GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
VS
GeForce RTX 2060 TU104
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
VS
GeForce RTX 2060 TU104

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q  vs  GeForce RTX 2060 TU104.

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Place in performance rating
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Ampere
Architecture
Turing
4 January 2021 (less than a year ago)
Release date
10 January 2020 (1 year ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$349
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Price now
$320 (0.9x MSRP)
GN20-E3 GA106
GPU code name
TU104
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q  vs  GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
153.8
Texture fill rate
201.6
3840
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1920
1283 MHz
Boost clock speed
1680 MHz
13,250 million
Number of transistors
13,600 million
100 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
160 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

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 cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs GeForce RTX 2060 TU104.

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
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Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs GeForce RTX 2060 TU104.

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

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

8.6
CUDA
7.5

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_1)
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 GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 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 GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2060 TU104
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2060 TU104
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2060 TU104
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2060 TU104
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2060 TU104
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see 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 GeForce RTX 2060 TU104

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

So, GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q or GeForce RTX 2060 TU104?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q .

GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q versus GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

3.7 Out of 65 Hitesti Score
4.2 Out of 16 Hitesti Score