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    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs GeForce GTX 980M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and GeForce GTX 980M, 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 1070 Max Q stacks up against GeForce GTX 980M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and GeForce GTX 980M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and GeForce GTX 980M 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 1070 Max Q or GeForce GTX 980M here:

    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Laptops
    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q GeForce GTX 980M
    Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 980M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and GeForce GTX 980M have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 980M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 63 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 980M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 5500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 18−20
    4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
    low / 720p 60−65 60−65
    medium / 1080p 40−45 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q GeForce GTX 980M
    Architecture Pascal Maxwell
    Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q GM204
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 30 May 2017 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 2048 1536
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz 1038 MHz
    Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz 1127 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 176.5 51.84
    Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops 3,462 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support + +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA 6.1 +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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