GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q vs GTX 960 OEM
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 172 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 31.58 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GM206 | TU104B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 November 2015 (9 years ago) | 29 January 2019 (6 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 | 1024 | 2944 |
| Core clock speed | 1176 MHz | 735 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1201 MHz | 1095 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 76.86 | 201.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.46 TFLOPS | 6.447 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 64 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 368 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1753 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.2 GB/s | 384.0 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 | No 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 November 2015 | 29 January 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
RTX 2080 Max-Q has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 960 OEM and GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 960 OEM is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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