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

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  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060.

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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

Which GPU is better between GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q  vs  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 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.

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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

Let’s discuss how graphics cards GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060.

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

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

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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

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

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VR Ready
+
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Multi Monitor
+
8.6
CUDA
7.5

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 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
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 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 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

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

3.7 Out of 65 Hitesti Score
4.2 Out of 731 Hitesti Score