Power configurations of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 30 Mobility GPUs, including the GeForce RTX 3080, RTX 3070 & RTX 3060, are outlined. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series is introduced in both Max-Q and Max-P flavors, with different core, clock and memory configurations.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Mobility GPU Power Configurations Leaking Out, GeForce RTX 3080 to 165W for Enthusiastic Notebooks
There are three power profiles within which the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Mobility GPUs will work. These include the basic TGP (Total Graphics Power), cTGP (Configurable Total Graphics Power) and PPAB, which is a dynamic AI-accelerated boost series. PPAB will mostly be optimized by OEM laptop manufacturers for their cooling-based solutions.
For Max-P variants, PPAB will provide 15 watts of extra power to the GPU, while in Max-Q variants it will be rated up to 20 Watts. The reason why Max-Q variants offer a higher PPAB range is that they initially have lower TGP, while the Max-P variants have higher minimum TGPs.
There is now a report from NotebookCheck that NVIDIA has removed the Max-Q and Max-P labels from their GPUs and that OEMs are free to decide which TGPs they want to configure for their notebooks using GeForce RTX 30 Mobility GPUs. This means that the minimum TGP must therefore be intact, but other criteria such as cTGP and PPAB ranges will depend entirely on what OEMs plan to do with it.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16 GB Mobility GPU – Laptops From $ 1999 US.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card is the flagship offering in NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series notebook family. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobility contains 48 SMs on the GA104 GPU SKU (GA104-775). This chip has a total of 6144 cores, a base clock of 1245 MHz and a boost clock of 1710 MHz.
The graphics card also contains 16 GB of VRAM running over a 256-bit wide bus interface, but it remains to be seen whether NVIDIA will use 12 or 14 Gbps DRAM modules for its mobility setup. In the case of 14 Gbps, the GPU can offer a maximum bandwidth of 448 GB / s.
The Max-Q variant of the GeForce RTX 3080 Mobility GPU has an initial TGP of 80W that can set up to 165W. The GeForce RTX 3080 laptops will be priced at $ 1999 US. launches and offers more than 100 FPS at 1440p resolution in multiple games.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB Mobility GPU – Laptops From $ 1299 US.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobility contains 40 SMs on the GA104 GPU SKU (presumably the GA104-770). This chip contains a total of 5120 core points, a base clock of 1290 MHz and a boost of up to 1620 MHz. The graphics card also contains 8 GB of VRAM running over a 256-bit wide bus interface, but it remains to be seen whether NVIDIA will use 12 or 14 Gbps DRAM modules for its mobility setup. In the case of 14 Gbps, the GPU can offer a maximum bandwidth of 448 GB / s.
The TGPs for the GeForce RTX 3070 also contain a base TGP of 80W, but can only be set up to 150W. The GeForce RTX 3070 laptops will launch at a price of $ 1299 US and offer 90 FPS 1440p games.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB Mobility GPU Laptops From $ 999 US.
Lastly, we have the GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB, which was also announced today for the desktop segment, but with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory. Both the desktop and mobility variants contain the GA106 GPU, but the notebook variant is activated with 30 SM units, resulting in a total of 3840 CUDA cores. The graphics chip contains clocks that start at 1283 MHz base and can be increased to 1703 MHz boost frequencies.
As mentioned before, the GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB graphics card has a total of 6 GB of GDDR6 memory running over a 192-bit bus interface. The memory speed should be set at 12 Gbps, resulting in a total bandwidth of 288 GB / s. The GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB contains TGPs of 60W and up to 130W.
According to NVIDIA itself, the RTX 3060 laptops will start at $ 999 US and offer 30% better performance than Sony’s PS5 console. NVIDIA seems to be targeting the laptop as a 1080p 90 FPS gaming solution.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Mobility GPU Setup:
| GPU name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process node | Samsung 8nm | Samsung 8nm | Samsung 8nm |
| GPU-SKU | GA106 | GA104-770 | GA104-775 |
| SM’s | 30 | 40 | 48 |
| CUDA core | 3840 | 5120 | 6144 |
| Base Clock | 1283 MHz | 1290 MHz | 1245 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1703 MHz | 1620 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory clock | 12 Gbps | 12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 8 GB | 8/16 GB |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bis | 256-bis |
| Bandwidth | 288 GB / s | 384 GB / s | 384 GB / s |
| TGP | 60-115W | 80-125W | 80-150W + |
| Configurations | Max-Q Max-P |
Max-Q Max-P |
Max-Q Max-P |
| Start | Q1 2021 | Q1 2021 | Q1 2021 |
News source: HXL