Nvidia Rtx 2060 Usb C

Just got a gigabyte rtx 2060 which doesn t have a usb c port which i knew before buying.

Nvidia rtx 2060 usb c. The best of both worlds. Geforce rtx 2060 is connected to the rest of the system using a pci express 3 0 x16 interface. Displayport hdmi usb type c. Usb c virtuallink isn t even included throughout the series with many rtx 2060 models dropping the port.

Back when the original nvidia rtx graphics cards released we noticed that the virtuallink usb type c port was not compulsory for the rtx 2060 and rtx 2070. This ensures that all modern games will run on geforce rtx 2060 mobile. This surprised me because the 2060 was announced with a usb c connector if i recall correctly and it s odd that the board partners don t include this connector. Being a dual slot card the nvidia geforce rtx 2060 draws power from 1x 8 pin power connector with power draw rated at 160 w maximum.

The geforce rtx 2060 is powered by the nvidia turing. The geforce rtx 2060 mobile is a mobile graphics chip by nvidia launched in january 2019. Nvidia s geforce rtx 2060 released today but only the founder s edition features the virtuallink usb c port for future vr headsets. More of the new nvidia rtx super cards.

Geforce rtx 2060 features a dedicated hardware encoder that unlocks the ability to game and stream simultaneously with superior quality. Nvidia usb c driver on rtx 2060. 1x dvi 1x hdmi 2x displayport 1x usb type c. Start date sep 29 2020.

I found it interesting though that after installing the card the usb c controller has also installed making me think the hardware is there from the reference card they just haven t put the output on the card. I took a look at some of the available third party rtx 2060 cards and didn t see a single one that has a usb type c output.