Radeon RX 6850M XT vs GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	195	69
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.89	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N18E-G1 MAX-Q TU106	Navi 22
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$1680	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1920	2560
Core clock speed	975 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1185 MHz	2463 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	145 Watt
Texture fill rate	142.2	413.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q and Radeon RX 6850M XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	11000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB/s	384.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	7.5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 25.24

RX 6850M XT 44.52
+76.4%

Radeon RX 6850M XT outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q by 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 2060 Max-Q 9746

RX 6850M XT 17191
+76.4%

Radeon RX 6850M XT outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q by 76% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 2060 Max-Q 19779

RX 6850M XT 42016
+112%

Radeon RX 6850M XT outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q by 112% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 2060 Max-Q 14910

RX 6850M XT 33901
+127%

Radeon RX 6850M XT outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q by 127% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 2060 Max-Q 58890

RX 6850M XT 172972
+194%

Radeon RX 6850M XT outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q by 194% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD	96 −42.7%	137 +42.7%
1440p	44 −88.6%	83 +88.6%
4K	44 −29.5%	57 +29.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	79	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	no data
Battlefield 5	80−85	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	82	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Hitman 3	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105	no data
Metro Exodus	143	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	93	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	no data
Battlefield 5	80−85	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Hitman 3	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105	no data
Metro Exodus	93	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	88	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	105	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	93	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18	no data
Far Cry 5	40−45	no data
Forza Horizon 4	50−55	no data
Hitman 3	30−33	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55	no data
Metro Exodus	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22	no data
Hitman 3	20−22	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7	no data
Far Cry 5	14−16	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

no data

This is how RTX 2060 Max-Q and RX 6850M XT compete in popular games:

RX 6850M XT is 43% faster in 1080p
RX 6850M XT is 89% faster in 1440p
RX 6850M XT is 30% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.24	44.52
Recency	6 January 2019	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	145 Watt