NVIDIA started GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q sales 29 January 2020. This is a laptop graphics card based on a Turing architecture and made with 12 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamers. 6 GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 1.38 GHz are supplied, and together with 192 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 264.0 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a graphics card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Power consumption is at 65 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking	212
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Power efficiency	26.71	of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	TU106
Market segment	Laptop
Release date	29 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1920	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed	975 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Boost clock speed	1185 MHz	of 3599 MHz (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	10,800 million	of 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	142.2	of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power	4.55 TFLOPS	of 109.7 (GeForce RTX 5090)
ROPs	48	of 192 (Radeon RX 7900 XTX)
TMUs	120	of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Tensor Cores	240	of 1216 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Ray Tracing Cores	30	of 170 (GeForce RTX 5090)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	of 294912 (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width	192 Bit	of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB/s	of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

API compatibility

APIs supported by GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
CUDA	7.5

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 25.32

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.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 9757

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 19779

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 50957

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 14910

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 58890

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 308872

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 2060 Max-Q 5639

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:

Full HD	93
1440p	44
4K	39

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	79
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45
Battlefield 5	80−85
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	82
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45
Far Cry 5	55−60
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70
Forza Horizon 4	140−150
Hitman 3	50−55
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120
Metro Exodus	143
Red Dead Redemption 2	93
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45
Battlefield 5	80−85
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45
Far Cry 5	55−60
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70
Forza Horizon 4	140−150
Hitman 3	50−55
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120
Metro Exodus	121
Red Dead Redemption 2	82
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45
Far Cry 5	55−60
Forza Horizon 4	140−150
Hitman 3	50−55
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	93
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18
Far Cry 5	27−30
Forza Horizon 4	140−150
Hitman 3	30−33
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55
Metro Exodus	45−50
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22
Hitman 3	20−22
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130
Metro Exodus	27−30
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7
Far Cry 5	14−16
Forza Horizon 4	35−40
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

Closest competitors

GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook graphics cards.

Arc A730M 107.46

GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q 104.62

GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 103.87

GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q 100

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 99.25

Radeon RX 6550M 98.46

GeForce GTX 980M SLI 97.2

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is Radeon RX 6550M, which is slower by 2% and lower by 4 positions in our ranking.