RTX 3060 Max-Q vs RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

General info

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

Place in performance ranking130not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money44.06no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameN18E-G3GN20-E3 GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 April 2020 (3 years old)4 January 2021 (3 years old)
Current price$812 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores30723840
Core clock speed975 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1230 MHz1283 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate207.4153.8

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed11000 MHz12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth352.0 GB/s264.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1401.2
CUDA7.58.6

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 2 April 2020 4 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 60 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

User ratings

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Similar GPU comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

User ratings: view and submit

Here you can see the user rating of the graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


4.1 115 votes

Rate NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.6 147 votes

Rate NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions and comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.