GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q Refresh vs RTX 2060

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking122not rated
Place by popularity31not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation21.03no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameTuring TU106TU106B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)29 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data
Current price$397 (1.1x MSRP)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 cores19201920
Core clock speed1320 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1620 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate201.6144.0

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotMXM Module
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz10824 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s259.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs
HDMI+no data
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.140
CUDA7.57.5

Pros & Cons Summary


Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 115 Watt

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