NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 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, 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, 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).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3.2x more pipelines: 6144 vs 1920
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
2x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 160 Watt
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 16407 vs 14119
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 103038 vs 71402
Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 26045 vs 20094
Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 26045 vs 20094
2.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2644 vs 1242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 7 January 2019
Pipelines	6144 vs 1920
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 160 Watt
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	16407 vs 14119
Geekbench - OpenCL	103038 vs 71402
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26045 vs 20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26045 vs 20094
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2644 vs 1242

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

Around 75% higher core clock speed: 1365 MHz vs 780 MHz
Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1680 MHz vs 1245 MHz
9.3x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 746 vs 641
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 7442 vs 3719
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6714 vs 3359
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 7442 vs 3719
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6714 vs 3359

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1365 MHz vs 780 MHz
Boost clock speed	1680 MHz vs 1245 MHz
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	746 vs 641
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	7442 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6714 vs 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	7442 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6714 vs 3359

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

16407

14119

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

641

746

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

103038

71402

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26045

20094

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

7442

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

6714

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26045

20094

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

7442

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

6714

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

2644

1242

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
PassMark - G3D Mark	16407	14119
PassMark - G2D Mark	641	746
Geekbench - OpenCL	103038	71402
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26045	20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719	7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	6714
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26045	20094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719	7442
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	6714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2644	1242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		217.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3119.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		21.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		133.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1141.283

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Turing
Code name	GA104	TU106
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	7 January 2019
Place in performance rating	137	161
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$349
Price now		$349.99
Value for money (0-100)		62.74
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1245 MHz	1680 MHz
Core clock speed	780 MHz	1365 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	239.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	15.30 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	15.30 TFLOPS
Pipelines	6144	1920
Pixel fill rate	119.5 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	239.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	160 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	10,800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI
DisplayPort count		2
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin
Length		229 mm
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	14000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Technologies
GPU Boost
VR Ready