RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	208	33
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	27.07	27.65
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU106	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 January 2020 (4 years ago)	21 March 2023 (1 year 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 cores	1920	7424
Core clock speed	975 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1185 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt (60 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	142.2	no data
Floating-point processing power	4.55 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	no data
TMUs	120	no data
Tensor Cores	240	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	30	no 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 size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB/s	no data
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	no data
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
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	7.5	-

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 25.30

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 59.65
+136%

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 9762

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 23017
+136%

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	90 −133%	210−220 +133%
1440p	44 −127%	100−110 +127%
4K	42 −126%	95−100 +126%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

−132%

95−100
+132%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	79 −128%	180−190 +128%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −133%	100−105 +133%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −129%	190−200 +129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	82 −132%	190−200 +132%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −132%	95−100 +132%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −124%	130−140 +124%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −127%	150−160 +127%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −104%	300−310 +104%
Hitman 3	50−55 −135%	120−130 +135%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −133%	270−280 +133%
Metro Exodus	143 −110%	300−310 +110%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 −126%	210−220 +126%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −133%	200−210 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −131%	240−250 +131%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −133%	100−105 +133%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −129%	190−200 +129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75 −127%	170−180 +127%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −132%	95−100 +132%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −124%	130−140 +124%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −127%	150−160 +127%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −104%	300−310 +104%
Hitman 3	50−55 −135%	120−130 +135%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −133%	270−280 +133%
Metro Exodus	121 −131%	280−290 +131%
Red Dead Redemption 2	82 −132%	190−200 +132%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106 −126%	240−250 +126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −122%	120−130 +122%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −131%	240−250 +131%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45 −122%	100−105 +122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −133%	100−105 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55 −118%	120−130 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −132%	95−100 +132%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −124%	130−140 +124%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −104%	300−310 +104%
Hitman 3	50−55 −135%	120−130 +135%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −133%	270−280 +133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	93 −126%	210−220 +126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	57 −128%	130−140 +128%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −131%	240−250 +131%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

78
−131%

180−190

+131%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −129%	110−120 +129%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −124%	85−90 +124%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −131%	60−65 +131%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −120%	55−60 +120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −124%	65−70 +124%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −124%	65−70 +124%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −108%	300−310 +108%
Hitman 3	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −131%	120−130 +131%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −129%	110−120 +129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −118%	120−130 +118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −126%	70−75 +126%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 −111%	300−310 +111%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−126%

95−100
+126%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −120%	55−60 +120%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −125%	45−50 +125%
Hitman 3	20−22 −125%	45−50 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 −133%	300−310 +133%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −124%	65−70 +124%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 −129%	80−85 +129%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −129%	80−85 +129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −126%	70−75 +126%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−127%

50−55
+127%

This is how RTX 2060 Max-Q and RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is 133% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is 127% faster in 1440p
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is 126% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.30	59.65
Recency	29 January 2020	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt

RTX 2060 Max-Q has 130.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 135.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q in performance tests.

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