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    GeForce GTX 870M vs GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 870M stacks up against GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 870M Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 870M or GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q here:

    GeForce GTX 870M Laptops
    GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 870M GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 870M has 53% more power consumption, than GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q have maximum RAM of 6 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q - with Turing.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is 34 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 870M.
    • GeForce GTX 870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q - by 12 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 50−55
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 35−40
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 27−30
    4K / 2160p − 14−16
    low / 720p 35−40 75−80
    medium / 1080p 21−24 60−65
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than GeForce GTX 870M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 870M GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q
    Architecture Kepler Turing
    Code name N15P-GT N18E-G1 MAX-Q TU106
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 6 January 2019
    Pipelines 1344 1920
    Core clock speed 941 MHz 975 MHz
    Boost Clock 967 MHz 1185 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 10,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
    Texture fill rate 108.3 142.2
    Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 11000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 264.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 Ultimate (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.5
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA + 7.5
    CUDA cores 1344
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
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