GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs Iris Xe Graphics MAX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 686 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.49 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | DG1 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 31 October 2020 (5 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 817 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1650 MHz | 1282 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 79.20 | 153.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.534 TFLOPS | 9.846 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 48 |
| TMUs | 48 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4.3 GB/s | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 68.26 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 October 2020 | 12 January 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 60 Watt |
Iris Xe Graphics MAX has 140% lower power consumption.
RTX 3060 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Iris Xe Graphics MAX and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics MAX is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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