T600 Max-Q vs GeForce GTX 880M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 508 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.80 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 March 2014 (11 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 years ago) |
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 | 1536 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 930 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 40 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 127.1 | 78.12 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.05 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
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 |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Standard memory configuration | GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 2500 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP content protection | + | - |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | + | - |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 March 2014 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 40 Watt |
GTX 880M has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
T600 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 205% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 880M and T600 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 880M is a notebook graphics card while T600 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
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