EVGA RTX 2060 XC vs XC BLACK

[stephena]

I'm looking at getting one or two RTX 2060s, one for my brother and possibly one for me. I know EVGA is a good brand, and the single-fan designs are easy to fit into small and legacy cases (while still having quite effective cooling), so I'm looking at those cards on budgetpc.com.au, and there are two extremely similar SKUs: the RTX 2060 XC GAMING and the RTX 2060 XC BLACK GAMING (image shown below). Both are the same price and appear to have the same specs, using the same marketing blurb (and the same images within). Is there any practical difference between them or is it nothing more than a colour change?

[mxk]

I'm pretty sure its just the color.

[Fasauceome]

 

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-2063-KR

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-2061-KR

the non black lists the clocks as 1755 vs the black's 1680. insignificant but in this case free boost.

[Turtle Rig]

10 minutes ago, stephena said:

I'm looking at getting one or two RTX 2060s, one for my brother and possibly one for me. I know EVGA is a good brand, and the single-fan designs are easy to fit into small and legacy cases (while still having quite effective cooling), so I'm looking at those cards on budgetpc.com.au, and there are two extremely similar SKUs: the RTX 2060 XC GAMING and the RTX 2060 XC BLACK GAMING (image shown below). Both are the same price and appear to have the same specs, using the same marketing blurb (and the same images within). Is there any practical difference between them or is it nothing more than a colour change?

Is it just me or are these prices for a RTX 2060 outrageous.  The card is 350 bucks why 600 .. perhaps your not US dollar I don't know.. with that money you can get a 2070 …. sighs

[mxk]

6 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

 

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-2063-KR

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06G-P4-2061-KR

the non black lists the clocks as 1755 vs the black's 1680. insignificant but in this case free boost.

I would think the different color would indicate that the colored card is special, but it's clocked a tiny bit lower? Interesting..

[BiG StroOnZ]

You might want to watch this video made by Tech Yes City, as it's relevant since you live in Australia:

 

It's concerning the price difference between the 2060 and 2070 in AUS, and how it's a better investment to get the 2070. 

[Fasauceome]

Just now, mxk. said:

I would think the different color would indicate that the colored card is special, but it's clocked a tiny bit lower? Interesting..

Yeah actually "black" has traditionally meant higher clocks, but this case appears to be an exception.

[LukeLinusFanFic]

5 minutes ago, Turtle Rig said:

Is it just me or are these prices for a RTX 2060 outrageous.  The card is 350 bucks why 600 .. perhaps your not US dollar I don't know.. with that money you can get a 2070 …. sighs

Welcome to the rest of the world, mate. That's about 428 usd and that's reasonable. In Israel I'd be paying 550$ for that card, and have to spend some more for a standing desk because there's no way I'd be able to sit down after being screwed like that. 

[Turtle Rig]

1 hour ago, SwagMaestro said:

Welcome to the rest of the world, mate. That's about 428 usd and that's reasonable. In Israel I'd be paying 550$ for that card, and have to spend some more for a standing desk because there's no way I'd be able to sit down after being screwed like that. 

Ya in your country 428 US dollar is good.  How much is a 2070 tho ?

[LukeLinusFanFic]

~650

[Turtle Rig]

6 minutes ago, SwagMaestro said:

~650

Get the 2070 if its 650 us dollar ?

[LukeLinusFanFic]

30 minutes ago, Turtle Rig said:

Get the 2070 if its 650 us dollar ?

I don't really need it. I have the 970 and it's fine for me, hopefully for a while. I hardly do play new games. 

[xg32]

2 hours ago, stephena said:

I'm looking at getting one or two RTX 2060s, one for my brother and possibly one for me. I know EVGA is a good brand, and the single-fan designs are easy to fit into small and legacy cases (while still having quite effective cooling), so I'm looking at those cards on budgetpc.com.au, and there are two extremely similar SKUs: the RTX 2060 XC GAMING and the RTX 2060 XC BLACK GAMING (image shown below). Both are the same price and appear to have the same specs, using the same marketing blurb (and the same images within). Is there any practical difference between them or is it nothing more than a colour change?

if it's the same price, avoid the black as it is the garbage bins for evga cards, if it's only 60dollars more get the 2070

[stephena]

6 hours ago, Turtle Rig said:

Is it just me or are these prices for a RTX 2060 outrageous.  The card is 350 bucks why 600 .. perhaps your not US dollar I don't know.. with that money you can get a 2070 …. sighs

I was hoping the fact that I mentioned a .au domain, plus my location in the author pane, would make it clear that I'm an Aussie. For reference, our dollar is about at parity with the Canadian dollar, but prices are higher probably because of shipping across the ditch.

 

5 hours ago, xg32 said:

if it's only 60dollars more get the 2070

It's not just $60 more. More like... $240?! But that's not to an EVGA card. The cheapest 2070 available is $829 (the MSI VENTUS). That's too much more, especially if I'm going to get two. Also the 2060 can be cooled in a shorter form factor, which is a lot easier to work with in the intended machines. Upgrading my plans to 2070s would require a lot more planning, and possibly even more upgrades like a new case and/or PSU.

 

7 hours ago, fasauceome said:

the non black lists the clocks as 1755 vs the black's 1680. insignificant but in this case free boost.

5 hours ago, xg32 said:

if it's the same price, avoid the black as it is the garbage bins for evga cards

 

Thanks, well spotted. Now that you've pointed that out, I have find it - deep, deep down at the bottom of the otherwise-identical blurb where I would have been hard-pressed to find it alone. Certainly I'll go for the non-black here.

Obviously I'm not going to be doing any real-time ray-tracing on this card, but I think techtubers have established that you basically need a 2080 Ti for 1080p60 and it's really not that huge an improvement. Why I'm looking at a 2060 instead of waiting for 1660 Tis to become available is that a 1660 Ti isn't really a notable upgrade over a 1060 (though over the 960 my brother has it will be very notable). Also of note is that I and my brother run Linux, and getting NVIDIA drivers in DEB form usually comes with a delay. The 1660 Ti is not currently supported on Linux, but the 2060 is on drivers available in the PPA.