Verdict

To our surprise, Nvidia seems to have done a much better job optimizing the GTX 1060 Max-Q for energy efficiency, and the differences between the Max-Q edition and the regular GTX 1060 are not as pronounced as they are on the GTX 1080 Max-Q. Considering all benchmarks performed, the GTX 1060 Max-Q was around 11 % slower than a regular GTX 1060. Stay tuned for our extensive Omen 15 review, in which we are also going to take a closer look at whether or not the Omen 15’s emissions and power consumption were in line with Nvidia’s Max-Q design guidelines.