GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q vs GTX 780 6 GB
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 268 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 27.28 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | TU106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 September 2013 (12 years ago) | 29 January 2020 (5 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 1920 |
| Core clock speed | 863 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 902 MHz | 1185 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 10,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 173.2 | 142.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.156 TFLOPS | 4.55 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| TMUs | 192 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 1.9 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1536 KB | 3 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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 264.0 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2013 | 29 January 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 65 Watt |
RTX 2060 Max-Q has an age advantage of 6 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 284.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 780 6 GB and GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 6 GB is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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