GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q vs Radeon HD 7790

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q and Radeon HD 7790, 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 RTX 2060 Max Q stacks up against Radeon HD 7790, check out specs charts below.

GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 RTX 2060 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 30% more power consumption, than GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 25 MHz higher, than GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q.
  • GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is 5000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 16−18
ultra / 1080p 35−40 9−10
QHD / 1440p 27−30 4−5
4K / 2160p 14−16 4−5
low / 720p 75−80 30−35
medium / 1080p 60−65 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 221% more, than Radeon HD 7790.

Full Specs

  GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Turing GCN 2.0
Code name N18E-G1 MAX-Q TU106 Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2019 22 March 2013
Pipelines 1920 896
Core clock speed 975 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1185 MHz
Transistor count 10,800 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 142.2 56.00
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 11000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.5 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 7.5
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 218 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
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