NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q design is the power saving variant of the mobile GeForce RTX 2060. Therefore it is a high end gaming graphics card for thin laptops. It is based on the same chip as the RTX 2060 but with reduced clock speeds and a lower power consumption. It was released in 2020 with the Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop.
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).
The clock is not the only difference compared to the regular GTX 2060 though. The drivers for the Max-Q version were optimized for efficiency (and not performance; only for Max-Q models), there are optimized voltage converters for 1V operation, high-end cooling methods, and a 40 dB limit for the fan noise (with clock adjustments to ensure this at all times).
The performance should be only slightly below the normal RTX 2060 due to the decreased clock rates. It should be most suited for 1080p gaming at maximum detail level. Raytracing features however may reduce framerates a lot, so using raytracing will be limited to some games.
The chip is specified at a TGP of around 65 Watt and therefore clearly lower than the 80 - 90 Watt of the regular RTX 2060 Mobile.
Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
GeForce RTX 2000 Series | |
Codename | N18E-G1 MAX-Q TU106 |
Architecture | Turing |
Pipelines | 1920 - unified |
Core Speed | 975 - 1185 (Boost) MHz |
Memory Speed | 11000 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 192 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR6 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 6144 MB |
Shared Memory | no |
DirectX | DirectX 12_1 |
technology | 12 nm |
Features | DLSS, Raytraycing, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor |
Notebook Size | large |
Date of Announcement | 06.01.2019 |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
29.3 pt (30%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 230%
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 5637 avg: 5953 median: 6052 (34%) max: 6171 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 5357 avg: 5707 median: 5850 (30%) max: 5914 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
308872 Points (49%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
95079 Points (13%)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 344%
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 25407 avg: 31846 median: 31845 (42%) max: 38287 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 125%
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 38074 avg: 51951 median: 53724 (27%) max: 64056 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 13173 avg: 14027 median: 14259 (37%) max: 14649 Points
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 176%
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 14241 avg: 15156 median: 15578 (31%) max: 15650 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 228%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
95273 Points (13%)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 376%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 18021 avg: 18356 median: 18109 (47%) max: 18937 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 107%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 18863 avg: 20180 median: 20572 (35%) max: 21105 Points
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
50957 Points (50%)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 89%
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
49207 Points (45%)
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +37332 Points (69%)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 26%
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
11800 points (56%)
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
76.3 fps (34%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -3%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 -1%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 123%
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 104.14 avg: 126 median: 130 (36%) max: 144 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 113%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
1123 fps (9%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
120 fps (4%)
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
498 fps (54%)
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan
120 fps (33%)
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
273 fps (63%)
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
120 fps (45%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
2664 Samples/s (27%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
5786 Samples/s (21%)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 384%
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 96.6 avg: 116 median: 116.3 (21%) max: 136 Watt
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 107.5 avg: 121 median: 120.8 (20%) max: 134 Watt
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 99.2 avg: 112 median: 112.4 (25%) max: 125.5 Watt
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra
1418 MHz (74%)
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Speed Furmark
1171 MHz (59%)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 69%
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 181%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) 6%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 269%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) 0%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 281%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 282%
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 47%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -9%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -16%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -16%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 77%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 125%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -18%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 148%
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 241%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -11%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.