GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
72
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Value for money (0-100)
48.00
Ampere
Architecture
Turing
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Code name
TU106
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Type
Desktop
4 January 2021 (less than a year ago)
Release date
6 January 2019 (2 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$349
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Price now
$964 (2.8x MSRP)
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Value for money
23.84
GN20-E3 GA106
GPU code name
Turing TU106
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Pipelines
1920
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Core clock speed
1320 MHz
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Boost Clock
1680 MHz
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Transistor count
10,800 million
8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
160 Watt
153.8
Texture fill rate
201.6
3840
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1920
1283 MHz
Boost clock speed
1620 MHz
13,250 million
Number of transistors
10,800 million
100 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
160 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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Length
229 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin
large
Laptop size
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Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6
6192 MB
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
12 GB/s
Memory clock speed
14000 MHz
264.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
336.0 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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G-SYNC support
+
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HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the additional functionality.

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VR Ready
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Multi Monitor
+
8.6
CUDA
7.5

API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
12
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
6.5
Shader Model
6.5
2.0
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 146 101 86 69 52 30
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 173 118 111 107 76.4 42.3
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 288 211 172 120 89 52
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 309 193 120 82.9 57.1 31.1
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 281 185 167 162 102 45.9
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Finer manufacturing process technology (8 nm vs 12 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (6192 MB vs 6 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

67.29% faster in synthetic tests

More memory bandwidth (336.0 GB/s vs 264.0 GB/s)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

So, GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 .

GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 performance benchmarks comparison

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