RTX 3060 Mobile vs RTX 2070 Max-Q

Combined performance score

RTX 2070 Max-Q
30.38

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 2070 Max-Q by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking168158
Place by popularitynot in top-10075
Value for money18.20no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameN18E-G2 MAX-Q TU106GN20-E3 GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years old)4 January 2021 (3 years old)
Current price$1311 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 cores23043840
Core clock speed885-1080 MHz817 MHz
Boost clock speed1185-1305 MHz1702 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80-90 Watt115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate170.6171.0

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 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 connectorsNoneno data

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 speed12000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s336.0 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_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.58.6

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 30.38
RTX 3060 Mobile 32.38
+6.6%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 2070 Max-Q by 7% in our combined 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 11774
RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+6.6%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 2070 Max-Q by 7% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 2070 Max-Q 48510
RTX 3060 Mobile 57333
+18.2%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 2070 Max-Q by 18% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 2070 Max-Q 22089
RTX 3060 Mobile 27419
+24.1%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 2070 Max-Q by 24% 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 2070 Max-Q 17335
RTX 3060 Mobile 20609
+18.9%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 2070 Max-Q by 19% 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 2070 Max-Q 106564
+1.7%
RTX 3060 Mobile 104826

RTX 2070 Max-Q outperforms RTX 3060 Mobile by 2% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 2070 Max-Q 413114
RTX 3060 Mobile 466087
+12.8%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms RTX 2070 Max-Q by 13% in 3DMark Ice Storm 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 HD99
−3%
102
+3%
1440p60
−15%
69
+15%
4K39
−5.1%
41
+5.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−102%
103
+102%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 71
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
−4.1%
76
+4.1%
Battlefield 5 92
−7.6%
95−100
+7.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−7.4%
85−90
+7.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−68.6%
86
+68.6%
Far Cry 5 103
−8.7%
112
+8.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 93
−1.1%
94
+1.1%
Forza Horizon 4 121
+17.5%
100−110
−17.5%
Hitman 3 117
−2.6%
120
+2.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 92
−4.3%
96
+4.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 86
+65.4%
50−55
−65.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 98
−8.2%
106
+8.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 88
+8.6%
81
−8.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+5%
60−65
−5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
−4.9%
64
+4.9%
Battlefield 5 88
−60.2%
141
+60.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 94
+8%
85−90
−8%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−35.3%
69
+35.3%
Far Cry 5 95
−11.6%
106
+11.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
−6.8%
94
+6.8%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+14.6%
100−110
−14.6%
Hitman 3 100
−14%
114
+14%
Horizon Zero Dawn 71
−8.5%
77
+8.5%
Metro Exodus 61
−32.8%
81
+32.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
−16.7%
56
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85
−8.2%
92
+8.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
−16.4%
142
+16.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 77
+8.5%
71
−8.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
−20%
60−65
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 54
−3.7%
56
+3.7%
Battlefield 5 89
−47.2%
131
+47.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−21.6%
62
+21.6%
Far Cry 5 90
−12.2%
101
+12.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 79
−8.9%
86
+8.9%
Forza Horizon 4 98
−5.1%
100−110
+5.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
−21.9%
78
+21.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
+10.9%
46
−10.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−8.3%
50−55
+8.3%
Hitman 3 50−55
−49.1%
79
+49.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 52
−17.3%
61
+17.3%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−56.3%
50
+56.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 29
−37.9%
40
+37.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 49
−38.8%
68
+38.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−50%
48
+50%
Battlefield 5 75
−38.7%
104
+38.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−85.7%
39
+85.7%
Far Cry 5 66
−27.3%
84
+27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 72
−18.1%
85
+18.1%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−7.9%
65−70
+7.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−10.3%
40−45
+10.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−36%
34
+36%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−8%
27−30
+8%
Hitman 3 27−30
−69%
49
+69%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
−33.3%
20
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 22
−40.9%
31
+40.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 19
−15.8%
22
+15.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
−44.8%
42
+44.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
−22.2%
55
+22.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
−5%
21−24
+5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+63.6%
11
−63.6%
Battlefield 5 42
−50%
63
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−66.7%
15
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 33
−21.2%
40
+21.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
−25%
50
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−26.7%
19
+26.7%

This is how RTX 2070 Max-Q and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 3% faster than RTX 2070 Max-Q

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 15% faster than RTX 2070 Max-Q

4K resolution:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 5.1% faster than RTX 2070 Max-Q

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2070 Max-Q is 65.4% faster than the RTX 3060 Mobile.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 102% faster than the RTX 2070 Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is ahead in 10 tests (15%)
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is ahead in 58 tests (85%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 30.38 32.38
Recency 6 January 2019 4 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 115 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile. The differences in performance seem too small.


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