Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q with Radeon RX 7600 XT, including specs and performance data.

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

RX 7600 XT outperforms RTX 2060 Max-Q by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking21281
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data77.86
Power efficiency26.7116.10
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU106Navi 33
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 January 2020 (4 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

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 cores19202048
Core clock speed975 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speed1185 MHz2755 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate142.2352.6
Floating-point processing power4.55 TFLOPS22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs120128
Tensor Cores240no data
Ray Tracing Cores3032

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 4.0 x8
Lengthno data204 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth264.0 GB/s288.0 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 HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5-

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
RX 7600 XT 44.61
+76.2%

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
RX 7600 XT 17191
+76.2%

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
−72%
160−170
+72%
1440p44
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
4K39
−66.7%
65−70
+66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.06
1440pno data4.39
4Kno data5.06

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−70.7%
70−75
+70.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 79
−64.6%
130−140
+64.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−74.4%
75−80
+74.4%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−68.7%
140−150
+68.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 82
−70.7%
140−150
+70.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−70.7%
70−75
+70.7%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−72.4%
100−105
+72.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−66.7%
110−120
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−70.1%
250−260
+70.1%
Hitman 3 50−55
−66.7%
85−90
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−72.4%
200−210
+72.4%
Metro Exodus 143
−74.8%
250−260
+74.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 93
−72%
160−170
+72%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−74.4%
150−160
+74.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−73.1%
180−190
+73.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−72.7%
95−100
+72.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−74.4%
75−80
+74.4%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−68.7%
140−150
+68.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75
−73.3%
130−140
+73.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−70.7%
70−75
+70.7%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−72.4%
100−105
+72.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−66.7%
110−120
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−70.1%
250−260
+70.1%
Hitman 3 50−55
−66.7%
85−90
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−72.4%
200−210
+72.4%
Metro Exodus 121
−73.6%
210−220
+73.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 82
−70.7%
140−150
+70.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 106
−69.8%
180−190
+69.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−75.9%
95−100
+75.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−73.1%
180−190
+73.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45
−66.7%
75−80
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−74.4%
75−80
+74.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
−72.7%
95−100
+72.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−70.7%
70−75
+70.7%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−72.4%
100−105
+72.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−70.1%
250−260
+70.1%
Hitman 3 50−55
−66.7%
85−90
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−72.4%
200−210
+72.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 93
−72%
160−170
+72%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
−75.4%
100−105
+75.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−73.1%
180−190
+73.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 78
−66.7%
130−140
+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−66.7%
80−85
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−71.1%
65−70
+71.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−60%
40−45
+60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−73.6%
250−260
+73.6%
Hitman 3 30−33
−66.7%
50−55
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−73.1%
90−95
+73.1%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−66.7%
80−85
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−72.7%
95−100
+72.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−61.3%
50−55
+61.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−76.1%
250−260
+76.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−60%
40−45
+60%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Hitman 3 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−70.5%
220−230
+70.5%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
−71.4%
60−65
+71.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−71.4%
60−65
+71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−61.3%
50−55
+61.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%

This is how RTX 2060 Max-Q and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7600 XT is 72% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7600 XT is 70% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7600 XT is 67% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.32 44.61
Recency 29 January 2020 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 190 Watt

RTX 2060 Max-Q has 192.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has a 76.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT 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 Radeon RX 7600 XT 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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