeds than the NVIDIA RTX 2060 FE it outperforms the Founders Edition card at each turn. As it should! That being said, the FPS margins the...

By Overclockers Club on February 07, 2019

Since this was the first RTX 2060 I have benchmarked, I wasn't sure what to expect in performance. I was pleasantly surprised when the RTX 2060 Gaming Z was able to benchmark most titles in 1440p while maintaining an average of 60 FPS. Though the RTX...

By proclockers.com on February 06, 2019

We can't think of a better time to be a consumer in the PC hardware world than right now.If you've been part of the home gaming PC fraternity for a while then it doesn't take very long to see all the benefits there are to existing right now. We could...

By Overclock3D on January 24, 2019

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