GeForce 930MX vs GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 930MX and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 930MX and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 930MX and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 930MX and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 930MX or GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930MX GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 576% more power consumption, than GeForce 930MX.
  • GeForce 930MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce 930MX.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 930MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 149 MHz higher, than GeForce 930MX.
  • GeForce 930MX is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 6000 MHz higher, than GeForce 930MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 35−40
ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 7−8 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than GeForce 930MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930MX GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name N16S-GMR N17E-G2 Max-Q
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 10 March 2016 30 May 2017
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 952 MHz 1101 - 1215 MHz
Boost Clock 1020 MHz 1265 - 1379 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 24.48 176.5
Floating-point performance 783.4 gflops 5,648 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 256.3 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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