RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q with RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2080 Max-Q
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
36.06

RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms RTX 2080 Max-Q by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13597
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency30.9024.82
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU104Bno data
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date29 January 2019 (5 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 cores29444608
Core clock speed735 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1095 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate201.5no data
Floating-point processing power6.447 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs184no data
Tensor Cores368no data
Ray Tracing Cores46no 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno 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.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
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 2080 Max-Q 36.06
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 41.64
+15.5%

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 2080 Max-Q 13894
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 16044
+15.5%

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 2080 Max-Q 27973
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 29411
+5.1%

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 2080 Max-Q 20703
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 20908
+1%

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 2080 Max-Q 117764
+42.6%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 82612

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 2080 Max-Q 7923
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 8351
+5.4%

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 HD115
−13%
130−140
+13%
1440p85
−11.8%
95−100
+11.8%
4K46
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 81
−11.1%
90−95
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%
Battlefield 5 142
−12.7%
160−170
+12.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95
−5.3%
100−105
+5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%
Far Cry 5 117
−11.1%
130−140
+11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 139
−15.1%
160−170
+15.1%
Forza Horizon 4 271
−10.7%
300−310
+10.7%
Hitman 3 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−11.1%
170−180
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 137
−9.5%
150−160
+9.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95
−5.3%
100−105
+5.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 174
−14.9%
200−210
+14.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
−10.4%
85−90
+10.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%
Battlefield 5 130
−15.4%
150−160
+15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 92
−8.7%
100−105
+8.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%
Far Cry 5 90
−11.1%
100−105
+11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 102
−7.8%
110−120
+7.8%
Forza Horizon 4 223
−12.1%
250−260
+12.1%
Hitman 3 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−11.1%
170−180
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 120
−8.3%
130−140
+8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 64
−9.4%
70−75
+9.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−8.5%
140−150
+8.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−13.3%
85−90
+13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
−7.1%
60−65
+7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
−12.7%
80−85
+12.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%
Far Cry 5 67
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−14.8%
210−220
+14.8%
Hitman 3 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−11.1%
170−180
+11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−8.5%
140−150
+8.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
−15.4%
90−95
+15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 82
−9.8%
90−95
+9.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 88
−13.6%
100−105
+13.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 69
−8.7%
75−80
+8.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 47
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 51
−7.8%
55−60
+7.8%
Forza Horizon 4 224
−11.6%
250−260
+11.6%
Hitman 3 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−10.4%
85−90
+10.4%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−10.3%
75−80
+10.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−10.5%
95−100
+10.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−7.8%
55−60
+7.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
−15.4%
210−220
+15.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 41
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Hitman 3 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
−10.5%
190−200
+10.5%
Metro Exodus 36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 27
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−10%
55−60
+10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%

This is how RTX 2080 Max-Q and RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is 13% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is 12% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is 9% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.06 41.64
Recency 29 January 2019 21 March 2023
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 2080 Max-Q has 43.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 15.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is a notebook graphics card while RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation 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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