GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q vs GTX TITAN X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN X with GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

GTX TITAN X
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
33.48

RTX 2080 Max-Q outperforms GTX TITAN X by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX TITAN X GTX TITAN X
RTX 2080 Max-Q RTX 2080 Max-Q

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking169140
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.16no data
Power efficiency9.1830.98
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM200TU104B
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date17 March 2015 (9 years ago)29 January 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores30722944
Core clock speed1000 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHz1095 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate209.1201.5
Floating-point processing power6.691 TFLOPS6.447 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs192184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data
SLI options4x-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.27.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX TITAN X 33.48
RTX 2080 Max-Q 36.15
+8%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX TITAN X 12867
RTX 2080 Max-Q 13894
+8%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD100−110
−17%
117
+17%
1440p75−80
−9.3%
82
+9.3%
4K45−50
−13.3%
51
+13.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.99no data
1440p13.32no data
4K22.20no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Battlefield 5 137
+0%
137
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Fortnite 143
+0%
143
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 199
+0%
199
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Battlefield 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 126
+0%
126
+0%
Far Cry 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Fortnite 138
+0%
138
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 100
+0%
100
+0%
Metro Exodus 74
+0%
74
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 175
+0%
175
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 145
+0%
145
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 116
+0%
116
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 120
+0%
120
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 136
+0%
136
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
+0%
78
+0%
Valorant 134
+0%
134
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 121
+0%
121
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 101
+0%
101
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 74
+0%
74
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
+0%
53
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Far Cry 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50
+0%
50
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 49
+0%
49
+0%

This is how GTX TITAN X and RTX 2080 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Max-Q is 17% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Max-Q is 9% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Max-Q is 13% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 33.48 36.15
Recency 17 March 2015 29 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 80 Watt

GTX TITAN X has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 2080 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 212.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX TITAN X and GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q.

Be aware that GeForce GTX TITAN X is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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