Radeon RX 9070 XT vs GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

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Radeon RX 5700 Radeon RX 5700 XT Radeon RX 6600 Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon RX 7600 Radeon RX 7600 XT Radeon RX 7800 XT Radeon RX 7900 XTX Radeon RX 9060 XT Radeon RX 9070 Radeon RX 9070 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile with Radeon RX 9070 XT, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
32.17

RX 9070 XT outperforms GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 1080 SLI Mobile GTX 1080 SLI
RX 9070 XT RX 9070 XT

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking13730
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data60.02
Power efficiencyno data15.67
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLINavi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores51204096
Core clock speed1556 MHz1660 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz2970 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data304 Watt
Texture fill rateno data760.3
Floating-point processing powerno data48.66 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data256
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data644.6 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
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 and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+-
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD137
−82.5%
250−260
+82.5%
4K95
−78.9%
170−180
+78.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.40
4Kno data3.52

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
−94.2%
200−210
+94.2%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
−58.1%
300−350
+58.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−103%
160−170
+103%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
−94.2%
200−210
+94.2%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−41.5%
170−180
+41.5%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
−58.1%
300−350
+58.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−103%
160−170
+103%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−56.8%
170−180
+56.8%
Fortnite 150−160
−96.1%
300−350
+96.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−88.1%
250−260
+88.1%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−71.6%
180−190
+71.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−27.3%
170−180
+27.3%
Valorant 200−210
−73.7%
350−400
+73.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 100−110
−94.2%
200−210
+94.2%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−41.5%
170−180
+41.5%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
−58.1%
300−350
+58.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−0.4%
270−280
+0.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−103%
160−170
+103%
Dota 2 140−150
−85.7%
260−270
+85.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−56.8%
170−180
+56.8%
Fortnite 150−160
−96.1%
300−350
+96.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−88.1%
250−260
+88.1%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−71.6%
180−190
+71.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
−41.5%
160−170
+41.5%
Metro Exodus 80−85
−101%
160−170
+101%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−27.3%
170−180
+27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
−48.6%
260−270
+48.6%
Valorant 200−210
−73.7%
350−400
+73.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−41.5%
170−180
+41.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−103%
160−170
+103%
Dota 2 140−150
−85.7%
260−270
+85.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−56.8%
170−180
+56.8%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−88.1%
250−260
+88.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−27.3%
170−180
+27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
−134%
260−270
+134%
Valorant 200−210
−73.7%
350−400
+73.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
−96.1%
300−350
+96.1%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
−125%
190−200
+125%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
−108%
450−500
+108%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−95.7%
130−140
+95.7%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−118%
100−110
+118%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 240−250
−80.7%
400−450
+80.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−78%
160−170
+78%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−136%
90−95
+136%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−86.7%
150−160
+86.7%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−125%
210−220
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−134%
150−160
+134%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
−67.8%
150−160
+67.8%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
−111%
55−60
+111%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−120%
85−90
+120%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
−115%
150−160
+115%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−126%
70−75
+126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
−51.7%
130−140
+51.7%
Valorant 210−220
−56.9%
300−350
+56.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−115%
110−120
+115%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−120%
85−90
+120%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−159%
40−45
+159%
Dota 2 100−110
−84.5%
190−200
+84.5%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−132%
100−110
+132%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−166%
170−180
+166%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−118%
95−100
+118%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−83.7%
75−80
+83.7%

This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and RX 9070 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is 82% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 XT is 79% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9070 XT is 166% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is ahead in 59 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 32.17 59.75
Recency 16 August 2016 6 March 2025
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm

RX 9070 XT has a 85.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon RX 9070 XT is a desktop one.

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