GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

Place in the ranking	449	215
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.69	26.87
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	TU106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2018 (6 years ago)	29 January 2020 (4 years 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	1280	1920
Core clock speed	931 MHz	975 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	1185 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.88	142.2
Floating-point processing power	2.588 TFLOPS	4.55 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	80	120
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	30

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	no data	large
Interface	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	264.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

RX Vega M GL 10.09

RTX 2060 Max-Q 25.37
+151%

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.

RX Vega M GL 3878

RTX 2060 Max-Q 9752
+151%

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	35−40 −169%	94 +169%
1440p	12−14 −183%	34 +183%
4K	16−18 −156%	41 +156%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite	55−60 −137%	140−150 +137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −144%	190−200 +144%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −183%	102 +183%
Fortnite	55−60 −115%	120−130 +115%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −161%	94 +161%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −201%	235 +201%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −177%	80−85 +177%
World of Tanks	140−150 −78.6%	250−260 +78.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −219%	115 +219%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −104%	150−160 +104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −150%	75−80 +150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
−137%

140−150

+137%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −120%	40−45 +120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −120%	40−45 +120%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	20−22 −295%	79 +295%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −141%	70−75 +141%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12

−145%

27−30
+145%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Elden Ring	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +0%	130 +0%
Metro Exodus	75 +0%	75 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 +0%	93 +0%
Valorant	109 +0%	109 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Elden Ring	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry 5	77 +0%	77 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	106 +0%	106 +0%
Metro Exodus	57 +0%	57 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	76 +0%	76 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +0%	93 +0%
Valorant	93 +0%	93 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Elden Ring	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
World of Tanks	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Elden Ring	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Valorant	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and RTX 2060 Max-Q compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 Max-Q is 169% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 Max-Q is 183% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 Max-Q is 156% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2060 Max-Q is 295% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2060 Max-Q is ahead in 11 tests (17%)
there's a draw in 52 tests (83%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.09	25.37
Recency	1 February 2018	29 January 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm

RTX 2060 Max-Q has a 151.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

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