RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

Aggregate performance score

RTX 2070 Max-Q
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
30.32

RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking16922
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.87no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameN18E-G2 MAX-Q TU106AD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)9 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price$1311 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores23046144
Core clock speed885-1080 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1185-1305 MHz2175 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80-90 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate170.6417.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q and RTX 4000 Ada Generation compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data245 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

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 amount8 GB20 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s280.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
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+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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 2070 Max-Q 30.32
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 65.63
+116%

RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q by 116% 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 2070 Max-Q 11712
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 25346
+116%

RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q by 116% in Passmark.

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 HD101
−108%
210−220
+108%
1440p58
−107%
120−130
+107%
4K42
−114%
90−95
+114%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−116%
110−120
+116%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 71
−111%
150−160
+111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
−105%
150−160
+105%
Battlefield 5 110
−109%
230−240
+109%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−110%
130−140
+110%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−116%
110−120
+116%
Far Cry 5 85
−112%
180−190
+112%
Far Cry New Dawn 113
−112%
240−250
+112%
Forza Horizon 4 121
−115%
260−270
+115%
Hitman 3 81
−110%
170−180
+110%
Horizon Zero Dawn 146
−105%
300−310
+105%
Metro Exodus 143
−110%
300−310
+110%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
−105%
160−170
+105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−109%
230−240
+109%
Watch Dogs: Legion 88
−116%
190−200
+116%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
−106%
130−140
+106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
−113%
130−140
+113%
Battlefield 5 100
−110%
210−220
+110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
−116%
160−170
+116%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−116%
110−120
+116%
Far Cry 5 68
−106%
140−150
+106%
Far Cry New Dawn 77
−108%
160−170
+108%
Forza Horizon 4 191
−109%
400−450
+109%
Hitman 3 73
−105%
150−160
+105%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−115%
260−270
+115%
Metro Exodus 105
−110%
220−230
+110%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
−107%
190−200
+107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−109%
230−240
+109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
−113%
260−270
+113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−110%
170−180
+110%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
−100%
100−105
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 54
−104%
110−120
+104%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 57
−111%
120−130
+111%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−116%
110−120
+116%
Far Cry 5 52
−112%
110−120
+112%
Forza Horizon 4 98
−114%
210−220
+114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
−110%
220−230
+110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−109%
230−240
+109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
−103%
130−140
+103%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
−116%
110−120
+116%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 84
−114%
180−190
+114%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 61
−113%
130−140
+113%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−106%
140−150
+106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
−112%
70−75
+112%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−103%
65−70
+103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 53
−108%
110−120
+108%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−114%
45−50
+114%
Far Cry 5 66
−112%
140−150
+112%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−113%
130−140
+113%
Hitman 3 35−40
−116%
80−85
+116%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80
−113%
170−180
+113%
Metro Exodus 72
−108%
150−160
+108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−114%
150−160
+114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−113%
85−90
+113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−116%
110−120
+116%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
−100%
60−65
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 28
−114%
60−65
+114%
Hitman 3 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−108%
75−80
+108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
−107%
60−65
+107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
−111%
95−100
+111%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
−100%
40−45
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−106%
35−40
+106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Far Cry 5 20
−100%
40−45
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−114%
90−95
+114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 46
−107%
95−100
+107%
Metro Exodus 40
−113%
85−90
+113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−112%
55−60
+112%

This is how RTX 2070 Max-Q and RTX 4000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 108% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 107% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 114% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.32 65.63
Recency 6 January 2019 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 130 Watt

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q is a notebook card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a desktop one.


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