NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
► remove from comparison 
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q design is the power saving variant of the mobile GeForce RTX 2070 Super with reduced clock speeds, performance and of course power consumption. It is intended for thin gaming laptops. It is based on the same TU104-725-A1 chip with 2,560 shaders, 8 GB GDDR6 memory and a 256 Bit memory bus. Currently we know of three variants with a TGP of 80, 85 and 90 Watt, base clock speeds of 930, 1005, and 1080 MHz, and turbo clock speeds of 1155, 1230 and 1290 MHz. The mobile variant for comparison is rated at 115 W and 1140 - 1380 MHz.
With the refresh, Nvidia also reworked the Max-Q technologies for more efficiency. Low Voltage GDDR6 (lower clocked but more headroom for the GPU) and improved regulator efficiency should improve the performance per Watt. Two new optional features can also be implemented by the OEM. Max-Q Dynamic Boost is able to shift power from the CPU to the GPU on a per frame basis to increase overall performance. Furthermore, the laptop manufacturer can also implement Advanced Optimus with a dynamic display switch (hardware) to enable Optimus, G-SYNC and high refresh rate displays (up to 4K 120 Hz).
NVIDIA manufacturers the TU104 chip on a 12 nm FinFET process and includes features like Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) and Real-Time Ray Tracing (RTRT), which should combine to create more realistic lighting effects than older GPUs based on the company's Pascal architecture (if the games supports it). The RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is also DisplayPort 1.4 ready, while there is also support for HDMI 2.0b, HDR, Simultaneous Multi-Projection (SMP) and H.265 video en/decoding (PlayReady 3.0).
Performance
Due to the lower clock rates, the Max-Q variant is clearly slower than the mobile RTX 2070 Super. The difference depends on the used variant, where the 90 W version is only slightly slower. Therefore, the performance should be sufficient for maximum detail settings at a QHD resolution. With raytracing enabled, you may have to reduce settings or resolution. Less demanding games can be easily played in 4k.
The power consumption of the card is between 80 - 90 Watt TGP and therefore clearly lower than the RTX 2070 Super Mobile (115 Watt).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
► remove from comparison The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 for laptops is the second fastest mobile graphics card for notebooks in early 2019. It is based on the desktop RTX 2070 but with reduced core speeds (-11% Boost, -14% Base). The memory appears to be similar clocked and sized. Therefore, the RTX2070 offers 2,304 shaders and 8 GB GDDR6 memory connected by a 256 bit interface (14 GHz, 448 GB/s).
A more power efficient "Max-Q" version is also available with further reduced clock rates.
In April 2020 Nvidia refreshed the RTX 2070 with new "Super" cards. In addition to the RTX 2070 Super Mobile with 2560 shaders, Nvidia also introduced a slightly higher clocked RTX 2070 for laptops (N18E-G1R-A1, TU106-735-A1 chip) with a 1,305 base and 1,485 MHz boost clock.
NVIDIA manufacturers the TU106 chip on a 12 nm FinFET process and includes features like Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) and Real-Time Ray Tracing (RTRT), which should combine to create more realistic lighting effects than older GPUs based on the company's Pascal architecture (if the games supports it). The RTX 2070 is also DisplayPort 1.4 ready, while there is also support for HDMI 2.0b, HDR, Simultaneous Multi-Projection (SMP) and H.265 video en/decoding (PlayReady 3.0).
The mobile RTX 2070 should perform a bit slower than the desktop RTX 2070 and therefore on par the old GTX 1080 for laptops. Therefore, it should be able to run all demanding games in 4k with high details. Raytracing features however may reduce framerates a lot.
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile |
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| GeForce RTX 2000 Series | | |
| Codename | N18E-G2R | N18E-G2 TU106 |
| Architecture | Turing | Turing |
| Pipelines | 2560 - unified | 2304 - unified |
| Core Speed | 930 - 1155 (Boost) MHz | 1215 - 1440 (Boost) MHz |
| Memory Speed | 11000 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 8192 MB | 8192 MB |
| Shared Memory | no | no |
| DirectX | DirectX 12_1 | DirectX 12_1 |
| technology | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| Features | DLSS, Raytraycing, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor, 550 Watt system power recommended | DLSS, Raytraycing, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor, 550 Watt system power recommended |
| Notebook Size | large | large |
| Date of Announcement | 02.04.2020 | 06.01.2019 |
| Transistors | | 10800 Million |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
35 pt (36%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 176%
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
51 pt (53%)
...
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
...
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 90%
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 7272 avg: 7650 median: 7633 (43%) max: 8066 Points
min: 6890 avg: 7537 median: 7499 (42%) max: 8253 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 7084 avg: 7479 median: 7389 (38%) max: 7891 Points
min: 7006 avg: 7651 median: 7738 (40%) max: 8028 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 461097 avg: 461649 median: 461648 (73%) max: 462200 Points
min: 423684 avg: 445082 median: 444708 (70%) max: 467230 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 150368 avg: 238420 median: 163308 (22%) max: 401585 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 38593 avg: 45672 median: 47119 (63%) max: 49917 Points
min: 25784 avg: 38327 median: 39206.5 (52%) max: 50713 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 65295 avg: 117307 median: 126747 (63%) max: 134954 Points
min: 64283 avg: 117543 median: 123004 (61%) max: 135881 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 16736 avg: 18224 median: 18534 (48%) max: 18947 Points
min: 15686 avg: 17675 median: 17762 (46%) max: 20182.7 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 18559 avg: 20450 median: 20914 (42%) max: 21446 Points
min: 18169 avg: 20123 median: 20392 (41%) max: 21138 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
66977 Points (9%)
min: 164562 avg: 304404 median: 303114 (40%) max: 446824 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 21735 avg: 23259 median: 23833 (62%) max: 24383 Points
min: 17817 avg: 20620 median: 20935 (54%) max: 23447 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 24973 avg: 27422 median: 27733 (47%) max: 28900 Points
min: 23335 avg: 25775 median: 26005 (44%) max: 27298 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
65101 Points (64%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 64151 Points (63%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 64151 |
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
69136 Points (63%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 68082 Points (62%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 68082 |
43406 Points (81%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile min: 39513 avg: 42028 median: 42409.5 (79%) max: 43781 Points
SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 sw-04
91.3 fps (42%)
specvp13 sw-04 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 81.2 fps (37%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 81.22 |
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 snx-03
20.1 fps (4%)
specvp13 snx-03 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 15.6 fps (3%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 15.62 |
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 showcase-02
94.1 fps (39%)
specvp13 showcase-02 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 102 fps (42%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 101.54 |
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 medical-02
52.6 fps (39%)
specvp13 medical-02 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 52.2 fps (39%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 52.24 |
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 maya-05
222 fps (47%)
specvp13 maya-05 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 253 fps (54%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 253.44 |
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 energy-02
18.5 fps (32%)
specvp13 energy-02 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 20.2 fps (35%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 20.19 |
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 creo-02
172 fps (49%)
specvp13 creo-02 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 172 fps (49%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 172.29 |
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 catia-05
129 fps (30%)
specvp13 catia-05 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 109 fps (25%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 108.63 |
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 3dsmax-06
181 fps (54%)
specvp13 3dsmax-06 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 173 fps (52%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 173.21 |
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6835 (32%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile min: 3561 avg: 10562 median: 13457 (64%) max: 14667
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
88.5 fps (39%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile min: 78.73 avg: 82.3 median: 82.3 (36%) max: 85.79 fps
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 129 avg: 139 median: 135.9 (38%) max: 157 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile min: 91.86 avg: 131 median: 133 (37%) max: 186 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile min: 99.21 avg: 99.6 median: 99.6 (100%) max: 99.6 %
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
349 fps (80%)
329 fps (76%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
60 fps (23%)
144 fps (54%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
3171 Samples/s (32%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
6570 Samples/s (23%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
14015 (30%)
14446 (31%)
| Schenker XMG Ultra 15 | i7-9700K | 16384 | | | 14446 |
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
153 Watt (26%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 144 avg: 157 median: 155.5 (34%) max: 176 Watt
min: 172 avg: 190 median: 186.9 (41%) max: 238 Watt
Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra
min: 1320 avg: 1363 median: 1350 (70%) max: 1440 MHz
min: 1395 avg: 1487 median: 1470 (77%) max: 1650 MHz
Clock Speed - GPU Clock Speed Furmark
1125 MHz (57%)
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q → 100% n=30
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile → 117% n=30
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
75.8 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
12.6 fps, P0.1:
47.8 fps, P1:
58.3 fps, max:
98.9 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
61.9 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
15.4 fps, P0.1:
45.9 fps, P1:
52.7 fps, max:
110 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
52.9 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
14.1 fps, P0.1:
41 fps, P1:
44.1 fps, max:
76.4 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
34.5 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
15.4 fps, P0.1:
23.4 fps, P1:
30 fps, max:
68.4 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
16.3 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
12 fps, P0.1:
13 fps, P1:
14.7 fps, max:
27.3 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
82 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
39 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
72 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
31 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
67 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
28 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
55 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
24 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
36 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
22 fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
135.7 fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
102.6 fps
97%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
100 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
45.1 fps, P0.1:
57.5 fps, P1:
65.3 fps, max:
145 fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
101.6 fps
94%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
95.6 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
25.5 fps, P0.1:
51.3 fps, P1:
63.4 fps, max:
145 fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
86.1 fps
93%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
80.3 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
38.6 fps, P0.1:
42.1 fps, P1:
47.6 fps, max:
127 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
55.5 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
25 fps, P0.1:
25.9 fps, P1:
32.1 fps, max:
127 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
28.6 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
17.2 fps, P0.1:
17.3 fps, P1:
18.8 fps, max:
73.1 fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
163.7 fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
93.6 fps
101%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
94.9 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
43.6 fps, P0.1:
58.5 fps, P1:
70.9 fps, max:
252 fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
86.2 fps
94%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
80.7 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
33.1 fps, P0.1:
49.6 fps, P1:
59.2 fps, max:
234 fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
77.4 fps
94%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
72.5 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
32.2 fps, P0.1:
47.2 fps, P1:
54.9 fps, max:
159 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
51.7 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
13.4 fps, P0.1:
32.7 fps, P1:
40.3 fps, max:
182 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
27.7 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
18.6 fps, P0.1:
19.6 fps, P1:
20.8 fps, max:
42.1 fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
118 fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
81 fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
81 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
P0.1:
28 fpsP1:
fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
70 fps
99%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
69 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
P0.1:
7 fpsP1:
fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
60 fps
98%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
59 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
P0.1:
14 fpsP1:
fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
47 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
P0.1:
32 fpsP1:
fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
28 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
P0.1:
21 fpsP1:
fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
160 fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
95.6 fps
92%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
88.2 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
42.6 fps, P0.1:
65.2 fps, P1:
76.4 fps, max:
145.2 fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
78.2 fps
89%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
69.4 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
25 fps, P0.1:
56.7 fps, P1:
60.4 fps, max:
93.9 fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
65.1 fps
63%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
41.3 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
31.7 fps, P0.1:
32.1 fps, P1:
33.1 fps, max:
55.8 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
35.3 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
27.2 fps, P0.1:
28.3 fps, P1:
29.9 fps, max:
44.3 fps
fps
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
26.3 [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
19.3 fps, P0.1:
20.6 fps, P1:
22.8 fps, max:
30.6 fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
100 fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
96 fps
97%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
93.1 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
43.4 fps, P1:
66.69 fps, max:
135.67 fps
fps
100%
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q:
84 fps
97%
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile:
81.6 fps [X] MSI GP65 Leopard 9SFIntel Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
min:
30.3 fps, P1:
57.94 fps, max:
114.03 fps
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