GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
8
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
4 January 2021 (less than a year ago)
Release date
16 September 2020 (1 year ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$499
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Price now
$1395 (2.8x MSRP)
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Value for money
22.99
GN20-E3 GA106
GPU code name
Ampere GA104
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Core clock speed
1500 MHz
8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
153.8
Texture fill rate
317.4
3840
Pipelines / CUDA cores
5888
1283 MHz
Boost clock speed
1725 MHz
13,250 million
Number of transistors
17,400 million
100 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
220 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 3070.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
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Length
242 mm
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Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-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 3070 can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6
6192 MB
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
12 GB/s
Memory clock speed
14000 MHz
264.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
448.0 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 3070, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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HDMI
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Technologies

The difference between GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is the additional functionality.

8.6
CUDA
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

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

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 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 3070
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
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

More maximum RAM amount (6192 MB vs 8 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

83.27% faster in synthetic tests

More memory bandwidth (448.0 GB/s vs 264.0 GB/s)

So, GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 .

GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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