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NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X: specs and benchmarks
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1000
- Max video memory 12 GB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 7.0 Gbps
- Maximum resolution
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce GTX TITAN X sales 17 March 2015 at a recommended price of $999. This is a desktop graphics card based on a Maxwell 2.0 architecture and made with 28 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 12 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 7.0 GB/s are supplied, and together with 384 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 336.5 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is dual-width card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 10.5" (26.7 cm). 6-pin + 8-pin power connector is required, and power consumption is at 250 Watt.
It provides good gaming and benchmark performance at
of a leader's which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
General info
Some basic facts about GeForce GTX TITAN X: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
Place in performance ranking | 114 | |
Value for money | 23.28 | |
Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019) | |
GPU code name | GM200 | |
Market segment | Desktop | |
Release date | 17 March 2015 (8 years old) | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | |
Current price | $240 (0.2x MSRP) | of 158889 (A100 PCIe) |
Technical specs
GeForce GTX TITAN X's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX TITAN X's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3072 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
CUDA cores | 3072 | |
Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
Boost clock speed | 1075 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
Number of transistors | 8,000 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
Texture fill rate | 192 billion/sec | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Floating-point performance | 6,691 gflops | of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo) |
Size and compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GTX TITAN X and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | |
Length | 10.5" (26.7 cm) | |
Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | |
Width | 2-slot | |
Recommended system power (PSU) | 600 Watt | |
Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin + 8-pin | |
SLI options | 4x |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX TITAN X: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
Memory type | GDDR5 | |
Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
Memory bus width | 384 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
Memory bandwidth | 336.5 GB/s | of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260) |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX TITAN X. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
Display Connectors | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 | |
Multi monitor support | 4 displays | |
HDMI | + | |
HDCP | + | |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal |
Technologies
Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce GTX TITAN X. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
GameStream | + | |
GeForce ShadowPlay | + | |
GPU Boost | 2.0 | |
GameWorks | + |
API support
APIs supported by GeForce GTX TITAN X, sometimes including their particular versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | |
Shader Model | 6.4 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
OpenCL | 1.2 | |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | |
CUDA | + |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GTX TITAN X. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.
Benchmark coverage: 24%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
Octane Render OctaneBench
This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
Unigine Heaven 4.0
This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.
Benchmark coverage: 1%
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Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX TITAN X. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 788 Mh/s |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good GeForce GTX TITAN X is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
GeForce GTX TITAN X's performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop video cards.
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX TITAN X is Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, which is faster by 3% and higher by 4 positions in our ranking.
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Similar GPUs
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Recommended processors
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