GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q vs Radeon Instinct MI60
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Instinct MI60 with GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.
MI60 outperforms RTX 2060 Max-Q by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 230 | 268 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.12 | 27.30 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Vega 20 | TU106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 November 2018 (7 years ago) | 29 January 2020 (5 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 | 4096 | 1920 |
| Core clock speed | 1200 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1800 MHz | 1185 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,230 million | 10,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 460.8 | 142.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 14.75 TFLOPS | 4.55 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| TMUs | 256 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | 1.9 MB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 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 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,024 GB/s | 264.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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 | 110−120
+19.6%
| 92
−19.6%
|
| 1440p | 50−55
+13.6%
| 44
−13.6%
|
| 4K | 50−55
+19%
| 42
−19%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 107
+0%
|
107
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 94
+0%
|
94
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 105
+0%
|
105
+0%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 57
+0%
|
57
+0%
|
| Valorant | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how Instinct MI60 and RTX 2060 Max-Q compete in popular games:
- Instinct MI60 is 20% faster in 1080p
- Instinct MI60 is 14% faster in 1440p
- Instinct MI60 is 19% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 69 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.83 | 23.10 |
| Recency | 18 November 2018 | 29 January 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 65 Watt |
Instinct MI60 has a 20.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.
RTX 2060 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 361.5% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Instinct MI60 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Instinct MI60 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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