GeForce RTX 4090 vs RTX 2070 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2070 Max-Q
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
30.15

RTX 4090 outperforms RTX 2070 Max-Q by a whopping 232% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1881
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.83
Power efficiency25.8415.23
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU106BAD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 January 2019 (5 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years 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 cores230416384
Core clock speed885 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1185 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate170.61,290
Floating-point processing power5.46 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs144512
Tensor Cores288512
Ray Tracing Cores36128

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 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s1.01 TB/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 2.1, 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.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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 2070 Max-Q 30.15
RTX 4090 100.00
+232%

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 2070 Max-Q 11619
RTX 4090 38533
+232%

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 2070 Max-Q 22089
RTX 4090 104598
+374%

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 2070 Max-Q 48510
RTX 4090 137609
+184%

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 2070 Max-Q 17335
RTX 4090 73447
+324%

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 2070 Max-Q 106564
RTX 4090 260357
+144%

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 2070 Max-Q 413114
RTX 4090 771257
+86.7%

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 HD100
−159%
259
+159%
1440p59
−239%
200
+239%
4K37
−286%
143
+286%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.17
1440pno data8.00
4Kno data11.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−341%
225
+341%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 71
−231%
235
+231%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
−293%
287
+293%
Battlefield 5 110
−122%
240−250
+122%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−93.5%
120−130
+93.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−335%
222
+335%
Far Cry 5 85
−38.8%
110−120
+38.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 113
−77.9%
200−210
+77.9%
Forza Horizon 4 204
−42.6%
290−300
+42.6%
Hitman 3 81
−59.3%
120−130
+59.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
−163%
350−400
+163%
Metro Exodus 143
−8.4%
150−160
+8.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
−63.2%
120−130
+63.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 148
−212%
450−500
+212%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−35.1%
150−160
+35.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 118
−72%
200−210
+72%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
−307%
248
+307%
Battlefield 5 100
−144%
240−250
+144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
−62.2%
120−130
+62.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−320%
214
+320%
Far Cry 5 68
−73.5%
110−120
+73.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 77
−161%
200−210
+161%
Forza Horizon 4 191
−52.4%
290−300
+52.4%
Hitman 3 81
−59.3%
120−130
+59.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
−163%
350−400
+163%
Metro Exodus 120
−29.2%
150−160
+29.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85
−45.9%
120−130
+45.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
−417%
548
+417%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−277%
240−250
+277%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−35.1%
150−160
+35.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
−258%
179
+258%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 54
−307%
220
+307%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 57
−111%
120−130
+111%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−312%
210
+312%
Far Cry 5 52
−127%
110−120
+127%
Forza Horizon 4 98
−197%
290−300
+197%
Hitman 3 72
−79.2%
120−130
+79.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
−275%
394
+275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
−410%
541
+410%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
−377%
305
+377%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
−200%
153
+200%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 84
−47.6%
120−130
+47.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 61
−172%
160−170
+172%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
−124%
110−120
+124%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
−370%
155
+370%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−490%
183
+490%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−134%
80−85
+134%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−633%
154
+633%
Far Cry 5 36
−133%
80−85
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 176
−54%
270−280
+54%
Hitman 3 35−40
−273%
130−140
+273%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80
−385%
388
+385%
Metro Exodus 72
−111%
152
+111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−630%
504
+630%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−570%
268
+570%
Watch Dogs: Legion 160−170
−47.2%
240−250
+47.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−153%
120−130
+153%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
−193%
85−90
+193%
Far Cry New Dawn 28
−146%
65−70
+146%
Hitman 3 24−27
−246%
80−85
+246%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+43.8%
105
−43.8%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−294%
140−150
+294%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
−524%
281
+524%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
−500%
120
+500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−606%
120
+606%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−189%
50−55
+189%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−900%
80
+900%
Far Cry 5 20
−150%
50−55
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−510%
250−260
+510%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−623%
282
+623%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−736%
117
+736%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−327%
110−120
+327%

This is how RTX 2070 Max-Q and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 159% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 239% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 286% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 Max-Q is 44% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.15 100.00
Recency 29 January 2019 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 450 Watt

RTX 2070 Max-Q has 462.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 231.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 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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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
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