NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q Specs (2024)

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What is RTX 3070 Max-Q? ›

The GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q is a mobile graphics chip by NVIDIA, launched on January 12th, 2021. Built on the 8 nm process, and based on the GA104 graphics processor, in its GA104-770-A1 variant, the chip supports DirectX 12 Ultimate. This ensures that all modern games will run on GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q.

NVIDIA® Max-Q is a design approach by NVIDIA® aimed at creating high-performance laptops with a sleek and portable form factor. It optimizes the balance between power and efficiency, ensuring that you get the best gaming or computational experience without compromising on portability.

NVIDIA has paired 8 GB GDDR6 memory with the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Max-Q, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 510 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1035 MHz, memory is running at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective). Its power draw is rated at 80 W maximum.

Other key features you may want to check are the boost clock and the maximum graphics power. If Max-Q Technologies says "3rd Gen" then there you go, that's what would have been labeled a "Max-Q" GPU. If there is no mention at all, it's not a Max-Q GPU.

The high-end NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti GPU delivers a 1440p gaming experience that can reach 4K resolution with ease. The Ampere-based graphics card offers 6,144 CUDA cores, 48 RT cores, 96 Tensor cores and 8GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus to take on the most demanding applications.

The memory clock speed for the RTX 3070 Ti is a good bit faster, and what this translates to is an effective throughput of 912GB/s for the RTX 3070 Ti versus the RTX 3070's 616GB/s.

Ti stands for 'Titanium' and describes any NVIDIA GPU that has been built with a boost in performance compared to the standard non-Ti model. These improvements can range from an increase in CUDA cores or more integrated video memory (VRAM).

GeForce RTX 4060 would be equivalent to an RTX 3070 Ti in performance.

The 3070 GPU can also handle a dash of 4K gaming, though not as immaculately as the 3080. At 1440p, the 3080 doesn't give you that much of a performance boost to warrant the significant price difference. The 3070 will give you an excellent QHD experience.

Is the RTX 3070 good value? ›

You want a good value graphics card

At $499 (£469, about AU$700), we would hesitate to call the RTX 3070 cheap, but compared to the more expensive flagship cards like the RTX 3080, it provides excellent performance for the money.

For the most part, though, you can assume that a Max-Q laptop will be quieter and thinner than a Max-P laptop at the expense of lower framerates. In some cases, the Max-Q graphics in a thin laptop can restrict temps so much that you can get better performance from Max-P GPUs that are a tier or more down.

The Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q is a professional mobile graphics chip by NVIDIA, launched on May 27th, 2019. Built on the 12 nm process, and based on the TU104 graphics processor, the chip supports DirectX 12 Ultimate. The TU104 graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 545 mm² and 13,600 million transistors.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q is a mobile graphics chip by NVIDIA, launched on May 11th, 2021. Built on the 8 nm process, and based on the GA107 graphics processor, the chip supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.

Summary. NVIDIA started GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q sales 4 January 2021. This is a laptop graphics card based on an Ampere architecture and made with 8 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamers. Compatibility-wise, this is card attached via PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.