GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q vs Radeon R9 Fury

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 Fury with GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

R9 Fury
2015
4 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 275 Watt
24.87

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms R9 Fury by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking215210
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.12no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.2 (2015−2016)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameFijiN18E-G1 MAX-Q TU106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 June 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 no data

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 cores35841920
Compute units56no data
Core clock speedno data975 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1185 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate224.0142.2
Floating-point processing power7.168 gflops4.55 gflops

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors​2x 8-pinNone
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)+no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz11000 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s264.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle+-
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.

R9 Fury 24.87
RTX 2060 Max-Q 25.28
+1.6%

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.

R9 Fury 9593
RTX 2060 Max-Q 9751
+1.6%

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.

R9 Fury 42039
RTX 2060 Max-Q 50957
+21.2%

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.

R9 Fury 17543
RTX 2060 Max-Q 19779
+12.7%

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.

R9 Fury 14580
RTX 2060 Max-Q 14910
+2.3%

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.

R9 Fury 80439
+36.6%
RTX 2060 Max-Q 58890

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 HD90
−1.1%
91
+1.1%
1440p107
+215%
34
−215%
4K48
+20%
40
−20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−2.5%
40−45
+2.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−46.3%
79
+46.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−2.4%
40−45
+2.4%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−2.5%
80−85
+2.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−60.8%
82
+60.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−2.5%
40−45
+2.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−1.8%
55−60
+1.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−1.5%
65−70
+1.5%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−1.4%
140−150
+1.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−0.9%
110−120
+0.9%
Metro Exodus 85−90
−68.2%
143
+68.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−43.1%
93
+43.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−2.4%
85−90
+2.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−1%
100−110
+1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−2.4%
40−45
+2.4%
Battlefield 5 51
−62.7%
80−85
+62.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−47.1%
75
+47.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−2.5%
40−45
+2.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−1.8%
55−60
+1.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−1.5%
65−70
+1.5%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−1.4%
140−150
+1.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−0.9%
110−120
+0.9%
Metro Exodus 85−90
−42.4%
121
+42.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−26.2%
82
+26.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−26.2%
106
+26.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−1%
100−110
+1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 29
−55.2%
45
+55.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−2.4%
40−45
+2.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−7.8%
55
+7.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−2.5%
40−45
+2.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−1.8%
55−60
+1.8%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−1.4%
140−150
+1.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−0.9%
110−120
+0.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−10.7%
93
+10.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
−23.9%
57
+23.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−1%
100−110
+1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−20%
78
+20%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−4.2%
24−27
+4.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−1.4%
140−150
+1.4%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−2%
50−55
+2%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−1.4%
140−150
+1.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 38
+52%
24−27
−52%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−0.8%
120−130
+0.8%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+2.9%
35
−2.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how R9 Fury and RTX 2060 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 1% faster in 1080p
  • R9 Fury is 215% faster in 1440p
  • R9 Fury is 20% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 Fury is 52% faster.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 Max-Q is 68% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 Fury is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is ahead in 56 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (19%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.87 25.28
Recency 16 June 2015 6 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 65 Watt

RTX 2060 Max-Q has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 323.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 Fury and GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q.

Be aware that Radeon R9 Fury is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is a notebook one.


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