GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q vs Radeon RX 580

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q and Radeon RX 580. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q and Radeon RX 580. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 RX 580
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 580 has 184% more power consumption, than GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon RX 580 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q.
  • GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 580 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon RX 580 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 580 is 282 MHz higher, than GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q.
  • GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 580 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q is 3000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 580.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 45−50
ultra / 1080p 35−40 30−33
QHD / 1440p 27−30 24−27
4K / 2160p 14−16 12−14
low / 720p 75−80 70−75
medium / 1080p 60−65 50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon RX 580.

Full Specs

  GeForce RTX 2060 Max Q Radeon RX 580
Architecture Turing Polaris
Code name N18E-G1 MAX-Q TU106 Polaris 20
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2019 18 April 2017
Pipelines 1920 2304
Core clock speed 975 MHz 1257 MHz
Boost Clock 1185 MHz 1340 MHz
Transistor count 10,800 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 142.2 193.0
Floating-point performance 6,175 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 11000 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264.0 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.5 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 7.5
Laptop size large
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