GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q vs FirePro W4300

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W4300 with GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W4300
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
6.95

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms W4300 by a whopping 232% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking604273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.7527.49
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBonaireTU106
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date1 December 2015 (10 years ago)29 January 2020 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7681920
Core clock speed930 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1185 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate44.64142.2
Floating-point processing power1.428 TFLOPS4.55 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs48120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30
L1 Cache192 KB1.9 MB
L2 Cache256 KB3 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length171 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s264.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro W4300 6.95
RTX 2060 Max-Q 23.10
+232%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro W4300 2894
Samples: 68
RTX 2060 Max-Q 9622
+232%
Samples: 1244

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD27−30
−241%
92
+241%
1440p12−14
−267%
44
+267%
4K12−14
−250%
42
+250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Palworld 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 110
+0%
110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Palworld 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 120
+0%
120
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 107
+0%
107
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+0%
94
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
Palworld 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 105
+0%
105
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
+0%
57
+0%
Valorant 93
+0%
93
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 81
+0%
81
+0%
Palworld 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Palworld 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Palworld 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+0%
35
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Palworld 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

This is how FirePro W4300 and RTX 2060 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 241% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 267% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 250% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.95 23.10
Recency 1 December 2015 29 January 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt

FirePro W4300 has 30% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 232% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4300 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4300 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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