FEBRUARY 2019 PCWorld 391080p resolution with all
graphics settings—
including ray tracing—set
to Ultra, or easily clear
60fps if you set ray traced
reflections to Medium
instead. A future BFV
update will add in Nvidia’s
performance-enhancing
Deep Learning Super
Sampling technology,
too, and Nvidia claims
that will boost ray tracing
performance even more, as shown in the
chart. While Nvidia didn’t share configuration
information about the test system, the stated
results were generated on the Arras
multiplayer map.
To show off the promise of the cutting-
edge ray-tracing technology, if you buy a
GeForce RTX 2060, Nvidia will toss in a free
copy of Battlefield V, or Bioware’s upcoming
Anthem (go.pcworld.com/anth). Got it?
Good. Let’s see how this card handles in a
bunch of others game.
OUR TEST SYSTEM
Our dedicated graphics card test system is
built with some of the fastest complementary
components available to put any potential
performance bottlenecks squarely on the
GPU. Most of the hardware was provided by
the manufacturers, but we purchased the
cooler and storage ourselves.
- Intel Core i7-8700K processor ($360 on
Amazon at go.pcworld.com/700k) - EVGA CLC 240 closed-loop liquid cooler
($120 on Amazon at go.pcworld.com/c240) - Asus Maximus X Hero motherboard
($260 on Amazon at go.pcworld.com/mxmc) - 64GB HyperX Predator RGB
DDR4/2933 ($416 for 32GB on Amazon at
go.pcworld.com/hxpr) - EVGA 1200W SuperNova P2 power
supply ($180 on Amazon at go.pcworld.
com/spnv) - Corsair Crystal 570X RGB case, with
front and top panels removed and an extra
rear fan installed for improved airflow ($170
on Amazon at go.pcworld.com/crst) - 2x 500GB Samsung 860 EVO SSDs
($100 on Amazon at go.pcworld.com/smev)
We’re comparing the $350 Nvidia
GeForce RTX 2060 Founders Edition against
last-generation’s $380 GTX 1070, $450 GTX