PC World - USA (2019-02)

FEBRUARY 2019 PCWorld 45

Graphics options except extended shadows
enabled, and FXAA. GTA V runs on the RAGE
engine and has received substantial updates
since its initial launch.
Again, the GTX 1070 Ti is technically a
hair faster than the RTX 2060 in raw average
frame rates, but really it’s a dead heat. The
GTX 1070 and Vega 56 hang around the
same ballpark, too.

Rainbow Six Siege
Finally, let’s take a peek at
Rainbow Six Siege ($40 on
Humble at go.pcworld.com/
rnss), a game whose audience
just keeps on growing, and one
that still feels like the only truly
next-gen shooter (go.pcworld.
com/rain) after all these years.
Like Ghost Recon Wildlands,
this game runs on Ubisoft’s
AnvilNext 2.0 engine, but
Rainbow Six Siege responds
especially well to graphics cards
that support async compute—like

the RTX 2060 Founders Edition. It opens a

sizeable lead over comparable Nvidia GPUs,

though AMD’s Radeon cards perform even

better. They cost more money, though.

POWER DRAW, THERMALS,

AND NOISE

Power draw

We test power draw by looping the F1 2018

benchmark after we’ve benchmarked

everything else with a card, and noting the

highest reading on our Watts Up Pro meter.

The initial part of the race, where all

competing cars are on screen simultaneously,

tends to be the most demanding portion.

The GeForce RTX 2060 draws a lot more

power than the GTX 1060, and more than the

AMD Radeon

Vega 56

Nvidia GTX

1070 Ti (FE)

Nvidia GeForce

RTX 2060 (FE)

AMD Radeon

Vega 64

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 (FE)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 (FE)

Whole system power

consumption (Watts)

SHORTER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

61.8

53

54.3

59.6

50.8

55.7

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