NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q videocard review

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 12 Jan 2021. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on Ampere microarchitecture codenamed GA106.

Core clock speed - 817 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1282 MHz. Texture fill rate - 153.8 GTexel/s. Pipelines - 3840. Manufacturing process technology - 8 nm. Transistors count - 12000 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 60 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR6. Maximum RAM amount - 6 GB. Memory bus width - 192 bit. Memory clock speed - 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective. Memory bandwidth - 288.0 GB/s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38588
13355
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
590
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345150
78652
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
325.878 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
3461.767 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
26.167 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
152.172 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
979.608 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
21278 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
8913 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
8054 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
21278.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
8913.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
8054.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
8230
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 13355
PassMark - G2D Mark 590
Geekbench - OpenCL 78652
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 325.878 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 3461.767 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 26.167 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 152.172 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 979.608 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 21278 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 8913 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 8054 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 21278.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 8913.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 8054.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 8230

Games performance

Total War Pharaoh (2023)

Ultra, 1920x108097.30
QHD, 2560x144069.30
4K, 3840x216036.50

EA Sports FC 24 (2023)

Ultra, 1920x1080125.60
QHD, 2560x1440101.00
4K, 3840x216058.20

Starfield (2023)

High, 1920x108040.10
Ultra, 1920x108035.30
QHD, 2560x144028.60
4K, 3840x216018.80

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

Ultra, 1920x108090.60
QHD, 2560x144060.60

The Last of Us (2023)

Low, 1920x108090.80
Medium, 1920x108065.50
High, 1920x108054.80

Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x1080124.40
Medium, 1920x108095.70
High, 1920x108088.30

Sons of the Forest (2023)

Low, 1920x108083.80
Medium, 1920x108070.50
High, 1920x108065.90
Ultra, 1920x108065.40
QHD, 2560x144051.10
4K, 3840x216031.90

Company of Heroes 3 (2023)

Medium, 1920x1080162.00
High, 1920x1080123.00
Ultra, 1920x1080120.00
QHD, 2560x144087.80
4K, 3840x216051.90

Atomic Heart (2023)

Low, 1920x1080174.20
Medium, 1920x1080130.50
High, 1920x108075.30
Ultra, 1920x108060.20
QHD, 2560x144047.70
4K, 3840x216028.90

Returnal (2023)

Medium, 1920x108093.00
High, 1920x108085.00
Ultra, 1920x108072.00
QHD, 2560x144052.00
4K, 3840x216030.00

Hogwarts Legacy (2023)

Medium, 1920x108088.40
High, 1920x108069.80
Ultra, 1920x108058.10
QHD, 2560x144042.10
4K, 3840x216025.20

Dead Space Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x108072.65
Medium, 1920x108070.05
High, 1920x108061.85
Ultra, 1920x108055.75
QHD, 2560x144037.60
4K, 3840x216012.90

High On Life (2023)

Low, 1920x1080200.05
Medium, 1920x1080145.45
High, 1920x1080104.30
Ultra, 1920x108083.15
QHD, 2560x144052.10
4K, 3840x216021.20

The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080164.20
Medium, 1920x1080135.45
High, 1920x1080108.50
Ultra, 1920x108087.55
QHD, 2560x144071.40

Need for Speed Unbound (2022)

Low, 1920x1080107.70
Medium, 1920x108096.55
High, 1920x108080.95
Ultra, 1920x108069.00

The Callisto Protocol (2022)

Low, 1920x1080105.50
Medium, 1920x108086.45
High, 1920x108057.15
Ultra, 1920x108056.75
QHD, 2560x144041.50
4K, 3840x216018.40

Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022)

Low, 1920x1080103.30
Medium, 1920x108092.25
High, 1920x108083.20
Ultra, 1920x108076.65
QHD, 2560x144056.40
4K, 3840x216024.40

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080111.00
Medium, 1920x1080104.00
High, 1920x108077.00
Ultra, 1920x108075.00
QHD, 2560x144049.00
4K, 3840x216028.00

Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022)

Low, 1920x108072.20
Medium, 1920x108070.55
High, 1920x108065.35
Ultra, 1920x108058.80
QHD, 2560x144038.05
4K, 3840x216013.70

A Plague Tale Requiem (2022)

Low, 1920x108087.50
Medium, 1920x108062.50
High, 1920x108053.50
Ultra, 1920x108040.50
QHD, 2560x144028.65
4K, 3840x216016.10

FIFA 23 (2022)

Medium, 1920x108098.55
High, 1920x108095.15
Ultra, 1920x108090.80
QHD, 2560x144078.80
4K, 3840x216062.70

The Quarry (2022)

Low, 1920x1080126.90
Medium, 1920x108094.05
High, 1920x108080.00
Ultra, 1920x108064.10
QHD, 2560x144040.80
4K, 3840x216020.70

F1 22 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080187.35
Medium, 1920x1080186.30
High, 1920x1080145.30
Ultra, 1920x108052.50
QHD, 2560x144031.40
4K, 3840x216013.30

Vampire Bloodhunt (2022)

Medium, 1920x1080198.30
High, 1920x1080171.30
Ultra, 1920x1080162.50
QHD, 2560x1440112.20
4K, 3840x216055.90

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)

Low, 1920x1080180.27
Medium, 1920x1080144.09
High, 1920x108098.77
Ultra, 1920x108075.50
QHD, 2560x144052.93
4K, 3840x216022.80

Ghostwire Tokyo (2022)

Medium, 1920x1080128.20
High, 1920x1080123.95
Ultra, 1920x1080121.65
QHD, 2560x144075.90
4K, 3840x216038.90

Elex 2 (2022)

Medium, 1920x108087.90
High, 1920x108075.95
Ultra, 1920x108069.40
QHD, 2560x144050.30
4K, 3840x216028.60

Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080103.10
Medium, 1920x108086.20
High, 1920x108069.10
Ultra, 1920x108062.40
QHD, 2560x144038.60
4K, 3840x216014.70

Elden Ring (2022)

Medium, 1920x108059.50
High, 1920x108059.65
Ultra, 1920x108059.55
QHD, 2560x144058.60
4K, 3840x216039.80

GRID Legends (2022)

Low, 1920x1080178.00
Medium, 1920x1080152.50
High, 1920x1080134.50
Ultra, 1920x108099.00
QHD, 2560x144079.20
4K, 3840x216049.40

Dying Light 2 (2022)

Medium, 1920x108073.40
High, 1920x108064.90
QHD, 2560x144046.00
4K, 3840x216024.50

Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)

Medium, 1920x1080168.00
High, 1920x1080159.00
Ultra, 1920x1080125.00
QHD, 2560x144081.00
4K, 3840x216042.00

God of War (2022)

Medium, 1920x108091.30
High, 1920x108073.10
Ultra, 1920x108051.50
QHD, 2560x144042.75
4K, 3840x216029.60

Halo Infinite (2021)

Medium, 1920x1080109.00
High, 1920x108092.20
Ultra, 1920x108085.30
QHD, 2560x144058.40
4K, 3840x216027.80

Farming Simulator 22 (2021)

Medium, 1920x1080174.00
High, 1920x1080136.50
Ultra, 1920x1080117.00
QHD, 2560x1440107.00
4K, 3840x216065.90

Battlefield 2042 (2021)

Medium, 1920x108079.40
High, 1920x108077.95
Ultra, 1920x108069.45
QHD, 2560x144050.80
4K, 3840x216017.60

Forza Horizon 5 (2021)

Medium, 1920x1080120.00
High, 1920x1080100.50
Ultra, 1920x108051.00
QHD, 2560x144048.00
4K, 3840x216035.00

Call of Duty Vanguard (2021)

Medium, 1920x1080121.00
High, 1920x108099.30
Ultra, 1920x108089.80
QHD, 2560x144063.20
4K, 3840x216034.40

Riders Republic (2021)

Low, 1280x720159.00
Medium, 1920x1080115.00
High, 1920x108088.00
Ultra, 1920x108081.00
QHD, 2560x144059.00
4K, 3840x216030.50

Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)

Low, 1280x720115.00
Medium, 1920x1080114.00
High, 1920x1080109.50
Ultra, 1920x1080106.50
QHD, 2560x144077.50
4K, 3840x216039.50

Back 4 Blood (2021)

Low, 1280x720293.00
Medium, 1920x1080201.00
High, 1920x1080170.00
Ultra, 1920x1080153.00
QHD, 2560x1440107.50
4K, 3840x216055.25

Far Cry 6 (2021)

Low, 1280x720118.00
Medium, 1920x108097.90
High, 1920x108081.20
Ultra, 1920x108075.50
QHD, 2560x144064.50

Alan Wake Remastered (2021)

Low, 1280x72093.70
Medium, 1920x108091.25
High, 1920x108082.20
QHD, 2560x144079.95
4K, 3840x216048.70

FIFA 22 (2021)

Medium, 1920x1080161.00
High, 1920x1080161.00
Ultra, 1920x1080155.00
QHD, 2560x1440140.00
4K, 3840x2160137.00

New World (2021)

Low, 1280x720103.25
Medium, 1920x108075.80
High, 1920x108073.55
Ultra, 1920x108068.05
QHD, 2560x144053.00
4K, 3840x216028.95

Deathloop (2021)

Low, 1280x720132.00
Medium, 1920x1080104.50
High, 1920x108081.80
Ultra, 1920x108081.30
QHD, 2560x144054.30
4K, 3840x216030.40

F1 2021 (2021)

Low, 1280x720263.00
Medium, 1920x1080200.00
High, 1920x1080165.00
Ultra, 1920x108094.00
QHD, 2560x144058.85
4K, 3840x216031.95

Monster Hunter Stories 2 (2021)

Medium, 1920x1080144.00
High, 1920x1080143.50
QHD, 2560x1440144.00
4K, 3840x2160126.00

Days Gone (2021)

Low, 1280x720170.10
Medium, 1920x1080108.30
High, 1920x108095.00
Ultra, 1920x108071.90
QHD, 2560x144058.90

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)

Low, 1280x720109.00
Ultra, 1920x1080100.00
QHD, 2560x144091.90

Resident Evil Village (2021)

Low, 1280x720160.00
Medium, 1920x1080140.00
High, 1920x1080136.00
Ultra, 1920x1080121.00
QHD, 2560x144081.60

Outriders (2021)

Low, 1280x720122.00
Medium, 1920x1080103.00
High, 1920x108098.90
Ultra, 1920x108085.30
QHD, 2560x144065.10

Hitman 3 (2021)

Low, 1280x720182.55
Medium, 1920x1080120.45
High, 1920x1080116.20
Ultra, 1920x1080112.20
QHD, 2560x144079.10
4K, 3840x216048.70

Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 (2020)

Low, 1280x720101.00
Medium, 1920x108076.30
High, 1920x108064.15
Ultra, 1920x108055.25
QHD, 2560x144036.10
4K, 3840x216017.30

Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)

Low, 1280x720123.50
Medium, 1920x108088.50
High, 1920x108082.00
Ultra, 1920x108077.00
QHD, 2560x144064.00
4K, 3840x216041.00

Crysis Remastered (2020)

High, 1920x108066.75
Ultra, 1920x108048.60
QHD, 2560x144038.70
4K, 3840x216022.50

Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)

Low, 1280x720127.00
Medium, 1920x1080106.00
High, 1920x1080108.00
Ultra, 1920x108096.10
QHD, 2560x144063.60
4K, 3840x216033.30

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War (2020)

Low, 1280x720188.00
Medium, 1920x1080102.00
High, 1920x108076.35
Ultra, 1920x108072.65
QHD, 2560x144053.75
4K, 3840x216029.50

Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)

Low, 1280x720110.00
Medium, 1920x108076.00
High, 1920x108063.50
Ultra, 1920x108056.00
QHD, 2560x144048.00
4K, 3840x216011.00

Dirt 5 (2020)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1920x108098.50
High, 1920x108088.70
Ultra, 1920x108068.45
QHD, 2560x144056.10
4K, 3840x216038.60

Watch Dogs Legion (2020)

Low, 1280x72086.55
Medium, 1920x108081.00
High, 1920x108070.70
Ultra, 1920x108046.00
QHD, 2560x144033.90
4K, 3840x216019.00

FIFA 21 (2020)

High, 1920x1080157.50
Ultra, 1920x1080152.00
QHD, 2560x1440116.00
4K, 3840x2160114.00

Star Wars Squadrons (2020)

High, 1920x1080204.50
Ultra, 1920x1080192.50
QHD, 2560x1440156.00
4K, 3840x216087.10

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

High, 1920x108092.30
QHD, 2560x144067.40
4K, 3840x216036.20

Serious Sam 4 (2020)

Low, 1280x720108.00
Medium, 1920x108079.50
High, 1920x108081.35
Ultra, 1920x108072.70
QHD, 2560x144057.30

Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x720135.70
Medium, 1920x108085.10
High, 1920x108062.80
Ultra, 1920x108045.90

Valorant (2020)

High, 1920x1080189.40
QHD, 2560x1440304.00

Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

Low, 1280x720129.50
Medium, 1920x108096.00
High, 1920x108082.00
Ultra, 1920x108071.00
QHD, 2560x144061.00
4K, 3840x216040.00

Death Stranding (2020)

Low, 1280x720144.00
Medium, 1920x1080108.00
High, 1920x1080107.00
Ultra, 1920x1080104.00
QHD, 2560x144078.00
4K, 3840x216048.20

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x720242.50
Medium, 1920x1080166.00
High, 1920x1080148.00
Ultra, 1920x1080120.00
QHD, 2560x144084.50
4K, 3840x216057.00

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x720353.00
Medium, 1920x1080195.35
High, 1920x1080157.80
Ultra, 1920x1080140.00
QHD, 2560x1440101.00
4K, 3840x216059.90

Gears Tactics (2020)

Ultra, 1920x1080109.00
QHD, 2560x144073.30

Doom Eternal (2020)

High, 1920x1080176.50
Ultra, 1920x1080171.50
QHD, 2560x1440141.00
4K, 3840x216062.00

Hunt Showdown (2020)

High, 1920x1080100.65
QHD, 2560x144069.80
4K, 3840x216034.40

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

High, 1920x108063.30
Ultra, 1920x108049.00
QHD, 2560x144039.80
4K, 3840x216022.20

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

High, 1920x108098.70
Ultra, 1920x108096.40
QHD, 2560x144080.20
4K, 3840x216044.10

Need for Speed Heat (2019)

High, 1920x1080102.00
Ultra, 1920x108094.00
QHD, 2560x144071.60
4K, 3840x216043.10

GRID 2019 (2019)

High, 1920x108094.60
Ultra, 1920x108074.10
QHD, 2560x144047.50
4K, 3840x216043.40

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x720124.85
Medium, 1920x1080104.70
High, 1920x108090.30
Ultra, 1920x108072.60
QHD, 2560x144051.85
4K, 3840x216028.50

Control (2019)

High, 1920x108078.10
QHD, 2560x144051.10
4K, 3840x216026.00

Rage 2 (2019)

High, 1920x1080116.00
Ultra, 1920x1080113.00
QHD, 2560x144072.70
4K, 3840x216035.70

Anno 1800 (2019)

High, 1920x108079.80
Ultra, 1920x108043.60
QHD, 2560x144039.00
4K, 3840x216023.10

The Division 2 (2019)

High, 1920x1080115.00
Ultra, 1920x108084.00
QHD, 2560x144059.00
4K, 3840x216032.00

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x720152.65
Medium, 1920x1080100.15
High, 1920x108079.80
Ultra, 1920x108062.30
QHD, 2560x144049.60
4K, 3840x216031.40

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x720111.00
Medium, 1920x108093.50
High, 1920x108094.00
Ultra, 1920x108086.00
QHD, 2560x144085.00
4K, 3840x216050.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x720164.70
Medium, 1920x1080163.90
High, 1920x1080139.55
Ultra, 1920x1080118.20
QHD, 2560x144098.75
4K, 3840x216059.55

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

QHD, 2560x1440121.10

Battlefield V (2018)

High, 1920x1080141.00
Ultra, 1920x1080131.00
QHD, 2560x1440104.00
4K, 3840x216063.20

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720113.00
Medium, 1920x1080106.00
High, 1920x108095.50
Ultra, 1920x108088.00
QHD, 2560x144068.00
4K, 3840x216042.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x720142.00
Medium, 1920x1080112.00
High, 1920x1080106.00
Ultra, 1920x1080101.00
QHD, 2560x144083.50
4K, 3840x216040.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x720112.65
Medium, 1920x108098.85
High, 1920x108079.55
4K, 3840x216067.60

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x720153.00
Medium, 1920x1080105.00
High, 1920x108078.75
QHD60.50
4K, 3840x216034.60

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x768349.00
High, 1920x1080149.00
Ultra, 1920x1080131.00

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768208.50
Medium, 1366x768200.30
High, 1920x1080132.90
Ultra, 1920x1080110.20

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720152.00
Medium, 1366x768142.00
High, 1920x1080131.00
Ultra, 1920x1080124.00
4K, 3840x216094.90

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768313.00
Medium, 1366x768230.00
High, 1920x1080142.20
Ultra, 1920x108077.70
4K, 3840x216055.10

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768180.00
Medium, 1366x768174.05
High, 1920x1080153.60
Ultra, 1920x108088.80
QHD75.20
4K, 3840x216073.15

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Ampere
Code name GA106
Launch date 12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating 144
Type Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1282 MHz
Core clock speed 817 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 153.8 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 9.846 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 9.846 TFLOPS
Pipelines 3840
Pixel fill rate 61.54 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 153.8 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt
Transistor count 12000 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors Portable Device Dependent
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 3.0
OpenGL 4.6
Shader Model 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6

Technologies

GPU Boost
VR Ready