NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M vs NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded benchmark data for these two NVIDIA parts is sparse, but what exists shows a clear split. The TITAN V CEO Edition carries a Passmark G3D score of 16,988, while the GTX 880M has no Passmark result in the database. Instead, the GTX 880M appears in Geekbench tests: 10,458 in Metal and 5,622 in OpenCL. The TITAN V CEO Edition has no Geekbench entries. This means direct numerical comparison across identical workloads is impossible from the database; the two cards were tested under different suites.

The TITAN V CEO Edition’s Passmark G3D score of 16,988 places it in the 45th percentile of all GPUs tracked. Its average benchmark score across all tests is 9,037. The nearest rivals in the database are the GTX 660 at 9,022 (0.2% faster), the GTX 560 at 9,058 (0.2% slower), the Radeon 550X at 8,918 (1.3% slower), and the Radeon 890M at 9,210 (1.9% faster). These deltas are all within roughly two percent, meaning the TITAN V CEO Edition’s overall average sits in a tight cluster of mid-range cards. Its single high Passmark G3D score does not lift the average because the database only has two entries for it: the G3D score and a Passmark G2D score of 1,086.

The GTX 880M’s average benchmark score is 8,040, which puts it in the 42nd percentile. Its nearest rivals are the Quadro P5000 at 8,039 (0.0% difference), the GTX 650 Ti at 8,053 (0.2% slower), the GTX 650 Ti Boost at 8,067 (0.3% slower), and the GRID K2 at 8,080 (0.5% slower). The GTX 880M’s average is essentially identical to the Quadro P5000, and it sits within half a percent of all four rivals. That clustering suggests the GTX 880M’s overall performance level is consistent with a specific tier of older or workstation-oriented parts, despite its much higher individual Geekbench Metal score.

Looking at the raw scores alone, the TITAN V CEO Edition appears far stronger in one specific test: its Passmark G3D result of 16,988 dwarfs the GTX 880M’s best Geekbench score of 10,458. But these are different benchmarks measuring different APIs and workloads, so they cannot be treated as a head-to-head result. The database records no shared test between the two cards, and the wins counter shows zero wins for each. The honest interpretation is that the available data does not allow a direct performance comparison. What the data does show is that the TITAN V CEO Edition trends toward higher peak scores in a single rasterization test, while the GTX 880M shows respectable compute-oriented results in Metal and OpenCL.

The TITAN V CEO Edition’s Passmark G2D score of 1,086 is also lower than its G3D score by a factor of roughly 15.6. That is normal for a high-end 3D card, where 2D desktop work is trivial. The GTX 880M has no 2D score recorded. The percentile difference between the two is small: 45th versus 42nd. That three-point gap suggests that, in the database’s overall ranking, these two cards occupy nearly the same standing despite their vastly different architectures and release dates.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The TITAN V CEO Edition has an average benchmark score of 9,037, while the GTX 880M has an average of 8,040. That is a difference of 997 points, or about 12.4% higher for the TITAN V CEO Edition.

Q: What are the closest rivals for each card based on average score?

A: For the TITAN V CEO Edition, the closest rival is the GTX 660 at 9,022, just 0.2% slower. For the GTX 880M, the closest rival is the Quadro P5000 at 8,039, with a 0.0% delta.

Q: Do these cards share any benchmark results in the database?

A: No. The TITAN V CEO Edition has Passmark G2D and G3D scores only, while the GTX 880M has Geekbench Metal and OpenCL scores only. There is no overlapping test, so direct comparison is not possible from the recorded data.

Q: How do the percentile rankings compare?

A: The TITAN V CEO Edition sits in the 45th percentile of all GPUs, and the GTX 880M sits in the 42nd percentile. The three-point gap indicates a slightly higher overall standing for the TITAN V CEO Edition in the database’s ranking system.

Q: What is the significance of the GTX 880M’s Geekbench Metal score of 10,458?

A: That score is its highest recorded result and is roughly 86% higher than its OpenCL score of 5,622. The Metal result indicates strong performance under Apple’s compute API, but no comparable data exists for the TITAN V CEO Edition.

Q: Are the nearest rivals for these cards indicative of their true performance tier?

A: The data suggests yes. The TITAN V CEO Edition’s rivals all fall within a 1.9% range of its average, and the GTX 880M’s rivals fall within a 0.5% range. Both cards sit in clusters of similarly scoring GPUs, despite their architectural differences.

The Verdict

Based strictly on the recorded data, the TITAN V CEO Edition is the stronger card in terms of average benchmark score. Its 9,037 average is 12.4% higher than the GTX 880M’s 8,040. The TITAN V CEO Edition also holds a higher percentile ranking, 45th versus 42nd. If the only metric is the database’s aggregate score, the TITAN V CEO Edition wins.

However, the lack of shared benchmarks means this verdict rests on a single aggregate number, not on direct head-to-head results. The GTX 880M’s Geekbench Metal score of 10,458 is high for a mobile-class GPU, and its OpenCL score of 5,622 shows it can handle compute workloads. The TITAN V CEO Edition has no data in those tests, so anyone relying on Metal or OpenCL performance cannot draw conclusions from this database.

For a user choosing between these two today, the TITAN V CEO Edition is the safe pick for general 3D performance, as its Passmark G3D score is far above any single GTX 880M result. The GTX 880M makes sense only for a system that requires its MXM form factor or its specific driver stack, but the data does not indicate any performance advantage for the GTX 880M. The GTX 880M’s only potential edge is its lower power draw, which is discussed later, but that is not a benchmark score.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ on nearly every specification field. The TITAN V CEO Edition uses a 12 nm process node, while the GTX 880M uses 28 nm. Transistor count is 21,100 million for the TITAN V CEO Edition versus 3,540 million for the GTX 880M, a ratio of roughly 6:1. Die size is 815 mm² versus 294 mm², and transistor density is 25.9 million per mm² versus 12.0 million per mm².

Memory is a major split. The TITAN V CEO Edition has 32 GB of HBM2 on a 4096-bit bus, with bandwidth of 868.4 GB/s. The GTX 880M has 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, with bandwidth of 160.0 GB/s. The bandwidth difference is more than 5.4x. Clock speeds differ as well: the TITAN V CEO Edition runs at 1200 MHz base and 1455 MHz boost, while the GTX 880M runs at 954 MHz base and 993 MHz boost. Memory clocks are 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective) for the TITAN V CEO Edition versus 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective) for the GTX 880M.

The TITAN V CEO Edition has 5,120 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 128 raster output units. The GTX 880M has 1,536 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. Pixel rate is 186.2 GPixel/s for the TITAN V CEO Edition versus 31.78 GPixel/s for the GTX 880M. Texture rate is 465.6 GTexel/s versus 127.1 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 14.90 TFLOPS versus 3.050 TFLOPS. The TITAN V CEO Edition also has 640 tensor cores; the GTX 880M has none.

Power and physical specs diverge sharply. The TITAN V CEO Edition has a TDP of 250 W, requires a 600 W suggested power supply, uses a dual-slot cooler, and needs one 6-pin and one 8-pin power connector. The GTX 880M has a TDP of 122 W, uses an MXM module form factor, has no power connectors listed, and has no suggested PSU. The TITAN V CEO Edition is 267 mm long, 112 mm high, and 40 mm wide; the GTX 880M has no recorded dimensions. The TITAN V CEO Edition offers 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, while the GTX 880M’s outputs are listed as portable device dependent.

API support differs slightly. The TITAN V CEO Edition supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The GTX 880M supports DirectX 12 (11_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.175. The TITAN V CEO Edition has no FP16 rate listed as null, but the GTX 880M lists FP16 as null entirely.

Architecture Differences

The TITAN V CEO Edition is built on the Volta architecture, using the GV100 chip. The GTX 880M uses the Kepler architecture with the GK104 chip. These are two generations apart in NVIDIA’s lineup: the TITAN V CEO Edition belongs to the GeForce 10 generation, while the GTX 880M belongs to the GeForce 800M generation. The predecessor and successor fields confirm the gap: the TITAN V CEO Edition’s predecessor is GeForce 900 and successor is GeForce 20, while the GTX 880M’s predecessor is GeForce 700M and successor is GeForce 900M.

The process node difference is significant: 12 nm for Volta versus 28 nm for Kepler. That allows the TITAN V CEO Edition to pack more than six times the transistors into less than three times the die area. Transistor density is 25.9 million per mm² versus 12.0 million per mm², meaning the Volta design is more than twice as dense. The GV100 die is 815 mm², one of the largest in the database, while GK104 is a comparatively modest 294 mm².

Memory architecture differs fundamentally. The TITAN V CEO Edition uses HBM2 with a 4096-bit bus, a wide and high-bandwidth design. The GTX 880M uses GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, a conventional layout for its era. The TITAN V CEO Edition also includes 640 tensor cores, which are dedicated to matrix operations; the GTX 880M has none. Tensor cores are a defining Volta feature, and their absence in Kepler is expected given the older architecture.

The TITAN V CEO Edition’s shading unit count of 5,120 is more than triple the GTX 880M’s 1,536. Its TMU count of 320 is 2.5x higher, and its ROP count of 128 is 4x higher. The FP32 throughput of 14.90 TFLOPS is roughly 4.9x the GTX 880M’s 3.050 TFLOPS. The TITAN V CEO Edition also lists FP16 at 29.80 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio, which the GTX 880M does not provide at all.

The GTX 880M’s Kepler architecture is older and simpler, with no tensor cores, no FP16 support, and a narrower memory bus. The TITAN V CEO Edition represents a later, more complex design with a focus on compute throughput and memory bandwidth. The API support differences reflect this: the TITAN V CEO Edition reaches Vulkan 1.4 and DirectX 12_1, while the GTX 880M stops at Vulkan 1.2.175 and DirectX 11_0.

Where Each One Wins

The TITAN V CEO Edition wins on raw 3D rasterization performance, based on its Passmark G3D score of 16,988 and its higher average benchmark score of 9,037. It also wins on memory bandwidth, with 868.4 GB/s versus 160.0 GB/s, and on compute throughput, with 14.90 TFLOPS FP32 versus 3.050 TFLOPS. Any workload that benefits from high bandwidth or massive shading unit counts will favor the TITAN V CEO Edition. The tensor cores add a capability the GTX 880M lacks entirely, making the TITAN V CEO Edition the choice for applications that use tensor operations.

The GTX 880M wins on power efficiency. Its TDP of 122 W is less than half the TITAN V CEO Edition’s 250 W. It also uses an MXM module form factor, which is designed for laptops and compact systems, while the TITAN V CEO Edition requires a full dual-slot desktop installation with external power connectors. For a system with strict power limits or a mobile chassis, the GTX 880M is the only viable option. The GTX 880M also has a higher memory clock in MHz terms, 1250 MHz versus 848 MHz, though this is irrelevant given the much narrower bus and lower effective bandwidth.

In terms of benchmark coverage, the GTX 880M has results in Geekbench Metal and OpenCL, which the TITAN V CEO Edition lacks. If a user specifically needs Metal performance data, the GTX 880M is the only one of the two with recorded scores. However, that is a data availability advantage, not a performance advantage. The GTX 880M’s OpenCL score of 5,622 is far below the TITAN V CEO Edition’s FP32 throughput, but no direct comparison is possible.

The TITAN V CEO Edition also wins on memory capacity, 32 GB versus 8 GB, and on display outputs, offering HDMI and DisplayPort versus the GTX 880M’s portable-device-dependent outputs. The GTX 880M has no recorded dimensions, making physical fit impossible to assess from the database. For desktop use, the TITAN V CEO Edition is clearly the stronger part. For mobile or low-power deployments, the GTX 880M holds the only advantages that matter. The data does not suggest any scenario where the GTX 880M outperforms the TITAN V CEO Edition in raw speed, but it does offer a lower power draw and a different physical form factor.