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 (compare)	3584 @ 1481 - 1600 (Boost) MHz	352 Bit @ 11000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop) (compare)	5120 @ 1556 - 1733 (Boost) MHz	2x 256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Desktop) (compare)	3840 @ 1506 - 1683 (Boost) MHz	2x 256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Laptop) (compare)	4096 @ 1443 - 1645 (Boost) MHz	2x 256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) (compare)	2560 @ 1607 - 1733 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) (compare)	2560 @ 1566 - 1733 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Desktop) (compare)	2432 @ 1607 - 1683 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) (compare)	1920 @ 1506 - 1683 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q (compare)	2560 @ 1101 - 1290 - 1278 - 1468 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) (compare)	2048 @ 1443 - 1645 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q	2048 @ 1101 - 1215 - 1265 - 1379 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) (compare)	1280 @ 1506 - 1708 (Boost) MHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) (compare)	1280 @ 1404 - 1670 (Boost) MHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q (compare)	1280 @ 1063 - 1265 - 1341 - 1480 (Boost) MHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Notebook) (compare)	768 @ 1493 - 1620 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q (compare)	768 @ 1151 – 1290 - 1290 – 1417 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop) (compare)	768 @ 1290 - 1392 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7008 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop) (compare)	640 @ 1354 - 1455 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7008 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 (Notebook) (compare)	640 @ 1354 - 1493 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q (compare)	640 @ 999 - 1189 - 1139 - 1328 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) (compare)	384 @ 1228 - 1670 (Boost) MHz	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

3DMark - Time Spy Score 2560x1440

min: 4396 avg: 4529 median: 4575 (43%) max: 4616 Points

+ 3 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Time Spy Graphics 2560x1440

min: 4548 avg: 4664.3 median: 4650 (36%) max: 4795 Points

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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score 1280x720 offscreen

min: 328292 avg: 332688 median: 332816 (71%) max: 338947 Points

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3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Graphics 1920x1080

min: 191265 avg: 213122 median: 215087 (29%) max: 244900 Points

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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720

min: 24117 avg: 28949.1 median: 27624 (56%) max: 34682 Points

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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720

min: 80984 avg: 98525.2 median: 98051 (53%) max: 107807 Points

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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080

min: 11857 avg: 12497 median: 12497 (47%) max: 13281 Points

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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080

min: 14146 avg: 14873.5 median: 14663 (36%) max: 16165 Points

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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720

min: 211750 avg: 252322 median: 241124 (32%) max: 295394 Points

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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720

min: 13513 avg: 15064.2 median: 15324 (51%) max: 15894 points

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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720

min: 17680 avg: 18859.4 median: 18687 (37%) max: 20240 points

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

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AMD Radeon R9 290X -14%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) -10%

AMD Radeon R9 Nano -8%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) -8%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 -7%

AMD Radeon R9 Fury -7%

AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) -7%

AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) -5%

AMD Radeon R9 390X -5%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI 1%

AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop) 6%

NVIDIA Quadro P5000 7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M SLI 17%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) 19%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 22%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q 24%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) 31%

AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 36%

...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Desktop) 126%

100%

3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +

SPECviewperf 11
Siemens NX 1920x1080 +

Tcvis 1920x1080 +

SolidWorks 1920x1080 +

Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080 +

Maya 1920x1080 +

Lightwave 1920x1080 +

Ensight 1920x1080 +

Catia 1920x1080 +

SPECviewperf 12
Solidworks (sw-03) 1900x1060 +

Siemens NX (snx-02) 1900x1060 +

Showcase (showcase-01) 1900x1060 +

Medical (medical-01) 1900x1060 +

Maya (maya-04) 1900x1060 +

Energy (energy-01) 1900x1060 +

Creo (creo-01) 1900x1060 +

Catia (catia-04) 1900x1060 +

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +

Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +

Ref. Match 64Bit +

GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Offscreen OGL off screen

459 fps (9%)

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GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Onscreen OGL on screen

365 fps (10%)

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only

2586 Samples/s (49%)

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only

4877 Samples/s (47%)

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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600

min: 10798 avg: 11018.2 median: 10942.5 (49%) max: 11390 Points

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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra - Power Consumption *

min: 120 avg: 134.8 median: 132 (29%) max: 154 Watt

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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra

min: 1228 avg: 1344.4 median: 1335.5 (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 detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 2018

2018

110 fps + Compare

76 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

The Crew 2

2018

60 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

Far Cry 5

2018

76 79 83 ~ 79 fps + Compare

72 75 78 ~ 75 fps + Compare

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
MSI GS63VR 7RG-005	7700HQ	16384 MB	1100 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5, 256-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 388.13	4396
Gigabyte Aero 15X	7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5, 256-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 388.00	4575
MSI GS63VR 7RG	7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 ForceWare 382.05	4616

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
MSI GS63VR 7RG-005	7700HQ	16384 MB	1100 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5, 256-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 388.13	4548
Gigabyte Aero 15X	7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5, 256-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 388.00	4650
MSI GS63VR 7RG	7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 ForceWare 382.05	4795

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
MSI GS63VR 7RG-005	7700HQ	16384 MB	1100 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5, 256-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 388.13	328292
Asus Zephyrus GX501VS	7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / 8008 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 382.22	329131
MSI GS73VR 7RG	7700HQ	32768 MB	1101 / 8008 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 382.05	332816
Gigabyte Aero 15X	7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5, 256-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 388.00	334256
Eurocom Q5	7700HQ	16384 MB	1101 / 8008 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 382.05	338947

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
MSI GS63VR 7RG-005	7700HQ	16384 MB	1100 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5, 256-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 388.13	191265
Smart7 Deimos GX15E G1	7700HQ	16384 MB	1101 / 2002 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 (Samsung) ForceWare 385.41	195795
Gigabyte Aero 15X	7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5, 256-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 388.00	215087
MSI GS73VR 7RG	7700HQ	32768 MB	1101 / 8008 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 382.05	218565
Asus Zephyrus GX501VS	7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / 8008 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 382.22	244900

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
MSI GS63VR 7RG	7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 ForceWare 382.05	24117
Eurocom Q5	7700HQ	16384 MB	1101 / 8008 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 382.05	25659
MSI GS63VR 7RG-005	7700HQ	16384 MB	1100 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5, 256-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 388.13	25810
Smart7 Deimos GX15E G1	7700HQ	16384 MB	1101 / 2002 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 (Samsung) ForceWare 385.41	26727
Razer Blade 15 2018	8750H	16384 MB	1215 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 ForceWare 389.04	26862
MSI GS73VR 7RG	7700HQ	32768 MB	1101 / 8008 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 382.05	27498
Gigabyte Aero 15X	7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5, 256-Bit-Anbindung ForceWare 388.00	27624
Asus Zephyrus GX501VS	7700HQ	16384 MB	1215 / 8008 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 382.22	27890
MSI GS65 8RF-019DE Stealth Thin	8750H	16384 MB	1101 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 ForceWare 390.94	30373
MSI GS73 Stealth 8RF-011	8750H	16384 MB	1101 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 ForceWare 390.94	32221
Schenker Key 15 Coffee Lake	8750H	16384 MB	1101 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 ForceWare 397.64	32414
Gigabyte Aero 15X v8	8750H	16384 MB	1215 / 8000 MHz	8192MB GDDR5 ForceWare 388.92	34461
Eurocom Q6	8750H	16384 MB	1101 / 8008 MHz	16384MB GDDR5 389.27	34682