NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q

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).
Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
GeForce RTX 2000 Series | |
Codename | N18E-G2R |
Architecture | Turing |
Pipelines | 2560 - unified |
Core Speed | 930 - 1155 (Boost) MHz |
Memory Speed | 11000 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR6 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 8192 MB |
Shared Memory | no |
DirectX | DirectX 12_1 |
technology | 12 nm |
Features | DLSS, Raytraycing, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor, 550 Watt system power recommended |
Notebook Size | large |
Date of Announcement | 02.04.2020 |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
35 pt (36%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 7272 avg: 7650 median: 7633 (43%) max: 8066 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 7084 avg: 7479 median: 7389 (38%) max: 7891 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 461097 avg: 461649 median: 461648 (73%) max: 462200 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -2%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 38593 avg: 45672 median: 47119 (63%) max: 49917 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) 12%
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 65295 avg: 117307 median: 126747 (63%) max: 134954 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 16736 avg: 18224 median: 18534 (48%) max: 18947 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 18559 avg: 20450 median: 20914 (42%) max: 21446 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
66977 Points (9%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 21735 avg: 23259 median: 23833 (62%) max: 24383 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 24973 avg: 27422 median: 27733 (47%) max: 28900 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
65101 Points (64%)
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -6%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
69136 Points (63%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +43406 Points (81%)
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -1%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) 8%
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SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 sw-04
91.3 fps (42%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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specvp13 snx-03 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 snx-03
20.1 fps (4%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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specvp13 showcase-02 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 showcase-02
94.1 fps (39%)
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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specvp13 medical-02 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 medical-02
52.6 fps (39%)
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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specvp13 maya-05 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 maya-05
222 fps (47%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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specvp13 energy-02 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 energy-02
18.5 fps (32%)
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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specvp13 creo-02 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 creo-02
172 fps (49%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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specvp13 catia-05 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 catia-05
129 fps (30%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) 19%
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specvp13 3dsmax-06 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 3dsmax-06
181 fps (54%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6835 points (32%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 0%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
88.5 fps (39%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 129 avg: 139 median: 135.9 (38%) max: 157 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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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 2070 Super Max-Q
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
349 fps (80%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
60 fps (23%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
14015 points (30%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
153 Watt (26%)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 144 avg: 157 median: 155.5 (34%) max: 176 Watt
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra
min: 1320 avg: 1363 median: 1350 (70%) max: 1440 MHz
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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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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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -18%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Highest Settings + Ultra Ray Tracing 1920x1080
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -25%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -18%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -17%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -21%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -19%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -29%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -18%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) 10%
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra Preset + Ultra Ray Tracing (DX12) 1920x1080
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) 9%
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -18%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) -14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -21%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) -21%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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