NVIDIA started GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q sales 29 January 2019. This is a laptop graphics card based on a Turing architecture and made with 12 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamers. 8 GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 1.5 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 384.0 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a graphics card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Power consumption is at 80 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking	135
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Power efficiency	30.88	of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	TU104B
Market segment	Laptop
Release date	29 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2944	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed	735 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Boost clock speed	1095 MHz	of 3599 MHz (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	13,600 million	of 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	201.5	of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power	6.447 TFLOPS	of 109.7 (GeForce RTX 5090)
ROPs	64	of 192 (Radeon RX 7900 XTX)
TMUs	184	of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Tensor Cores	368	of 1216 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Ray Tracing Cores	46	of 170 (GeForce RTX 5090)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 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).

Laptop size	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q: 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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	of 294912 (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q. 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	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

API compatibility

APIs supported by GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
CUDA	7.5

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q. 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.

RTX 2080 Max-Q 36.05

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.

RTX 2080 Max-Q 13894

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 2080 Max-Q 27973

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 2080 Max-Q 51930

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 2080 Max-Q 20703

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2080 Max-Q 117764

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2080 Max-Q 425550

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 2080 Max-Q 7923

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

RTX 2080 Max-Q 96

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

RTX 2080 Max-Q 153

SPECviewperf 12 - 3ds Max

This part of SPECviewperf 12 benchmark emulates work with 3DS Max, executing eleven tests in various use scenarios, including architectural modeling and animation for computer games.

RTX 2080 Max-Q 175

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:

Full HD	115
1440p	85
4K	46

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65
Battlefield 5	142
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65
Far Cry 5	117
Far Cry New Dawn	139
Forza Horizon 4	271
Hitman 3	75−80
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160
Metro Exodus	137
Red Dead Redemption 2	95
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	174
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65
Battlefield 5	130
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	92
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65
Far Cry 5	90
Far Cry New Dawn	102
Forza Horizon 4	223
Hitman 3	75−80
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160
Metro Exodus	120
Red Dead Redemption 2	64
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	71
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65
Far Cry 5	67
Forza Horizon 4	180−190
Hitman 3	75−80
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	78
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	88
Far Cry New Dawn	69

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30
Far Cry 5	51
Forza Horizon 4	224
Hitman 3	45−50
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80
Metro Exodus	65−70
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	41
Far Cry New Dawn	40
Hitman 3	27−30
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180
Metro Exodus	36
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12
Far Cry 5	27
Forza Horizon 4	50−55
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

Closest competitors

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook graphics cards.

GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 103.55

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 103.38

GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile 101.61

GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 100

Radeon RX 6600M 99.47

GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 99.36

GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile 98.64

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is Radeon RX 6600M, which is slower by 1% and lower by 1 position in our ranking.