Xbox Series X GPU vs GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking131not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency32.04no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU104BScarlett
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 January 2019 (5 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores29443328
Core clock speed735 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1095 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million15,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate201.5379.6
Floating-point processing power6.447 TFLOPS12.15 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs184208
Tensor Cores368no data
Ray Tracing Cores46no data

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Lengthno data301 mm
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB10 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s560.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.5-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 January 2019 10 November 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 200 Watt

RTX 2080 Max-Q has 150% lower power consumption.

Xbox Series X GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q and Xbox Series X GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is a notebook card while Xbox Series X GPU is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
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