NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q vs AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q and AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 300 Watt
  • 7.4x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1890 MHz
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 78123 vs 75593
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 22.794 vs 17.789
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 17328 vs 12980
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8912 vs 3718
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8055 vs 3356
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 17328 vs 12980
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8912 vs 3718
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8055 vs 3356
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 January 2019 vs 27 June 2017
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 300 Watt
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz vs 1890 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 78123 vs 75593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 22.794 vs 17.789
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17328 vs 12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8912 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8055 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17328 vs 12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8912 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8055 vs 3356

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

  • Around 56% higher core clock speed: 1382 MHz vs 885 MHz
  • Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1185 MHz
  • Around 78% higher pipelines: 4096 vs 2304
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13327 vs 11758
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 750 vs 484
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 190.25 vs 168.08
  • Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3611.018 vs 1935.102
  • Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 181.113 vs 111.023
  • Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1373.944 vs 1001.496
  • Around 3% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 7074 vs 6838
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1382 MHz vs 885 MHz
Boost clock speed 1600 MHz vs 1185 MHz
Pipelines 4096 vs 2304
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 13327 vs 11758
PassMark - G2D Mark 750 vs 484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 190.25 vs 168.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3611.018 vs 1935.102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 181.113 vs 111.023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1373.944 vs 1001.496
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 7074 vs 6838

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
GPU 2: AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
11758
13327
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
484
750
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
78123
75593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
168.08
190.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1935.102
3611.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22.794
17.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
111.023
181.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1001.496
1373.944
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17328
12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8912
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8055
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17328
12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8912
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8055
3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
6838
7074
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark 11758 13327
PassMark - G2D Mark 484 750
Geekbench - OpenCL 78123 75593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 168.08 190.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1935.102 3611.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 22.794 17.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 111.023 181.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1001.496 1373.944
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 17328 12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8912 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8055 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 17328 12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8912 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8055 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 6838 7074

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

Essentials

Architecture Turing GCN 5.0
Code name TU106 Vega 10
Launch date 29 January 2019 27 June 2017
Place in performance rating 178 199
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $999
Price now $999.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.37

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1185 MHz 1600 MHz
Core clock speed 885 MHz 1382 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 2304 4096
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 300 Watt
Transistor count 10,800 million 12,500 million
Floating-point performance 13,107 gflops
Texture fill rate 409.6 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
Length 267 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Memory bus width 256 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz 1890 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB
Memory bandwidth 483.8 GB / s