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    FirePro W4300 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4300 and GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W4300 stacks up against GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 GTX 1080 Max Q here:

    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W4300 GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5X
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q has 200% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W4300.
    • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q - with Pascal.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 171 MHz higher, than FirePro W4300.
    • FirePro W4300 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q - by 16 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 4000 MHz higher, than FirePro W4300.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 14−16 50−55
    ultra / 1080p 8−9 35−40
    QHD / 1440p 3−4 27−30
    4K / 2160p − 16−18
    low / 720p 30−35 80−85
    medium / 1080p 18−20 60−65
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 246% more, than FirePro W4300.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W4300 GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q
    Architecture GCN 2.0 Pascal
    Code name Bonaire N17E-G3 Max-Q
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 1 December 2015 30 May 2017
    Pipelines 768 2560
    Core clock speed 930 MHz 1101 - 1290 MHz
    Boost Clock 1278 - 1468 MHz
    Transistor count 2,080 million 7,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
    Texture fill rate 44.64 234.9
    Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 7,516 gflops
    Length 171 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 10000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 320.3 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.3 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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