GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q vs Tesla M10

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and Tesla M10, 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 Tesla M10, 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 Tesla M10
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 225 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 No outputs
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  • Tesla M10 has 50% 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 Tesla M10 have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Tesla M10 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Tesla M10 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 68 MHz higher, than Tesla M10.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Tesla M10 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 4800 MHz higher, than Tesla M10.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 18−20
ultra / 1080p 35−40 10−11
QHD / 1440p 27−30 4−5
4K / 2160p 16−18 4−5
low / 720p 80−85 35−40
medium / 1080p 60−65 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 187% more, than Tesla M10.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Tesla M10
Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name N17E-G3 Max-Q GM107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 30 May 2017 18 May 2016
Pipelines 2560 640
Core clock speed 1101 - 1290 MHz 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1278 - 1468 MHz 1306 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 234.9 52.24
Floating-point performance 7,516 gflops 4x 1,672 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 10000 MHz 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320.3 GB/s 83.2 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 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 6.1 5.0
Laptop size large
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