Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
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| Game | GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 90W | GeForce RTX 2070 Galax SG Edition 8GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 25% | 38% |
| Hitman 3 | 2% | 19% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 31% | 43% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 25% | 38% |
| FIFA 21 | 62% | 69% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 6% | 13% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 33% | 45% |
| The Medium | 6% | 23% |
| Genshin Impact | 25% | 38% |
| Far Cry 6 | 9% | 10% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Galax SG Edition 8GB are noticeably better than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 90W.
The RTX 2070 has a 420 MHz higher core clock speed but 40 fewer Texture Mapping Units than the RTX 2080. The lower TMU count doesn't matter, though, as altogether the RTX 2070 manages to provide 20.8 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RTX 2070 has a 420 MHz higher core clock speed than the RTX 2080 and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the RTX 2070 providing 26.8 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RTX 2070 was released less than a year after the RTX 2080, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 90W and the GeForce RTX 2070 Galax SG Edition 8GB have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The RTX 2070 has 64 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RTX 2080, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2070 is much better than the RTX 2080.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 90W has 2944 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce RTX 2070 Galax SG Edition 8GB has 2304. However, the actual shader performance of the RTX 2080 is 3621 and the actual shader performance of the RTX 2070 is 4216. The RTX 2070 having 595 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the RTX 2070 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the RTX 2080.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 90W requires 90 Watts to run and the GeForce RTX 2070 Galax SG Edition 8GB requires 175 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 550 Watts for the RTX 2070, but we do not have a recommended PSU wattage for the RTX 2080. The RTX 2070 requires 85 Watts more than the RTX 2080 to run. The difference is significant enough that the RTX 2070 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the RTX 2080.
| Core Speed | 990 MHz | vs |  | 1410 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1230 MHz | vs | | 1830 MHz | |
| Architecture | Turing TU104 N18E-G3-A1 | Turing TU106 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | - | ||
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2018 | vs |  | 17 Oct 2018 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 9.1
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9.9
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| 3840x2160 | 7
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vs | |
7.7
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | | 8192 MB |
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| Memory Speed | 1500 MHz | vs | | 1750 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 384GB/sec | vs | | 448GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 4096 KB | |
vs | 0 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2944 | | vs | 2304 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | | 100% |
| Technology | 12nm | | vs | | 12nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 184 | | vs | 144 | |
| Texture Rate | 182.2 GTexel/s | vs | | 203 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | | 64 |
| Pixel Rate | 63.4 GPixel/s | vs | | 90.2 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 0 | vs | | 1 | |
| DisplayPort Connections | 0 | vs | | 3 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 90 Watts | | vs | 175 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | - | 550 Watts | |||
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | | 12.1 |
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| Shader Model | 6.4 | | vs | 6.1 | |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | | 4.6 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | yes | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-9850H 6-Core 2.6GHz | | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K 8-Core 3.6GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | | vs | | 16 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 3840x2160 | | vs | | 3840x2160 |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview The GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 90W is a High-End laptop Graphics Card based on the Turing Architecture. As a Max-Q graphics card it is ideally suited for thin gaming laptops. However, this does impact performance. Architecture It equips a Turing GPU Codenamed TU104 N18E-G3-A1 which is a First Gen Turing GPU and has 20 SM activated, offering 2944 Shader Processing Units, 184 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing technology, or RTX. It also has 368 Tensor Cores for AI purposes. GPU Name: TU104-400A-A1 GPU The central unit runs at 990MHz and goes up to 1230MHz in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses an 8GB frame buffer of Second Gen GDDR6 through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1500MHz, or 12GHz effective. Total memory bandwidth is 384 Gb/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 90W, the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 90W is fairly power hungry for a laptop graphics processor. It runs around 15% faster than the 80W model. Performance Performance of the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 90W falls a long way short of the desktop GeForce RTX 2080. However, the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is still a decently fast mobile graphics card which offers performance on par with a desktop GeForce GTX 1070. System Suggestions GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 90W is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560 x 1440. We recommend a High-End Processor and 16GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview The GeForce RTX 2070 Galax SG Edition 8GB is a High-End Graphics Card based on the 12nm Turing Architecture and is considered a great 1440p video card. This is a dual-slot graphics card with three 80mm fans equipped with special fan blade design for low noise, high air volume cooling, premium trio copper pipe cooling, all-black design, and RGB lighting. Architecture It equips a cut-down Turing GPU Codenamed TU106, more specifically the TU106-400A-A1 variant which means factory overclocks are permitted. This is a First Gen Turing GPU and has 16 SM activated, offering 2304 CUDA Shader Processing Units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing (RTX) technology. It is equipped with 288 Tensor Cores for AI purposes and 32 RT Cores for ray-tracing. GPU The central unit runs at 1410 MHz and goes up to 1830 MHz in Boost Mode, providing a large 13% overclocked compared to the reference model. Memory The GPU accesses an 8GB frame buffer of Second Gen GDDR6 through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Total memory bandwidth is 448GB/s. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 175W, it requires at least a 550W PSU with one available 8-pin and one 6-pin power connector. Performance The GeForce RTX 2070 offers performance in between the GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, albeit also boasting ray-tracing and DLSS support. System Suggestions The GeForce RTX 2070 Galax SG Edition 8GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840x2160. We recommend a high-end processor and 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | |||
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| Recommended CPU | - | ||||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||