Radeon PRO W7700 vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

Place in the ranking	134	61
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	55.86
Power efficiency	30.94	18.13
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)	13 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	3072	3072
Core clock speed	735 MHz	1900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1080 MHz	2600 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	207.4	499.2
Floating-point processing power	6.636 TFLOPS	31.95 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	96
TMUs	192	192
Tensor Cores	384	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	48	48

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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	352.0 GB/s	576.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	4x DisplayPort 2.1
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.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 35.81

PRO W7700 49.84
+39.2%

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.

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 13816

PRO W7700 19227
+39.2%

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 HD	110 −36.4%	150−160 +36.4%
1440p	71 −33.8%	95−100 +33.8%
4K	45 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	6.66
1440p	no data	10.52
4K	no data	16.65

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

−37.1%

85−90
+37.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90 −33.3%	120−130 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −37.1%	85−90 +37.1%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −37.9%	160−170 +37.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	96 −35.4%	130−140 +35.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −37.1%	85−90 +37.1%
Far Cry 5	119 −34.5%	160−170 +34.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	152 −38.2%	210−220 +38.2%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −36.6%	250−260 +36.6%
Hitman 3	75−80 −31.6%	100−105 +31.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −37.3%	210−220 +37.3%
Metro Exodus	195 −38.5%	270−280 +38.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 −30%	130−140 +30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −31.8%	170−180 +31.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −37.1%	170−180 +37.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 −29.9%	100−105 +29.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −37.1%	85−90 +37.1%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −37.9%	160−170 +37.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	88 −36.4%	120−130 +36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −37.1%	85−90 +37.1%
Far Cry 5	100 −30%	130−140 +30%
Far Cry New Dawn	109 −37.6%	150−160 +37.6%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −36.6%	250−260 +36.6%
Hitman 3	75−80 −31.6%	100−105 +31.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −37.3%	210−220 +37.3%
Metro Exodus	156 −34.6%	210−220 +34.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85 −29.4%	110−120 +29.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −31.8%	170−180 +31.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 −35.1%	100−105 +35.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −37.1%	170−180 +37.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 −33.9%	75−80 +33.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −37.1%	85−90 +37.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	66 −36.4%	90−95 +36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −37.1%	85−90 +37.1%
Far Cry 5	72 −38.9%	100−105 +38.9%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −36.6%	250−260 +36.6%
Hitman 3	75−80 −31.6%	100−105 +31.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 −35.6%	160−170 +35.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −31.8%	170−180 +31.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	88 −36.4%	120−130 +36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −37.1%	170−180 +37.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

93
−29%

120−130

+29%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −32.4%	90−95 +32.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	74 −35.1%	100−105 +35.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 −32.1%	70−75 +32.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	51 −37.3%	70−75 +37.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Far Cry 5	56 −33.9%	75−80 +33.9%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −37.3%	280−290 +37.3%
Hitman 3	45−50 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	89 −34.8%	120−130 +34.8%
Metro Exodus	75 −33.3%	100−105 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −29.4%	110−120 +29.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −30%	65−70 +30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 −37.4%	250−260 +37.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

74
−35.1%

100−105

+35.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 −34.1%	55−60 +34.1%
Hitman 3	27−30 −37.9%	40−45 +37.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −34.5%	230−240 +34.5%
Metro Exodus	65 −38.5%	90−95 +38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 −38.9%	75−80 +38.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	32 −25%	40−45 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Far Cry 5	32 −25%	40−45 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −32.7%	65−70 +32.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −35.4%	65−70 +35.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−37.5%

55−60
+37.5%

This is how RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and PRO W7700 compete in popular games:

PRO W7700 is 36% faster in 1080p
PRO W7700 is 34% faster in 1440p
PRO W7700 is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.81	49.84
Recency	2 April 2020	13 November 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	190 Watt

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q has 137.5% lower power consumption.

PRO W7700, on the other hand, has a 39.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon PRO W7700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is a notebook card while Radeon PRO W7700 is a workstation one.

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