GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q vs Radeon RX Vega 64

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q and Radeon RX Vega 64, 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 2080 Max Q stacks up against Radeon RX Vega 64, check out specs charts below.

GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce RTX 2080 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 2080 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q Radeon RX Vega 64
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 295 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR6 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX Vega 64 has 268% more power consumption, than GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q and Radeon RX Vega 64 have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX Vega 64 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 64 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega 64 is 895 MHz higher, than GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q.
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 64 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q is 11055 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega 64.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 65−70 65−70
ultra / 1080p 45−50 50−55
QHD / 1440p 35−40 40−45
4K / 2160p 24−27 24−27
low / 720p 90−95 90−95
medium / 1080p 75−80 80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 64 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q.

Full Specs

  GeForce RTX 2080 Max Q Radeon RX Vega 64
Architecture Turing Vega
Code name N18E-G3-A1 MAX-Q TU104 Vega
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2019 14 August 2017
Pipelines 2944 4096
Core clock speed 735-990 MHz 1630 MHz
Boost Clock 1095-1230 MHz 1546 MHz
Transistor count 13,600 million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 201.5 395.8
Floating-point performance 13,353 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 945 MHz
Memory bandwidth 384.0 GB/s 483.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.125
CUDA 7.5
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 1.9 kh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 31.5 Mh/s
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