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    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q vs GeForce GTX 590

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and GeForce GTX 590, 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 GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q stacks up against GeForce GTX 590, 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

      GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q GeForce GTX 590
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 365 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None Two 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5X GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
    Display Connectors No outputs 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 590 has 143% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 590 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3064 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 590 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 590 - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 114 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 590 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 8293 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 4−5
    4K / 2160p 16−18 −
    low / 720p 80−85 35−40
    medium / 1080p 60−65 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 188% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q GeForce GTX 590
    Architecture Pascal Fermi
    Code name N17E-G3 Max-Q GF110
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 30 May 2017 24 March 2011
    Pipelines 2560 1024
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1290 MHz 1215 MHz
    Boost Clock 1278 - 1468 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 234.9 77.7 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 7,516 gflops 2x 1,244.2 gflops
    Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
    Memory clock speed 10000 MHz 1707 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 320.3 GB/s 327.7 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.2
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA 6.1 +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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