NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 1080 sales 27 May 2016 at a recommended price of $599 . This is a desktop graphics card based on a Pascal architecture and made with 16 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 8 GB of GDDR5X memory clocked at 10 GB/s are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a dual-slot graphics card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 267 mm. 1x 8-pin power connector is required, and power consumption is at 180 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop): architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking	105
Place by popularity	63
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.60
Power efficiency	15.48	of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GP104
Market segment	Desktop
Release date	27 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	of 14,999 (Quadro Plex 7000)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)'s specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop)'s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2560	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	of 3599 MHz (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	7,200 million	of 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C
Texture fill rate	277.3	of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power	8.873 TFLOPS	of 104.8 (GeForce RTX 5090)
ROPs	64	of 192 (Radeon RX 7900 XTX)
TMUs	160	of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin
SLI options	+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop): its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	of 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	10 GB/s	of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s	of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop). As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+
G-SYNC support	+

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop). You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	3.0
VR Ready	+
Ansel	+

API compatibility

APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop), sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	of 4.6 (GeForce RTX 5080)
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
CUDA	+

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GTX 1080. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1080 39.96

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.

GTX 1080 15554

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1080 29263

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1080 53598

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1080 21409

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1080 119971

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 1080 55407

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1080 421474

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GTX 1080 65209

GeekBench 5 CUDA

GTX 1080 51531

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 1080 269

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

GTX 1080 141

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GTX 1080 61

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GTX 1080 8

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GTX 1080 76

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GTX 1080 54

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01

GTX 1080 34

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

GTX 1080 98

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

GTX 1080 9

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

GTX 1080 98

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

GTX 1080 140

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

GTX 1080 76

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

GTX 1080 61

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

GTX 1080 8

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

GTX 1080 54

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

GTX 1080 34

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

GTX 1080 8.6

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

GTX 1080 3026

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce GTX 1080 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD	126
1440p	76
4K	60

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.75
1440p	7.88
4K	9.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	84
Counter-Strike 2	85−90
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90
Forza Horizon 4	190−200
Forza Horizon 5	100−110
Metro Exodus	111
Red Dead Redemption 2	114
Valorant	160−170

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	130
Counter-Strike 2	85−90
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90
Dota 2	113
Far Cry 5	75
Fortnite	158
Forza Horizon 4	190−200
Forza Horizon 5	100−110
Grand Theft Auto V	119
Metro Exodus	83
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	242
Red Dead Redemption 2	53
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	142
Valorant	160−170
World of Tanks	272

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	73
Counter-Strike 2	47
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90
Dota 2	100
Far Cry 5	179
Forza Horizon 4	190−200
Forza Horizon 5	100−110
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	88
Valorant	160−170

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	72
Grand Theft Auto V	72
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180
Red Dead Redemption 2	35
World of Tanks	250−260

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	72
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45
Far Cry 5	118
Forza Horizon 4	110−120
Forza Horizon 5	65−70
Metro Exodus	82
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75
Valorant	120−130

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20
Dota 2	74
Grand Theft Auto V	74
Metro Exodus	28
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	106
Red Dead Redemption 2	21
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	42
Counter-Strike 2	6
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20
Dota 2	129
Far Cry 5	59
Fortnite	54
Forza Horizon 4	65−70
Forza Horizon 5	35−40
Valorant	65−70

Closest competitors

GeForce GTX 1080's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop graphics cards.

GeForce RTX 2070 103.75

Radeon RX 6600 LE 102.6

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB 102.33

GeForce GTX 1080 100

Arc B580 99.82

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB 98.77

Radeon RX 6600 97.27

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX 1080 is Radeon RX 6600 LE, which is faster by 3% and higher by 8 positions in our ranking.