GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q vs Radeon RX Vega M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M with GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M
2018
15 Watt
15.67

RTX 2070 Max-Q outperforms M by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking377237
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency80.4426.26
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameVegaTU106B
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (8 years ago)29 January 2019 (7 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 cores5122304
Core clock speed720 MHz885 MHz
Boost clock speed1190 MHz1185 MHz
Number of transistors4,500 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate38.08170.6
Floating-point processing powerno data5.46 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs32144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36
L1 Cacheno data2.3 MB
L2 Cacheno data4 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data384.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12.012 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan-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.

RX Vega M 15.67
RTX 2070 Max-Q 27.28
+74.1%

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.

RX Vega M 6550
Samples: 411
RTX 2070 Max-Q 11397
+74%
Samples: 2323

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 HD55−60
−80%
99
+80%
1440p30−35
−100%
60
+100%
4K21−24
−85.7%
39
+85.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 122
+0%
122
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 121
+0%
121
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 148
+0%
148
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry 5 95
+0%
95
+0%
Fortnite 115
+0%
115
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+0%
118
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
Metro Exodus 61
+0%
61
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 128
+0%
128
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 121
+0%
121
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 98
+0%
98
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 93
+0%
93
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+0%
64
+0%
Valorant 129
+0%
129
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 100
+0%
100
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
+0%
69
+0%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 42
+0%
42
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 36
+0%
36
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 32
+0%
32
+0%

This is how RX Vega M and RTX 2070 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 80% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 100% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 86% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 15.67 27.28
Recency 1 February 2018 29 January 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt

RX Vega M has 433% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 74% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 17% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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