NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU For Notebook’s Specifications Leaked – Get Ready For High-Performance Computing In Mobile Machines

It appears that the release of NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 GPUs are not going to be limited to gamers who have desktop systems. Most likely, the company is going to be mixed in the affairs of future OEMs in order to release powerful gaming notebooks that sport the same GPU, at least when the name calling is being involved.

Mobile Version Of GeForce GTX 1080 Has Its Specifications Leaked – GDDR5 Instead Of GDDR5X With Lowered Memory Bandwidth And Possibly Better Efficiency

If you take a look at the leaked image below, the alleged mobile version of GeForce GTX 1080 features 2048 CUDA Cores, which is less compared to the 2560 CUDA Cores present in the desktop variant. The mobile version of this GPU is based on the new Pascal GP104 SKU and it’s highly possible that it will feature a lower TDP compared to the desktop version. The desktop version of GeForce GTX 1080 is running at a default clock speed of 1607MHz, while the one that could be running in future laptops is running at a speed of 1442MHz.

MSI's upcoming gaming notebooks with Pascal GP104 GPUs spotted at Computex. (Image Credits: PCWatch)

Unfortunately, the Boost Clock details have not been specified, but our guess is that in order to pay more focus to slightly more battery life, there is not going to be a significant amount of difference between the Core Clock speed and Boost Clock. Another detail that might have missed your eye was the fact that this particular model has a lowered memory bandwidth (256GB/s) than the desktop model (320GB/s) which begs the question that the mobile version could feature GDDR5 type video RAM instead of the higher bandwidth capable GDDR5X.

The memory clock is also rated to run at 8008MHz, which is lower than the 10,000MHz memory clock of the desktop version, again signifying the performance sacrifices that have to be incurred in order to conserve battery life. Fortunately, the supposed mobile version features the same amount of video memory (8GB), which will encourage future manufacturers to incorporate 4K displays onto their gaming machines to provide the best possible immersions. We have detailed the differences between each variant so you have a small idea of what sort of performance to expect (this will also include ROPs and TMUs):

NVIDIA GeForce Pascal Mobility Family Comparison:

Specification	GeForce GTX 980 Notebook	GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Notebook	GeForce GTX 1060 Notebook	GeForce GTX 1070 Notebook	GeForce GTX 1080 Notebook
Graphics Core	GM204	GP107	GP106	GP104	GP104
Manufacturing process	28nm	14nm FinFET	16nm FinFET	16nm FinFET	16nm FinFET
CUDA Cores	2048	768	1280	2048	2560
Transistors	5.2 Billion	3.3 Billion	4.4 Billion	7.2 Billion	7.2 Billion
ROP units	64	32	48	64	64
TMUs	128	48	80	128	160
Core clock speed	1064 MHz	1490 MHz	1404 Mhz	1442 MHz	1566 MHz
Max-Q Base Clock	N/A	N/A	1063 - 1265MHz	1101 - 1215MHz	1101 - 1290MHz
Boost clock speed	1228 MHz	1624 MHz	1670 Mhz	1645 MHz	1733 MHz
Max-Q Boost Clock	N/A	N/A	1341 - 1480MHz	1265 - 1379MHz	1278 - 1468MHz
Memory clock	7004 MHz	7,008 MHz	8,008 MHz	8,008 MHz	10,000 MHz
Memory interface	256-bit	128-bit	192-bit	256-bit	256-bit
Total memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	112 GB/s	192GB/s	256GB/s	320 GB/s
Total dedicated GPU memory	8 GB	4 GB	6 GB	8 GB	8 GB
VRAM Type	GDDR5	GDDR5	GDDR5	GDDR5	GDDR5X
TDP	~150W	~60W	~80W	~120W	~150W
Max-Q Design TDP	N/A	N/A	60 - 70W	80 - 90W	90 - 110W

It is safe to say that it won’t be long till we can finally experience the same level of performance on notebooks. Hopefully, when the next series are released, perhaps specification changes will no longer be required between the two chips. However, this does not negate the fact that manufacturers will have to put in some effort to improve the heat dissipation system of their gaming machines. Normally manufacturers have developed this affinity towards reducing the form factor of their notebooks in order to accommodate the element of portability, but such manufacturers will have to get rid of this focus if their primary concern is performance.

NVIDIA Pascal GP102 GTX Titan X Specifications:

Graphics Card Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti	NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080	NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan (Pascal)
Graphics Core	GM204	GM200	GM200	GP104	GP104	GP102
Process Node	28nm	28nm	28nm	16nm FinFET	16nm FinFET	16nm FinFET
Transistors	5.2 Billion	8 Billion	8 Billion	7.2 Billion	7.2 Billion	12.0 Billion
CUDA Cores	2048 CUDA Cores	2816 CUDA Cores	3072 CUDA Cores	1920 CUDA Cores	2560 CUDA Cores	3584 CUDA Cores
Base Clock	1126 MHz	1000 MHz	1000 MHz	1506 MHz	1607 MHz	1417 MHz
Boost Clock	1216 MHz	1075 MHz	1075 MHz	1683 MHz	1733 MHz	1531 MHz
FP32 Compute	5.6 TFLOPs	6.5 TFLOPs	7.0 TFLOPs	6.5 TFLOPs	9.0 TFLOPs	10.1 TFLOPs
VRAM	4 GB GDDR5	6 GB GDDR5	12 GB GDDR5	8 GB GDDR5	8 GB GDDR5X	12 GB GDDR5X
Bus Interface	256-bit bus	384-bit bus	384-bit bus	256-bit bus	256-bit bus	384-bit bus
Power Connector	6+6 Pin Power	8+6 Pin Power	8+6 Pin Power	Single 8-Pin Power	Single 8-Pin Power	8+6 Pin Power
TDP	165W	250W	250W	150W	180W	250W
Display Outputs	3x Display Port 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DVI	3x Display Port 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DVI	3x Display Port 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DVI	3x Display Port 1.4 1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DVI	3x Display Port 1.4 1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DVI	3x Display Port 1.4 1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DVI
Launch Date	September 2014	May 2015	March 2015	10th June 2016	27th May 2016	August 2016
Launch Price	$549 US	$649 US	$999 US	$379 US	$599 US	$1200 US