NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q ► remove from comparison
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 with the Max-Q design is a mobile high-end GPU from the Pascal series. It is designed for thin and light laptops and about 10-15% slower than a regular GTX 1080 for laptops based on the cooling capabilities. The base frequency (1101-1290 MHz) is also much lower than on the regular GTX 1080 (1566 MHz, at least -18%) and the Boost (1278-1458 MHz) is also much lower compared to 1733 MHz (at least -16%) for the regular GTX 1080. The memory clock, however, is identical.
The clock is not the only difference compared to the regular GTX 1080 though. The drivers for the Max-Q version were optimized for efficiency (and not performance; only for Max-Q models), there are optimized voltage converters for 1V operation, high-end cooling methods, and a 40 dB limit for the fan noise (with clock adjustments to ensure this at all times).
The performance is nearer to the normal (Max-P) GeForce GTX 1070 than to then GTX 1080 (at least in the Asus Zephyrus). Therefore, most demanding games should be playable in full HD and maximum detail settings (see game benchmarks below).
Features
The GP104 chip is manufactured in 16nm FinFET process at TSMC and offers a range of new features. DisplayPort 1.4 (ready), HDMI 2.0b, HDR, Simultaneous Multi-Projection (SMP), improved H.265 video en- and decoders (for PlayReady 3.0) are only some of the improvements. See our detailed Pascal architecture article for more details.
The power consumption of the Max-Q design is notably lower than the normal GTX 1080 for laptops and ranges between 90 and 110 Watt (TGP) according to Nvidia.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q GeForce GTX 1000 Series Codename GP106 N17E-G3 Max-Q Architecture Pascal Pascal Pipelines 1280 - unified 2560 - unified Core Speed 1506 - 1708 (Boost) MHz 1101 - 1290 - 1278 - 1468 (Boost) MHz Memory Speed 8000 MHz 10000 MHz Memory Bus Width 192 Bit 256 Bit Memory Type GDDR5 GDDR5X Max. Amount of Memory 6.144 MB 8 GB Shared Memory no no API DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5 DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5 Power Consumption 120 Watt 90 - 110 Watt Transistors 4.4 Billion 7.2 Billion technology 16 nm 16 nm Features Multi-Projection, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor Multi-Projection, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor Date of Announcement 19.07.2016 30.05.2017 Link to Manufacturer Page http://www.nvidia.de/graphics-cards/gefo... Notebook Size large
Benchmarks Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
29 pt (32%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
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Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
36.4 pt (40%)
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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT -5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 -1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
4495 Points (23%)
min: 5390 avg: 5592 median: 5591.5 (29%) max: 5793 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
4158 Points (19%)
min: 5636 avg: 5869 median: 5868.5 (27%) max: 6101 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
235179 Points (31%)
387951 Points (52%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
165874 Points (23%)
252862 Points (35%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 29707 avg: 30123 median: 30122.5 (37%) max: 30538 Points
min: 27935 avg: 28242 median: 28375 (35%) max: 28416 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 72074 avg: 76477 median: 76476.5 (31%) max: 80879 Points
min: 104506 avg: 111542 median: 114542 (47%) max: 115579 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 10987 avg: 11039 median: 11038.5 (28%) max: 11090 Points
min: 13822 avg: 14269 median: 14273.5 (36%) max: 14631 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 12648 avg: 12816 median: 12816 (24%) max: 12984 Points
min: 17151 avg: 18110 median: 18191.5 (34%) max: 18505 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 190135 avg: 260292 median: 260292 (35%) max: 330448 Points
min: 251370 avg: 271726 median: 281682 (38%) max: 282127 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 15290 avg: 15546 median: 15546 (31%) max: 15802 Points
min: 16333 avg: 16947 median: 16910.5 (34%) max: 17829 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 17174 avg: 17288 median: 17287.5 (25%) max: 17401 Points
min: 21816 avg: 23358 median: 23540 (34%) max: 24425 Points
3DMark Vantage 3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
43717 Points (36%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
39562 Points (33%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
49796 Points (38%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
46945 Points (36%)
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
69346 Points (72%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
31555 Points (48%)
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
58.6 fps (26%)
84.8 fps (37%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
197 fps (65%)
SPECviewperf 12 specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
min: 39.47 avg: 45.9 median: 45.9 (20%) max: 52.3 fps
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
49.4 fps (21%)
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
min: 5.66 avg: 5.9 median: 5.9 (2%) max: 6.11 fps
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
7.7 fps (2%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
min: 61.5 avg: 64.4 median: 64.4 (24%) max: 67.2 fps
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
97.1 fps (37%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
min: 31.53 avg: 31.7 median: 31.7 (19%) max: 31.88 fps
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
44.1 fps (27%)
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
min: 94.7 avg: 103.3 median: 103.3 (37%) max: 111.9 fps
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
122.3 fps (43%)
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
min: 5.87 avg: 6 median: 6 (15%) max: 6.1 fps
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
7.9 fps (20%)
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
min: 30.45 avg: 35.3 median: 35.3 (19%) max: 40.07 fps
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
50.5 fps (27%)
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
min: 51.2 avg: 51.3 median: 51.3 (18%) max: 51.3 fps
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
74 fps (25%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6819 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min: 6814 avg: 9138 median: 9138 (39%) max: 11462 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
85.7 fps (31%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min: 67.7 avg: 71.9 median: 71.9 (26%) max: 76.1 fps
Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
148.7 fps (40%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min: 101 avg: 111.2 median: 111.2 (30%) max: 121.3 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
117 fps (3%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
1365 fps (11%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan
59.8 fps (16%)
min: 116 avg: 118 median: 118 (32%) max: 120 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
446.4 fps (35%)
min: 427 avg: 432.5 median: 432.5 (33%) max: 438 fps
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
116 fps (3%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
294 fps (1%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 1773 avg: 1805 median: 1805 (8%) max: 1837 Samples/s
2094 Samples/s (9%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 2584 avg: 3030 median: 3029.5 (5%) max: 3475 Samples/s
4618 Samples/s (8%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 9259 avg: 9263 median: 9262.5 (18%) max: 9266 Points
min: 13701 avg: 13756 median: 13756 (26%) max: 13811 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest 9 - PerformanceTest 9.0 3D Graphics Mark
10968 Points (39%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 148 avg: 155.7 median: 159 (35%) max: 160 Watt
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 0.3931 avg: 0.4 median: 0.4 (0%) max: 0.4182 Points per Watt
Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra
min: 1430 avg: 1473 median: 1470 (74%) max: 1520 MHz
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) → 100% n=30 Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q → 128% n=30
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
61.3 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
33 fps, P0.1:
34.9 fps, P1:
39.3 fps, max:
156 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
53 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
24.5 fps, P0.1:
31.6 fps, P1:
38.5 fps, max:
191 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
37.1 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
12.6 fps, P0.1:
17.5 fps, P1:
24.2 fps, max:
82.5 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
72.7 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
12.7 fps, P0.1:
21.2 fps, P1:
33.8 fps, max:
165 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
52.5 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
6.28 fps, P0.1:
17.1 fps, P1:
24.3 fps, max:
110 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
60.2 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
7.65 fps, P0.1:
12.9 fps, P1:
29.3 fps, max:
107 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
79.3 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
14.6 fps, P0.1:
45.7 fps, P1:
54.7 fps, max:
131 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
56.2 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
12.5 fps, P0.1:
36.2 fps, P1:
44.2 fps, max:
78.7 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
46.1 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
13.6 fps, P0.1:
29.6 fps, P1:
36.4 fps, max:
65 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
38 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
11.8 fps, P0.1:
26.4 fps, P1:
31.4 fps, max:
67.3 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
23.6 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
13.4 fps, P0.1:
15.4 fps, P1:
20.5 fps, max:
69.2 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
58 [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
28 fps, max:
94 fps
fps
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
48 [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
28 fps, max:
78 fps
fps
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
119 [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
9.5 fps, P0.1:
90.3 fps, P1:
107.5 fps, max:
142.9 fps
fps
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
78.7 [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
14.2 fps, P0.1:
56.4 fps, P1:
67.2 fps, max:
103.5 fps
fps
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
62.4 [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
10.2 fps, P0.1:
44.4 fps, P1:
54 fps, max:
92 fps
fps
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
37 [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
9.4 fps, P0.1:
30.9 fps, P1:
32.3 fps, max:
78.5 fps
fps
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
65.7 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
33.1 fps, P1:
50.32 fps, max:
101.31 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
65.6 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
37.55 fps, P1:
49.69 fps, max:
101.87 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
58.5 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
28.28 fps, P1:
45.13 fps, max:
84.57 fps
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GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q:
47.5 fps [X] Asus Zephyrus GX501 Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.8GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
min:
28.97 fps, P1:
36.65 fps, max:
65.39 fps
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