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    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q vs Radeon RX 580

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and Radeon RX 580, 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 Radeon RX 580, 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 Radeon RX 580
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 185 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5X GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon RX 580 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 and Radeon RX 580 have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 580 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 580 - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 580 is 156 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 580 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 580.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 45−50
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 30−33
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 24−27
    4K / 2160p 16−18 12−14
    low / 720p 80−85 70−75
    medium / 1080p 60−65 50−55
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than Radeon RX 580.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Radeon RX 580
    Architecture Pascal Polaris
    Code name N17E-G3 Max-Q Polaris 20
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 30 May 2017 18 April 2017
    Pipelines 2560 2304
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1290 MHz 1257 MHz
    Boost Clock 1278 - 1468 MHz 1340 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 234.9 193.0
    Floating-point performance 7,516 gflops 6,175 gflops
    Length 241 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 10000 MHz 8000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 320.3 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1
    Laptop size large
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