GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q vs RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell with GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell
2025
16 GB GDDR7, 70 Watt
34.28
+40.7%

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell outperforms GTX 1080 Max-Q by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking162249
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency37.3112.37
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGB206GP104
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date11 August 2025 (recently)27 June 2017 (8 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 cores43522560
Core clock speed790 MHz1290 MHz
Boost clock speed1950 MHz1468 MHz
Number of transistors21,900 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate265.2234.9
Floating-point processing power16.97 TFLOPS7.516 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs136160
Tensor Cores136no data
Ray Tracing Cores34no data

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length167 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR7GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1251 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s320.3 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1bNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.86.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.41.2.131
CUDA12.06.1
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell 34.28
+40.7%
GTX 1080 Max-Q 24.36

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 PRO 2000 Blackwell 14363
+40.7%
GTX 1080 Max-Q 10207

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD140−150
+37.3%
102
−37.3%
1440p90−95
+38.5%
65
−38.5%
4K70−75
+40%
50
−40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
God of War 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 133
+0%
133
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Fortnite 188
+0%
188
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 124
+0%
124
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
God of War 61
+0%
61
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 111
+0%
111
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 121
+0%
121
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 106
+0%
106
+0%
Far Cry 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Fortnite 127
+0%
127
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 122
+0%
122
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
God of War 53
+0%
53
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+0%
94
+0%
Metro Exodus 64
+0%
64
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 104
+0%
104
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+0%
118
+0%
Valorant 203
+0%
203
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 106
+0%
106
+0%
God of War 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80
+0%
80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+0%
64
+0%
Valorant 128
+0%
128
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 109
+0%
109
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 61
+0%
61
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 194
+0%
194
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 82
+0%
82
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
God of War 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 64
+0%
64
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 64
+0%
64
+0%
Metro Exodus 23
+0%
23
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Valorant 185
+0%
185
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45
+0%
45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Dota 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+0%
55
+0%
God of War 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27
+0%
27
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 34
+0%
34
+0%

This is how RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell and GTX 1080 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is 37% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is 38% faster in 1440p
  • RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is 40% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 34.28 24.36
Recency 11 August 2025 27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 150 Watt

RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell has a 40.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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