GeForce RTX 4090 D vs RTX 2060 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	210	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	17.65
Power efficiency	27.13	15.40
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU106	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 January 2020 (4 years ago)	28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1920	14592
Core clock speed	975 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	1185 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	142.2	1,149
Floating-point processing power	4.55 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	176
TMUs	120	456
Tensor Cores	240	456
Ray Tracing Cores	30	114

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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB/s	1,008 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x 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.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

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 25.29

RTX 4090 D 93.83
+271%

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 9755

RTX 4090 D 36196
+271%

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 HD	89 −237%	300−350 +237%
1440p	44 −264%	160−170 +264%
4K	45 −256%	160−170 +256%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.33
1440p	no data	9.99
4K	no data	9.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45
−266%

150−160

+266%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	79 −267%	290−300 +267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −249%	150−160 +249%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −261%	300−310 +261%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	82 −266%	300−310 +266%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −266%	150−160 +266%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −262%	210−220 +262%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −264%	240−250 +264%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −240%	500−550 +240%
Hitman 3	50−55 −253%	180−190 +253%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −245%	400−450 +245%
Metro Exodus	143 −250%	500−550 +250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 −223%	300−310 +223%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −249%	300−310 +249%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −237%	350−400 +237%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −264%	200−210 +264%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −249%	150−160 +249%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −261%	300−310 +261%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75 −260%	270−280 +260%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −266%	150−160 +266%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −262%	210−220 +262%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −264%	240−250 +264%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −240%	500−550 +240%
Hitman 3	50−55 −253%	180−190 +253%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −245%	400−450 +245%
Metro Exodus	121 −231%	400−450 +231%
Red Dead Redemption 2	82 −266%	300−310 +266%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106 −230%	350−400 +230%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −270%	200−210 +270%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −237%	350−400 +237%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45 −256%	160−170 +256%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −249%	150−160 +249%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55 −264%	200−210 +264%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −266%	150−160 +266%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −262%	210−220 +262%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −240%	500−550 +240%
Hitman 3	50−55 −253%	180−190 +253%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −245%	400−450 +245%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	93 −223%	300−310 +223%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57 −268%	210−220 +268%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −237%	350−400 +237%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

78
−259%

280−290

+259%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −254%	170−180 +254%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −268%	140−150 +268%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −265%	95−100 +265%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −260%	90−95 +260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −245%	100−105 +245%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −245%	100−105 +245%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −247%	500−550 +247%
Hitman 3	30−33 −267%	110−120 +267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −265%	190−200 +265%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −254%	170−180 +254%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −264%	200−210 +264%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −255%	110−120 +255%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 −252%	500−550 +252%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
−257%

150−160

+257%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −260%	90−95 +260%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −250%	70−75 +250%
Hitman 3	20−22 −250%	70−75 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 −249%	450−500 +249%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −245%	100−105 +245%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 −243%	120−130 +243%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −257%	50−55 +257%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −257%	50−55 +257%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −257%	50−55 +257%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −243%	120−130 +243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −255%	110−120 +255%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−264%

80−85
+264%

This is how RTX 2060 Max-Q and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 237% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 264% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 256% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.29	93.83
Recency	29 January 2020	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	425 Watt

RTX 2060 Max-Q has 553.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 271% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.

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