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    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q vs GeForce GTX 860M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and GeForce GTX 860M, 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 860M, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and GeForce GTX 860M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and GeForce GTX 860M 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 GTX 1080 Max Q or GeForce GTX 860M here:

    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Laptops
    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q GeForce GTX 860M
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5X GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 860M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 860M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 304 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 860M - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 5−6
    4K / 2160p 16−18 4−5
    low / 720p 80−85 30−35
    medium / 1080p 60−65 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 206% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q GeForce GTX 860M
    Architecture Pascal Maxwell
    Code name N17E-G3 Max-Q N15P-GX
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 30 May 2017 12 March 2014
    Pipelines 2560 640
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1290 MHz 797 MHz
    Boost Clock 1278 - 1468 MHz 915 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 234.9 43.40
    Floating-point performance 7,516 gflops 1,389 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 10000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 320.3 GB/s 80.0 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 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA 6.1 +
    CUDA cores 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
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