NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains a single shared benchmark between these two GPUs, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, and the result is decisively in favor of the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. In this test, the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell scores 16,408 points, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER scores 2,011 points. The delta is recorded as -87.7% for the older card, meaning the RTX 2060 SUPER trails by approximately 88% in this workload. This is not a marginal generational step; it is a complete stratification of performance classes.

The magnitude of the gap can be contextualized by looking at where each card sits relative to its own nearest rivals. The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 18,093 across all recorded tests, placing it at the 62nd percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its closest competitor is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, which averages 18,159, a delta of -0.4%. The RTX 2060 SUPER is effectively tied with that mobile part, and also sits within 1.6% of the AMD Radeon Pro 5700, the AMD Radeon RX 460, and the Intel Arc A770M. Those rivals each have average scores between 18,159 and 18,383, so the RTX 2060 SUPER occupies a tightly packed mid-range cluster.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, by contrast, has only one recorded benchmark in the database, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, giving it an average benchmark score of 16,408. That places it at the 59th percentile of all GPUs, which is lower than the RTX 2060 SUPER's 62nd percentile, a counterintuitive result that stems from the limited test set. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 with an average score of 16,415 and a delta of 0%, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT at 16,361 with a delta of 0.3%, and the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M at 16,351 with a delta of 0.4%. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 sits just above it at 16,504, a delta of -0.6%. In other words, the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's single recorded score places it in a very different competitive bracket than the RTX 2060 SUPER, despite the percentile ranking suggesting otherwise.

The head-to-head delta of -87.7% is the single most informative number in this comparison. It indicates that the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell delivers roughly eight times the performance of the RTX 2060 SUPER in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. No other shared test exists in the database, so this one result carries the entire comparative weight. The RTX 2060 SUPER has nine additional benchmark entries, including Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores of 76,957 and 77,402, respectively, and PassMark GPU compute of 6,721, but none of those have corresponding RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell results.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell wins the only direct comparison available, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, by a margin of -87.7% relative to the RTX 2060 SUPER. That single test is a modern DirectX 12 workload, and the result indicates that the newer architecture handles this type of rendering load with overwhelming superiority. For any user prioritizing current-generation DirectX 12 gaming or 3D rendering performance, the recorded data points exclusively to the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell.

The RTX 2060 SUPER wins no head-to-head benchmark against the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, because no other shared test exists. However, its broader benchmark profile suggests strengths in legacy and compute-oriented workloads. Its PassMark DirectX 9 score is 218, DirectX 10 is 111, and DirectX 11 is 130, while DirectX 12 is only 61. The card's PassMark G3D score is 16,462, and its G2D score is 854. These numbers cannot be compared directly to the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, but they do indicate that the RTX 2060 SUPER has a balanced, if modest, profile across older API generations. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 77,402 is notably higher than its OpenCL score of 76,957, suggesting slightly better performance under Vulkan than OpenCL in that test suite.

For users running legacy DirectX titles or compute tasks that rely on older API paths, the RTX 2060 SUPER remains a functional option, but the database does not contain evidence that it outperforms the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell in any scenario. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's single score, while limited, is so far ahead that it would likely dominate any modern workload. The practical interpretation is that the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is the choice for contemporary high-end rendering, while the RTX 2060 SUPER's strengths, if any, lie in untested legacy scenarios where its lower power draw and smaller physical footprint might be advantageous.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 18,093 across its recorded tests, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has an average of 16,408 based on its single recorded test. The RTX 2060 SUPER's average is higher, but this reflects the different test sets, not necessarily superior performance.

Q: How large is the performance gap in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12?

A: The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell scores 16,408 versus 2,011 for the RTX 2060 SUPER, a delta of -87.7% relative to the RTX 2060 SUPER. The newer card is roughly eight times faster in this specific workload.

Q: What are the closest rivals to the RTX 2060 SUPER?

A: The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile with an average score of 18,159 and a delta of -0.4%, the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 at 18,189 with a delta of -0.5%, the AMD Radeon RX 460 at 18,373 with a delta of -1.5%, and the Intel Arc A770M at 18,383 with a delta of -1.6%.

Q: What are the closest rivals to the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell?

A: They are the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 at 16,415 with a delta of 0%, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT at 16,361 with a delta of 0.3%, the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M at 16,351 with a delta of 0.4%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 at 16,504 with a delta of -0.6%.

Q: Which card has more recorded benchmark results?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has ten recorded benchmark scores covering 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, Geekbench OpenCL, Geekbench Vulkan, and multiple PassMark tests. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has only one recorded score, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12.

Q: How do their percentile rankings compare?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER sits at the 62nd percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell sits at the 59th percentile. The RTX 2060 SUPER ranks higher despite having a much lower head-to-head score, because its average is drawn from a broader set of tests.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every major specification category. The RTX 2060 SUPER uses the TU106 chip on a 12 nm process from TSMC, containing 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die with a transistor density of 24.3 million per mm². The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell uses the GB202 chip on a 5 nm process from TSMC, containing 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die with a transistor density of 122.9 million per mm². The newer chip has more than eight times the transistor count, a substantially smaller process node, and over five times the transistor density.

Memory configurations are vastly different. The RTX 2060 SUPER has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has 96 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. That is twelve times the memory capacity and roughly four times the bandwidth. Memory clocks are listed as 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective for the RTX 2060 SUPER, versus 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell.

Compute resources differ by an order of magnitude. The RTX 2060 SUPER has 2,176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, 34 RT cores, and 272 tensor cores. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has 24,064 shading units, 752 texture mapping units, 192 ROPs, 188 RT cores, and 752 tensor cores. Pixel rate is 105.6 GPixel/s versus 502.5 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 224.4 GTexel/s versus 1,968.0 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 7.181 TFLOPS versus 126.0 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 14.36 TFLOPS (2:1) for the RTX 2060 SUPER, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell achieves 126.0 TFLOPS (1:1).

Power and physical requirements also diverge sharply. The RTX 2060 SUPER has a TDP of 175 W with a single 8-pin power connector and a suggested PSU of 450 W, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has a TDP of 600 W with a single 16-pin connector and a suggested PSU of 1000 W. The RTX 2060 SUPER is 229 mm long, 113 mm high, and 35 mm wide, versus 304 mm long, 137 mm tall, and 40 mm wide. Both are dual-slot cards. The bus interface is PCIe 3.0 x16 for the RTX 2060 SUPER and PCIe 5.0 x16 for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. Display outputs are 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C for the RTX 2060 SUPER, versus 4x DisplayPort 2.1b for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 2060 SUPER is built on Turing, NVIDIA's architecture from the GeForce 20 generation. Its chip, TU106, implements features such as 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores, providing hardware acceleration for ray tracing and AI workloads. The FP16 throughput of 14.36 TFLOPS is achieved at a 2:1 ratio relative to FP32, meaning half precision compute is half the rate of FP32 performance. This is a mid-range Turing design with a PCIe 3.0 interface, reflecting the connectivity standard of its era.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell uses Blackwell 2.0, NVIDIA's architecture from the Blackwell 2.0 generation. Its chip, GB202, is built with 188 RT cores and 752 tensor cores, a substantial expansion over the Turing implementation. The FP16 throughput matches FP32 at 126.0 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, indicating that half-precision compute runs at the same rate as full-precision, a significant architectural change from the 2:1 ratio of the older card. The card uses a PCIe 5.0 interface, offering a much newer bus standard.

The transistor density difference is one of the clearest architectural signals: 24.3 million transistors per mm² for the RTX 2060 SUPER versus 122.9 million per mm² for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. This reflects the shift from 12 nm to 5 nm manufacturing, enabling the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell to pack 92,200 million transistors into a 750 mm² die, whereas the RTX 2060 SUPER fits only 10,800 million into 445 mm². The Blackwell design also changes the memory subsystem entirely, moving from GDDR6 to GDDR7 and from a 256-bit to a 512-bit bus, which explains the bandwidth jump from 448.0 GB/s to 1.79 TB/s. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell also doubles the effective memory clock rate to 28 Gbps versus 14 Gbps. The production status differs as well, with the RTX 2060 SUPER marked as end-of-life and the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell listed as active.