NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 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 50% higher pipelines: 3840 vs 2560
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • 3.6x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 215 Watt
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 325.878 vs 293.508
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8913 vs 3718
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8054 vs 3359
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8913 vs 3718
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8054 vs 3359
  • 1175.7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 8230 vs 7
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 vs 2 July 2019
Pipelines 3840 vs 2560
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 215 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 325.878 vs 293.508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8913 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8054 vs 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8913 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8054 vs 3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 8230 vs 7

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

  • Around 96% higher core clock speed: 1605 MHz vs 817 MHz
  • Around 38% higher boost clock speed: 1770 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 37% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 18231 vs 13355
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 881 vs 590
  • Around 26% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 99350 vs 78652
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4045.784 vs 3461.767
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 29.145 vs 26.167
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 158.103 vs 152.172
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1438.826 vs 979.608
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 25232 vs 21278
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 25232 vs 21278
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1605 MHz vs 817 MHz
Boost clock speed 1770 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 18231 vs 13355
PassMark - G2D Mark 881 vs 590
Geekbench - OpenCL 99350 vs 78652
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4045.784 vs 3461.767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 29.145 vs 26.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 158.103 vs 152.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1438.826 vs 979.608
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 25232 vs 21278
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 25232 vs 21278

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
13355
18231
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
590
881
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
78652
99350
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
325.878
293.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3461.767
4045.784
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
26.167
29.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
152.172
158.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
979.608
1438.826
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21278
25232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8913
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8054
3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21278
25232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8913
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8054
3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
8230
7
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
PassMark - G3D Mark 13355 18231
PassMark - G2D Mark 590 881
Geekbench - OpenCL 78652 99350
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 325.878 293.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3461.767 4045.784
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 26.167 29.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 152.172 158.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 979.608 1438.826
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 21278 25232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8913 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8054 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 21278 25232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8913 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8054 3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 8230 7

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name GA106 TU104
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 2 July 2019
Place in performance rating 144 142
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $499

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1282 MHz 1770 MHz
Core clock speed 817 MHz 1605 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 2560
Pixel fill rate 61.54 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 153.8 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 215 Watt
Transistor count 12000 million 13.6 B
CUDA cores 2560
Maximum GPU temperature 88 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 6 pin + 8 pin
Height 4.556” (115.7mm)
Length 10.5” (266.74mm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 650 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