GeForce GTX 1630 vs RTX 2060 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q with GeForce GTX 1630, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2060 Max-Q
2020
6 GB GDDR6, 65 Watt
25.32
+95.7%

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms GTX 1630 by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking212390
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency26.7111.83
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU106TU117
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 January 2020 (4 years ago)28 June 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1920512
Core clock speed975 MHz1740 MHz
Boost clock speed1185 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate142.257.12
Floating-point processing power4.55 TFLOPS1.828 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs12032
Tensor Cores240no data
Ray Tracing Cores30no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth264.0 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.57.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. 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
+95.7%
GTX 1630 12.94

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
+95.6%
GTX 1630 4987

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD93
+107%
45−50
−107%
1440p44
+110%
21−24
−110%
4K39
+117%
18−20
−117%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 79
+97.5%
40−45
−97.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+108%
40−45
−108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 82
+105%
40−45
−105%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+115%
27−30
−115%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+120%
30−33
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+96%
75−80
−96%
Hitman 3 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+111%
55−60
−111%
Metro Exodus 143
+104%
70−75
−104%
Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+107%
45−50
−107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+115%
40−45
−115%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+108%
50−55
−108%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+104%
27−30
−104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+108%
40−45
−108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75
+114%
35−40
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+115%
27−30
−115%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+120%
30−33
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+96%
75−80
−96%
Hitman 3 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+111%
55−60
−111%
Metro Exodus 121
+102%
60−65
−102%
Red Dead Redemption 2 82
+105%
40−45
−105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 106
+112%
50−55
−112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+108%
50−55
−108%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45
+114%
21−24
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+104%
27−30
−104%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+115%
27−30
−115%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+96%
75−80
−96%
Hitman 3 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+111%
55−60
−111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 93
+107%
45−50
−107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
+111%
27−30
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+108%
50−55
−108%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 78
+123%
35−40
−123%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+100%
24−27
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+106%
70−75
−106%
Hitman 3 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+117%
24−27
−117%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+100%
24−27
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+104%
27−30
−104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+103%
70−75
−103%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+100%
21−24
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Hitman 3 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+98.5%
65−70
−98.5%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+119%
16−18
−119%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%

This is how RTX 2060 Max-Q and GTX 1630 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 107% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 110% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 117% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.32 12.94
Recency 29 January 2020 28 June 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 75 Watt

RTX 2060 Max-Q has a 95.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 15.4% lower power consumption.

GTX 1630, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1630 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1630 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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