GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q vs Radeon Pro 560X
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 530 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.98 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 21 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 16 July 2018 (7 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 | 1024 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 1004 MHz | 817 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1282 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 64.26 | 153.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.056 TFLOPS | 9.846 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 64 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 3.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 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 | large | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1270 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 81.28 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 July 2018 | 12 January 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 60 Watt |
RTX 3060 Max-Q has an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro 560X and GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro 560X is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
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