GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	151	98
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	32.93
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N19E-Q3 MAX-Q	GA106
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)
Current price	no data	$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores	2560	3584
Core clock speed	780 - 960 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1380 - 1485 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 - 90 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	220.8	199.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB 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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	15 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	416.0 GB/s	240.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+
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

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

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 4000 Max-Q 32.68

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.82
+21.8%

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q by 22% 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 4000 Max-Q 12627

RTX 3060 8 GB 15387
+21.9%

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q by 22% 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 HD	93 −18.3%	110−120 +18.3%
4K	49 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60

−16.1%

65−70
+16.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −16.7%	70−75 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −14%	65−70 +14%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −13.2%	120−130 +13.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −18.1%	85−90 +18.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −16.1%	65−70 +16.1%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −18.1%	85−90 +18.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −17.6%	100−105 +17.6%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −18.8%	120−130 +18.8%
Hitman 3	80−85 −17.3%	95−100 +17.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −19.7%	140−150 +19.7%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −12.4%	100−105 +12.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −20.5%	100−105 +20.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 −13.2%	120−130 +13.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −14.8%	70−75 +14.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −16.7%	70−75 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −14%	65−70 +14%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −13.2%	120−130 +13.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −18.1%	85−90 +18.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −16.1%	65−70 +16.1%
Far Cry 5	66 −21.2%	80−85 +21.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 −17.6%	100−105 +17.6%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −18.8%	120−130 +18.8%
Hitman 3	80−85 −17.3%	95−100 +17.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −19.7%	140−150 +19.7%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −12.4%	100−105 +12.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −20.5%	100−105 +20.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 −13.2%	120−130 +13.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 −21.7%	140−150 +21.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −14.8%	70−75 +14.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −16.7%	70−75 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −14%	65−70 +14%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −18.1%	85−90 +18.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −16.1%	65−70 +16.1%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −18.1%	85−90 +18.1%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −18.8%	120−130 +18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −19.7%	140−150 +19.7%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −12.4%	100−105 +12.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 −19%	75−80 +19%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −14.8%	70−75 +14.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
−20.5%

100−105

+20.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −21%	75−80 +21%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 −21.6%	90−95 +21.6%
Hitman 3	45−50 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −20%	30−33 +20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −14.6%	55−60 +14.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −20.7%	70−75 +20.7%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −19.4%	80−85 +19.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −15.9%	80−85 +15.9%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −21%	75−80 +21%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −18.4%	90−95 +18.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	45 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Hitman 3	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −20%	30−33 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%