GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design vs Radeon PRO W6600M

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design vs Radeon PRO W6600M FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

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GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design vs Radeon PRO W6600M: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design

2017

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon PRO W6600M across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌2017 hardware with 8 GB of VRAM already sits in legacy territory for modern games.
❌66.7% higher power demand at 150W vs 90W.

Radeon PRO W6600M

2021

Why buy it

✅1.4% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Better long-term bet: RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) on 7nm gives it a newer hardware base for upcoming games.
✅Draws 90W instead of 150W, a 60W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?

Radeon PRO W6600M is the faster gaming card right now. In our data, it leads by 1.4% in average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. PassMark G3D leans toward GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design instead at 11,566 vs 11,407, so for this question the real-game FPS result matters more than the synthetic split.

Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon PRO W6600M is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond. The case is simple: the newer upscaling stack, FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, a 7nm process instead of 16nm, 28 vs 0 ray-tracing units, and a newer 2021 generation instead of 2017. That gives it the more rounded hardware package for newer games.

Which GPU is the better buy today?

Radeon PRO W6600M makes the most sense today based on the pricing and value data we have for this matchup.

GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design vs Radeon PRO W6600M Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design

The GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in June 27 2017. It features the Pascal architecture. The core clock ranges from 1290 MHz to 1468 MHz. It has 2560 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 150W. Manufactured using 16 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 11,566 points.

Radeon PRO W6600M

The Radeon PRO W6600M is manufactured by AMD. It was released in June 8 2021. It features the RDNA 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1224 MHz to 2034 MHz. It has 1792 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 90W. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. It features 28 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 11,407 points.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design scores 11,566 and the Radeon PRO W6600M reaches 11,407 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 1.4% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design is built on Pascal while the Radeon PRO W6600M uses RDNA 2.0, both on 16 nm vs 7 nm. Shader units: 2,560 (GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design) vs 1,792 (Radeon PRO W6600M). Raw compute: 7.516 TFLOPS (GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design) vs 7.29 TFLOPS (Radeon PRO W6600M). Boost clocks: 1468 MHz vs 2034 MHz.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design	Radeon PRO W6600M
G3D Mark Score	11,566+1%	11,407
Architecture	Pascal	RDNA 2.0
Process Node	16 nm	7 nm
Shading Units	2560+43%	1792
Compute (TFLOPS)	7.516 TFLOPS+3%	7.29 TFLOPS
Boost Clock	1468 MHz	2034 MHz+39%
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	160+43%	112
L1 Cache	960 KB+88%	512 KB
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design gets NVIDIA DLSS, which still tends to look cleaner in motion. The Radeon PRO W6600M leans on FSR, which is flexible and widely supported, but usually a bit rougher at the same settings.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design	Radeon PRO W6600M
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 8 GB of video memory. Memory bandwidth: 256 GB/s (GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design) vs 224 GB/s (Radeon PRO W6600M) — a 14.3% advantage for the GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design. Memory bus width is 256-bit on the GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design and 256-bit on the Radeon PRO W6600M.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design	Radeon PRO W6600M
VRAM Capacity	8 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5X	GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth	256 GB/s+14%	224 GB/s
Bus Width	256-bit	256-bit
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.1 (GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design) vs 12.2 (Radeon PRO W6600M). Vulkan: 1.1 vs 1.2. OpenGL: 4.5 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 5.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design	Radeon PRO W6600M
DirectX	12.1	12.2
Vulkan	1.1	1.2+9%
OpenGL	4.5	4.6+2%
Max Displays	4	5+25%

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC 4.0 (GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design) vs VCN 3.0 (Radeon PRO W6600M). Decoder: PureVideo HD VP6 vs VCN 3.0. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC (GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (Decode) (Radeon PRO W6600M).

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design	Radeon PRO W6600M
Encoder	NVENC 4.0	VCN 3.0
Decoder	PureVideo HD VP6	VCN 3.0
Codecs	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (Decode)

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design draws 150W versus the Radeon PRO W6600M's 90W — a 50% difference. The Radeon PRO W6600M is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 500W (GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design) vs 500W (Radeon PRO W6600M). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 0mm vs 0mm, occupying 0 vs 0 slots. Typical load temperature: 80°C vs 80°C.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design	Radeon PRO W6600M
TDP	150W	90W-40%
Recommended PSU	500W	500W
Power Connector	PCIe-powered	PCIe-powered
Length	0mm	0mm
Height	0mm	0mm
Slots	0	0
Temp (Load)	80°C	80°C
Perf/Watt	77.1	126.7+64%