GeForce GTX TITAN Z vs TITAN Xp

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared TITAN Xp and GeForce GTX TITAN Z, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

TITAN Xp
2017
12 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
50.35
+117%

TITAN Xp outperforms GTX TITAN Z by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking57238
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.07no data
Power efficiency14.044.31
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP102GK110B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 April 2017 (7 years ago)28 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 $2,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

TITAN Xp and GTX TITAN Z have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores38405760
Core clock speed1405 MHz705 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHz876 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt375 Watt
Texture fill rate379.7210.2
Floating-point processing power12.15 TFLOPS5.046 TFLOPS
ROPs9648
TMUs240240

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5XGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed1426 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth547.6 GB/s672 GB/s

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+
3D Vision Live-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA6.1+

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.

TITAN Xp 50.35
+117%
GTX TITAN Z 23.18

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.

TITAN Xp 19424
+117%
GTX TITAN Z 8941

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

TITAN Xp 72468
+184%
GTX TITAN Z 25528

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

TITAN Xp 86195
+292%
GTX TITAN Z 22006

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

TITAN Xp 58384
+217%
GTX TITAN Z 18422

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.35 23.18
Recency 6 April 2017 28 May 2014
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 375 Watt

TITAN Xp has a 117.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The TITAN Xp is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX TITAN Z in performance tests.


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