Quadro RTX 6000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | TU102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 20 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 4 September 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 1275 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1733 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 18,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 277.3 | 419.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.873 TFLOPS | 13.41 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 96 |
| TMUs | 160 | 288 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 576 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 72 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1376 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 352.3 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 April 2017 | 4 September 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 200 Watt |
GTX 1080 11Gbps has 11.1% lower power consumption.
RTX 6000 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps and Quadro RTX 6000 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 6000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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