Nvidia GTX 1060 Max-Q: Gaming-Performance almost on par with GTX 1060

The GTX 1060 Max-Q is actually almost as fast as the regular GTX 1060.

The new Omen 15 features the Max-Q version of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1060. After performing several benchmarks we can already say one thing for sure: unlike the Max-Q version of the GTX 1080 and despite a lower clock speed, the GTX 1060 Max-Q offers performance almost identical to a regular GTX 1060.

Alexander Fagot, Published 07/20/2017

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For the original German article, see here.

The GTX 1060 Max-Q's clock speed in HP’s new Omen 15 notebook is roughly a third slower than the regular 1060 GTX GPU. After bearing witness to the GTX 1080 Max-Q's disappointing performance, we were expecting the worst. However, the Omen 15 surprised us, and to our relief our extensive Omen 15 review proved that the energy efficient GTX 1060 turned out much better than its energy efficient GTX 1080 sibling. The full review will be released shortly, but we’ve decided to release the GPU benchmark results in advance.

3DMark | 3DMark 11 | Unigine Heaven 4.0

3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
SCHENKER XMG P507 PRO NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile	16873 Points +63%
MSI GS63VR 7RF-228US NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile	11261 Points +9%
Gigabyte Aero 15 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile	11173 Points +8%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q	10349 Points
Acer Aspire VX5-591G-75C4 VX15 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile	7791 Points -25%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
SCHENKER XMG P507 PRO NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile	21922 Points +65%
MSI GS63VR 7RF-228US NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile	14450 Points +9%
Gigabyte Aero 15 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile	14265 Points +7%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q	13279 Points
Acer Aspire VX5-591G-75C4 VX15 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile	9768 Points -26%

Unigine Heaven 4.0 - Extreme Preset DX11
SCHENKER XMG P507 PRO NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile	109.1 fps +66%
Gigabyte Aero 15 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile	73.8 fps +12%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q	65.9 fps

In 3DMark, the GTX 1060 Max-Q performed only between 10-12 % slower than its regular GTX 1060-equipped competitors like the Gigabyte Aero 15 or the MSI GS63VR. Apart from a few spikes we observed the same behavior in our gaming benchmarks: the GTX 1060 Max-Q performed much better than the GTX 1050 Ti, and was fast enough to allow for FHD gaming at up to 60 fps.

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
MSI GT62VR-6RE16H21 GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6700HQ	58 fps +68%
SCHENKER XMG P507 GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6700HQ	37.7 fps +9%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	34.6 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	26.9 fps -22%

Batman: Arkham Knight - 1920x1080 High / On AA:SM AF:16x
MSI GT62VR-6RE16H21 GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6700HQ	77 fps +43%
SCHENKER XMG P507 GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6700HQ	57 fps +6%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	54 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	41 fps -24%

Star Wars Battlefront - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:FX
MSI GT62VR-6RE16H21 GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6700HQ	128 fps +58%
SCHENKER XMG P507 GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6700HQ	88.4 fps +9%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	80.9 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	62.7 fps -22%

Assassin's Creed Syndicate - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:4x MSAA + FX
MSI GT62VR-6RE16H21 GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6700HQ	45 fps +53%
SCHENKER XMG P507 GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6700HQ	30.8 fps +5%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	29.4 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	23.5 fps -20%

Rainbow Six Siege - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T AF:16x
MSI GT62VR-6RE16H21 GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6700HQ	163 fps +60%
SCHENKER XMG P507 GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6700HQ	115 fps +13%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	102 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	74.4 fps -27%

Rise of the Tomb Raider - 1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:FX AF:16x
MSI GT62VR-6RE16H21 GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6700HQ	84.6 fps +66%
SCHENKER XMG P507 GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6700HQ	59.1 fps +16%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	51.1 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	39.7 fps -22%

Far Cry Primal - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:SM
MSI GT62VR-6RE16H21 GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6700HQ	78 fps +47%
SCHENKER XMG P507 GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6700HQ	56 fps +6%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	53 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	40 fps -25%

The Division - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AF:16x
MSI GT62VR-6RE16H21 GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6700HQ	75.7 fps +55%
SCHENKER XMG P507 GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6700HQ	50.4 fps +3%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	48.8 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	34.9 fps -28%

Doom - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:SM
MSI GT62VR-6RE16H21 GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6700HQ	117 fps +36%
SCHENKER XMG P507 GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6700HQ	91.5 fps +6%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	86.2 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	63.8 fps -26%

Mirror's Edge Catalyst - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AF:16x
MSI GT62VR-6RE16H21 GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6700HQ	92.4 fps +55%
SCHENKER XMG P507 GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6700HQ	67.1 fps +13%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	59.6 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	45.1 fps -24%

Deus Ex Mankind Divided - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:2xMS AF:8x
Asus G752VS GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK	41.2 (32^min) fps +54%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	26.7 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	19.7 fps -26%

Battlefield 1 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Asus G752VS GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK	118 (102^min) fps +74%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	67.8 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	50.8 fps -25%

Titanfall 2 - 1920x1080 Very High (Insane Texture Quality) / Enabled AA:TS AF:16x
Asus G752VS GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK	107 (87^min) fps +59%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	67.3 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	56.2 fps -16%

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare - 1920x1080 Ultra / On AA:T2X SM
Asus G752VS GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK	113 (95^min) fps +38%
MSI GT62VR GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK	90.8 (68^min) fps +11%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	81.7 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	58.8 fps -28%

Dishonored 2 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:TX
Asus G752VS GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK	65 (45^min) fps +19%
MSI GT62VR GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK	58.6 (47^min) fps +7%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	54.8 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	39.6 fps -28%

Watch Dogs 2 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Asus G752VS GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK	61.4 (50^min) fps +56%
MSI GT62VR GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK	42.3 (32^min) fps +7%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	39.4 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	26.6 fps -32%

Resident Evil 7 - 1920x1080 Very High / On AA:FXAA+T
Asus G752VS GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK	131 (113^min) fps +72%
MSI GT62VR GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK	85.8 (73^min) fps +13%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	76.1 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	24.3 (13^min - 36^max) fps -68%

For Honor - 1920x1080 Extreme Preset AA:T AF:16x
Asus G752VS GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK	108 (78^min) fps +69%
MSI GT62VR GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK	72.4 (41^min) fps +13%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	63.9 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	45.8 (33^min - 64^max) fps -28%

Ghost Recon Wildlands - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T AF:16x
Asus G752VS GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK	50.7 (44^min) fps +53%
MSI GT62VR GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK	38.1 (32^min) fps +15%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	33.2 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	9.8 (8^min - 12^max) fps -70%

Prey - 1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:2TX SM AF:16x
Asus G752VS GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK	133 (94^min) fps +57%
MSI GT62VR GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK	100 (75^min) fps +18%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	84.7 fps

Dirt 4 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:4xMS AF:16x
Asus G752VS GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK	79.5 (67^min) fps +59%
MSI GT62VR GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK	59.2 (51^min) fps +19%
HP Omen 15-ce002ng GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q, i7-7700HQ	49.9 fps
MSI GE72 7RE-046 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ	39.2 (34^min - 49^max) fps -21%

	med.	high	ultra	4K
The Witcher 3 (2015)	119	63.2	34.6	22.9
Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)	129	81	54	26
Star Wars Battlefront (2015)	188	93	80.9	29.3
Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)	82.6	65.8	29.4	22.2
Rainbow Six Siege (2015)	224	126	102	37.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)	124	65.6	51.1	23.5
Far Cry Primal (2016)	81	71	53	22
The Division (2016)	127	61.9	48.8	22.1
Doom (2016)	127	91.1	86.2	28.4
Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)	130	66.4	59.6	20.5
Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)	93.8	50.2	26.7	15.8
FIFA 17 (2016)	330	250	248	95.2
Battlefield 1 (2016)	154	76	67.8	25.3
Titanfall 2 (2016)	144	79	67.3	24.8
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)	124	91.6	81.7	34.6
Dishonored 2 (2016)	85.4	64.7	54.8	23.7
Watch Dogs 2 (2016)	101	56.8	39.4	18.9
Resident Evil 7 (2017)	169	93	76.1	25.1
For Honor (2017)	92.3	87.8	63.9	25.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)	65	58.7	33.2	19.4
Prey (2017)	126	101	84.7	27.7
Rocket League (2017)	194	134		56.5
Dirt 4 (2017)	129	93.6	49.9

Verdict

To our surprise, Nvidia seems to have done a much better job optimizing the GTX 1060 Max-Q for energy efficiency, and the differences between the Max-Q edition and the regular GTX 1060 are not as pronounced as they are on the GTX 1080 Max-Q. Considering all benchmarks performed, the GTX 1060 Max-Q was around 11 % slower than a regular GTX 1060. Stay tuned for our extensive Omen 15 review, in which we are also going to take a closer look at whether or not the Omen 15’s emissions and power consumption were in line with Nvidia’s Max-Q design guidelines.

GPU	Performance Full HD/Ultra
GeForce GTX 1070	+55 %
GeForce GTX 1060	+11 %
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q	Base
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti	-29 %

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Own: HP Omen 15 (7700HQ, GTX 1060, Full-HD) Laptop

Nvidia GTX 1060 Max-Q: Gaming-Performance almost on par with GTX 1060

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