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    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and Radeon HD 7870 XT. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and Radeon HD 7870 XT. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Radeon HD 7870 XT

    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 Radeon HD 7870 XT
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 185 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5X GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 23% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 176 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 4000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
    4K / 2160p 16−18 10−11
    low / 720p 80−85 60−65
    medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Radeon HD 7870 XT
    Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
    Code name N17E-G3 Max-Q Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 30 May 2017 19 November 2012
    Pipelines 2560 1536
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1290 MHz 925 MHz
    Boost Clock 1278 - 1468 MHz 975 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 234.9 93.60
    Floating-point performance 7,516 gflops 2,995 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 10000 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 320.3 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 346 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
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