GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs RTX 2070 Mobile Refresh
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2021) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | TU106B | GN20-E3 GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 19 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 4 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Technical specs
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 | 2304 | 3840 |
| Boost clock speed | 1485 MHz | 1283 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,800 million | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 213.8 | 153.8 |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile Refresh and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q 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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
Memory
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 | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 12 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 264.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 19 January 2020 | 4 January 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 60 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile Refresh and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
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