NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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 3060 Max-Q

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 76% higher pipelines: 3840 vs 2176
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 175 Watt
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 339.841 vs 246.191
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 21278 vs 20969
  • Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8913 vs 5567
  • Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8054 vs 5026
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 21278 vs 20969
  • Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8913 vs 5567
  • Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8054 vs 5026
  • 4124.5x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 8249 vs 2
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 vs 2 July 2019
Pipelines 3840 vs 2176
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 175 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 339.841 vs 246.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3898.264 vs 3885.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 27.109 vs 27.053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 21278 vs 20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8913 vs 5567
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8054 vs 5026
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 21278 vs 20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8913 vs 5567
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8054 vs 5026
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 8249 vs 2

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

  • Around 80% higher core clock speed: 1470 MHz vs 817 MHz
  • Around 29% higher boost clock speed: 1650 MHz vs 1282 MHz
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • 9.3x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 16580 vs 13407
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 860 vs 589
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 87122 vs 78906
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 165.463 vs 155.642
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1271.757 vs 1167.569
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1470 MHz vs 817 MHz
Boost clock speed 1650 MHz vs 1282 MHz
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 16580 vs 13407
PassMark - G2D Mark 860 vs 589
Geekbench - OpenCL 87122 vs 78906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 165.463 vs 155.642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1271.757 vs 1167.569

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
13407
16580
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
589
860
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
78906
87122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
339.841
246.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3898.264
3885.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.109
27.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
155.642
165.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1167.569
1271.757
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21278
20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8913
5567
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8054
5026
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21278
20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8913
5567
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8054
5026
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
8249
2
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
PassMark - G3D Mark 13407 16580
PassMark - G2D Mark 589 860
Geekbench - OpenCL 78906 87122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 339.841 246.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3898.264 3885.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 27.109 27.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 155.642 165.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1167.569 1271.757
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 21278 20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8913 5567
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8054 5026
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 21278 20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8913 5567
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8054 5026
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 8249 2

Compare specifications (specs)

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

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name GA106 TU106
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 2 July 2019
Place in performance rating 130 145
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $399

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1282 MHz 1650 MHz
Core clock speed 817 MHz 1470 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 12 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 2176
Pixel fill rate 61.54 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 153.8 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 175 Watt
Transistor count 12000 million 10.8 B
CUDA cores 2176
Maximum GPU temperature 89 C
Render output units 64

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors Portable Device Dependent
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI
Display Port 1.4
Dual-link DVI support
HDCP
Multi monitor support
Number of simultaneous displays 4

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None 8 pin
Height 4.435” (112.6mm)
Length 9.0” (228.60mm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt
Width 2-Slot

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12.1
OpenCL 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Shader Model 6.7 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 448 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective 14000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6

Technologies

GPU Boost
VR Ready
Ansel
HDMI 2.0b
SLI