GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q vs P106 090

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and P106 090, 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 P106 090, check out specs charts below.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q P106 090
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5X GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q has 100% more power consumption, than P106 090.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q has 5 GB more memory, than P106 090.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is used in Laptops, and P106 090 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and P106 090 are build with Pascal architecture.
  • Core clock speed of P106 090 is 253 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and P106 090 are manufactured by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 1992 MHz higher, than P106 090.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 14−16
ultra / 1080p 35−40 9−10
QHD / 1440p 27−30 3−4
4K / 2160p 16−18
low / 720p 80−85 30−35
medium / 1080p 60−65 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 246% more, than P106 090.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q P106 090
Architecture Pascal Pascal
Code name N17E-G3 Max-Q GP106
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2017 31 July 2017
Pipelines 2560 768
Core clock speed 1101 - 1290 MHz 1354 MHz
Boost Clock 1278 - 1468 MHz 1531 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 234.9 73.49
Floating-point performance 7,516 gflops 2,352 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 10000 MHz 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320.3 GB/s 192.2 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 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1 6.1
Laptop size large
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