NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 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 1070 for laptops based on the cooling capabilities. The base frequency (1101-1215 MHz) is also much lower than on the regular GTX 1070 (1433 MHz, at least -10%) and the Boost (1265-1379 MHz) is also much lower compared to 1645 MHz (at least -6%) for the regular GTX 1070. The memory clock, however, is identical.

The clock is not the only difference compared to the regular GTX 1070 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).

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 1070 for laptops and ranges between 80 and 90 Watt (TGP) according to Nvidia.

Manufacturer

NVIDIA

GeForce GTX 1000 Series

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	3584 @ 1.48 - 1.6 GHz	352 Bit @ 11000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop)	5120 @ 1.56 - 1.73 GHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Desktop)	3840 @ 1.51 - 1.68 GHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Laptop)	4096 @ 1.44 - 1.65 GHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)	2560 @ 1.61 - 1.73 GHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile	2560 @ 1.57 - 1.73 GHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Desktop)	2432 @ 1.61 - 1.68 GHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)	1920 @ 1.51 - 1.68 GHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q	2560 @ 1.1 - 1.28 GHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile	2048 @ 1.44 - 1.65 GHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q	2048 @ 1.1 - 1.27 GHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)	1280 @ 1.51 - 1.71 GHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile	1280 @ 1.4 - 1.67 GHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q	1280 @ 1.06 - 1.34 GHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile	768 @ 1.49 - 1.62 GHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)	768 @ 1.29 - 1.39 GHz	128 Bit @ 7008 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q	768 @ 1.15 - 1.29 GHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)	640 @ 1.35 - 1.46 GHz	128 Bit @ 7008 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile	640 @ 1.35 - 1.49 GHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	640 @ 1 - 1.14 GHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)	384 @ 1.23 - 1.67 GHz	64 Bit @ 6000 MHz

Codename

N17E-G2 Max-Q

Architecture

Pascal

Pipelines

2048 - unified

Core Speed

1101 - 1215 - 1265 - 1379 (Boost) MHz

Memory Speed

8000 MHz

Memory Bus Width

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Max. Amount of Memory

8192 MB

Shared Memory

DirectX

DirectX 12_1

Transistor Count

7200 Million

technology

16 nm

Features

Multi-Projection, VR Ready, G-SYNC, Vulkan, Multi Monitor

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

30.05.2017

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy

37.4 pt (39%)

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) -96%

...

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q -8%

NVIDIA Quadro M5000M -7%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q -7%

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q -6%

AMD Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire -6%

AMD Radeon RX 580 (Laptop) -6%

AMD Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire -5%

NVIDIA Quadro P5000 -4%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) -2%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH 0%

AMD Radeon R9 290X 0%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M SLI 2%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI 5%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) 6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop) 10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 11%

...

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 153%

100%

3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score

min: 4396 avg: 4641 median: 4616 (26%) max: 4856 Points

+ 5 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics

min: 4548 avg: 4687 median: 4708 (25%) max: 4795 Points

+ 5 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics

min: 328292 avg: 351332 median: 334256 (53%) max: 398350 Points

+ 7 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics

min: 91895 avg: 209959 median: 215087 (29%) max: 312206 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score

min: 24117 avg: 29752 median: 28582.5 (38%) max: 35886 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics

min: 73739 avg: 97317 median: 99551.5 (49%) max: 107807 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score

min: 11857 avg: 12627 median: 12598.5 (33%) max: 14119 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics

min: 14146 avg: 14910 median: 14678.5 (30%) max: 16165 Points

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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics

min: 92053 avg: 245427 median: 241124 (32%) max: 357428 Points

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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score

min: 13513 avg: 15401 median: 15409 (40%) max: 17408 Points

+ 20 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU

min: 17680 avg: 19016 median: 18688 (32%) max: 20829 Points

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AMD Radeon HD 6250 -99%

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) -9%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 -8%

AMD Radeon R9 Fury -8%

AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) -7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q -7%

AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) -6%

AMD Radeon R9 390X -6%

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q -4%

AMD Radeon RX 570 (Desktop) 0%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI 0%

AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop) 1%

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop) 2%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 6%

NVIDIA Quadro P5000 6%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q 6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop) 9%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop) 12%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 13%

...

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 209%

100%

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +

3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +

3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +

SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +

specvp11 lightwave-01 +

specvp11 ensight-04 +

specvp11 catia-03 +

SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +

specvp12 snx-02 +

specvp12 showcase-01 +

specvp12 mediacal-01 +

Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +

Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +

Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +

Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +

GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen

459 fps (50%)

+ 1 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan

365 fps (100%)

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU

min: 2460 avg: 2523 median: 2523 (26%) max: 2586 Samples/s

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU

min: 4877 avg: 4938 median: 4937.5 (18%) max: 4998 Samples/s

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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result

min: 10798 avg: 10998 median: 10917 (24%) max: 11390 points

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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *

min: 120 avg: 136 median: 134.2 (29%) max: 154 Watt

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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra

min: 1228 avg: 1344 median: 1342 (70%) max: 1480 MHz

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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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.

Just Cause 4

2018

126.1 fps + Compare

86.1 fps + Compare

78.8 fps + Compare

75.7 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

Darksiders III

2018

169.2 fps + Compare

83.9 fps + Compare

68.3 fps + Compare

59.7 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

Battlefield V

2018

140.7 fps + Compare

80.6 fps + Compare

70 91.7 ~ 81 fps + Compare

64.7 85.2 ~ 75 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

Farming Simulator 19

2018

214.4 fps + Compare

167.6 fps + Compare

110.4 fps + Compare

89.6 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

Fallout 76

2018

60 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

Hitman 2

2018

92 fps + Compare

80.5 fps + Compare

68.1 74.8 ~ 71 fps + Compare

66.3 68.8 ~ 68 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4

2018

169.8 fps + Compare

105 fps + Compare

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
MSI GS63VR 7RG-005	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1100 / MHz	8192MB	4396
Gigabyte Aero 15X	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	4575
MSI GS63VR 7RG	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	4616
MSI P65 8RF-451 - Creator	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1100 - 1266 / MHz	8192MB	4763
HP Omen 15-dc0015ng	i7-8750H	32768 MB	1215-1379 / MHz	8192MB	4856

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
MSI GS63VR 7RG-005	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1100 / MHz	8192MB	4548
Gigabyte Aero 15X	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	4650
HP Omen 15-dc0015ng	i7-8750H	32768 MB	1215-1379 / MHz	8192MB	4708
MSI P65 8RF-451 - Creator	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1100 - 1266 / MHz	8192MB	4734
MSI GS63VR 7RG	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	4795

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
MSI GS63VR 7RG-005	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1100 / MHz	8192MB	328292
Asus Zephyrus GX501VS	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	329131
MSI GS73VR 7RG	i7-7700HQ	32768 MB	1101 / MHz	8192MB	332816
Gigabyte Aero 15X	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	334256
Eurocom Q5	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1101 / MHz	8192MB	338947
MSI P65 8RF-451 - Creator	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1100 - 1266 / MHz	8192MB	397530
HP Omen 15-dc0015ng	i7-8750H	32768 MB	1215-1379 / MHz	8192MB	398350

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
MSI P65 8RF-451 - Creator	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1100 - 1266 / MHz	8192MB	91895
MSI GS63VR 7RG-005	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1100 / MHz	8192MB	191265
Smart7 Deimos GX15E G1	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1101 / MHz	8192MB	195795
Gigabyte Aero 15X	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	215087
MSI GS73VR 7RG	i7-7700HQ	32768 MB	1101 / MHz	8192MB	218565
Asus Zephyrus GX501VS	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	244900
HP Omen 15-dc0015ng	i7-8750H	32768 MB	1215-1379 / MHz	8192MB	312206

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
MSI GS63VR 7RG	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	24117
Eurocom Q5	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1101 / MHz	8192MB	25659
MSI GS63VR 7RG-005	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1100 / MHz	8192MB	25810
Smart7 Deimos GX15E G1	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1101 / MHz	8192MB	26727
Razer Blade 15 2018	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	26862
MSI GS73VR 7RG	i7-7700HQ	32768 MB	1101 / MHz	8192MB	27498
Gigabyte Aero 15X	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	27624
Asus Zephyrus GX501VS	i7-7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	27890
MSI P65 8RF-451 - Creator	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1100 - 1266 / MHz	8192MB	29275
MSI GS65 8RF-019DE Stealth Thin	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1101 / MHz	8192MB	30373
MSI GS73 Stealth 8RF-011	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1101 / MHz	8192MB	32221
Schenker Key 15 Coffee Lake	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1101 / MHz	8192MB	32414
Gigabyte Aero 15X v8	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	34461
HP Omen 15-dc0015ng	i7-8750H	32768 MB	1215-1379 / MHz	8192MB	34535
Eurocom Q6	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1101 / MHz	16384MB	34682
Alienware m15 GTX 1070 Max-Q	i7-8750H	16384 MB	1215 / MHz	8192MB	35886